1st grade English Language Arts practice sheet
New York State Learning Standards · from Gradelings · Name: ______________________
Question 1
Blend the sounds. Which picture is it?
c - a - t
- 🕐clock
- 🦀crab
- 🐱cat
🐱 cat
Hint: Say the sounds faster and faster: c-a-t… cat!
Question 2
Which letter is missing?
🚌b_s- e
- u
- i
u
Hint: Say “bus” slowly. Listen for the sound in the middle!
Question 3
Which word is in the “-ug” family?
-ug
- big
- fig
- jug
jug
Hint: Words in the -ug family end with “ug”, like hug and bug.
Question 4
Which word starts with “ch”?
- 3️⃣three
- 🧀cheese
- 👍thumb
🧀 cheese
Hint: Say each word slowly. “cheese” starts with ch.
Question 5
Which is the right way to spell “come”?
- coem
- come
- kum
come
Hint: “come” is spelled c-o-m-e. Try writing it in the air!
Question 6
Which word needs a capital letter?
- maya
- tree
- ball
maya
Hint: People's names always start with a capital letter.
Question 7
Who made a cake with Amir?
Amir and his grandma made a cake in the kitchen.
Amir mixed the eggs and flour.
Grandma put the cake in the hot oven.
Then the whole family ate the cake.
- 🐱a cat
- 👦his friend Leo
- 👵his grandma
👵 his grandma
Hint: Look at the first line. Amir made a cake with…
Question 8
What is the opposite of “up”?
⬆️up- 🔥hot
- 🐘big
- ⬇️down
⬇️ down
Hint: Opposites are as different as can be, like up and down.
Question 9
Does “birds” mean one or more than one?
- 🐦🐦more than one
- 🐦one
🐦🐦 more than one
Hint: The -s at the end of “birds” means more than one.
Question 10
Which sentence starts correctly?
- the cat is sleeping.
- The cat is sleeping.
- The Cat is sleeping.
The cat is sleeping.
Hint: A sentence starts with a capital letter. Only names need other capitals.
Answer key
- 1. 🐱 cat (Blend It)
- 2. u (Short Vowels)
- 3. jug (Word Families)
- 4. 🧀 cheese (Sh, Ch, Th)
- 5. come (Sight Words)
- 6. maya (Sentences)
- 7. 👵 his grandma (Story Time)
- 8. ⬇️ down (Describing Words)
- 9. 🐦🐦 more than one (More Than One)
- 10. The cat is sleeping. (Kinds of Sentences)
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