1st grade English Language Arts practice sheet
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · from Gradelings · Name: ______________________
Question 1
How many sounds do you hear in “hand”?
✋hand- 3
- 2
- 4
4
Hint: Say it slowly and hold up a finger for each sound: h-a-n-d.
Question 2
Which letter is missing?
🥁dr_m- a
- e
- u
u
Hint: Say “drum” slowly. Listen for the sound in the middle!
Question 3
Which one rhymes with “mug”?
☕mug- 🚐van
- 🖊️pen
- 🔌plug
🔌 plug
Hint: Rhyming words sound the same at the end: mug, plug!
Question 4
Which word ends with “ch”?
- 🛁bath
- 👄mouth
- 🍑peach
🍑 peach
Hint: Listen to the very end of each word. “peach” ends with ch.
Question 5
Which word fits? is at the door?
- Said
- Who
- Have
Who
Hint: Read the sentence with each word. Which one makes sense?
Question 6
Which one is a whole sentence?
- On my head.
- I like my hat.
- My new hat.
I like my hat.
Hint: A whole sentence tells who or what, and what they do.
Question 7
Who sat next to Noah?
Noah rode the bus to school.
He sat next to his friend Ana.
They sang a song all the way.
The bus stopped, and they hopped off.
- 🚌the bus driver
- 🐶his dog
- 👧Ana
👧 Ana
Hint: Look at line two. Noah sat next to his friend…
Question 8
What is the opposite of “loud”?
📢loud- 🐇fast
- 🔥hot
- 🤫quiet
🤫 quiet
Hint: Opposites are as different as can be, like loud and quiet.
Question 9
Does “kites” mean one or more than one?
- 🪁one
- 🪁🪁more than one
🪁🪁 more than one
Hint: The -s at the end of “kites” means more than one.
Question 10
Which one shows a big feeling?
- Hooray, we did it!
- We did it.
- Did we do it?
Hooray, we did it!
Hint: An exclamation shows a strong feeling and ends with an exclamation mark (!).
Answer key
- 1. 4 (Blend It)
- 2. u (Short Vowels)
- 3. 🔌 plug (Word Families)
- 4. 🍑 peach (Sh, Ch, Th)
- 5. Who (Sight Words)
- 6. I like my hat. (Sentences)
- 7. 👧 Ana (Story Time)
- 8. 🤫 quiet (Describing Words)
- 9. 🪁🪁 more than one (More Than One)
- 10. Hooray, we did it! (Kinds of Sentences)
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