Term pack

Year 1 English

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Skills in this pack

Beginning sounds
Rhyming words
Word families
Words we see every day
Naming words
Action words
First describing words
A and an
This, that, these, those
Family words
Parts of the body
Animal words
Capital letters and full stops
Making a sentence
Looking at a picture

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Year 1 English · 1 of 15

Beginning sounds

Hear the first sound in a word and match it to its letter.

1.Which word starts with the sound /p/?
- a) van
- b) tan
- c) pan
- d) bat
2.Which letter does 'sun' start with?
- a) c
- b) z
- c) s
- d) x
3.Which letter does 'cat' start with?
- a) s
- b) c
- c) t
- d) k
4.Which letter does 'leg' start with?
- a) r
- b) n
- c) e
- d) l
5.Which letter does 'fish' start with?
- a) f
- b) v
- c) s
- d) h
6.Which letter does 'dog' start with?
- a) g
- b) p
- c) b
- d) d
7.Which word starts with the sound /m/?
- a) moon
- b) sun
- c) hat
- d) tree
8.Which word starts with the sound /b/?
- a) doll
- b) tall
- c) wall
- d) ball

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Year 1 English · 2 of 15

Rhyming words

Spot two words that rhyme.

1.Which word does NOT rhyme with 'night'?
- a) house
- b) bright
- c) light
- d) white
2.Pair up the words that rhyme.
- cat
- dog
- sun
- car
- fun
- hat
- star
- log
3.Which word rhymes with 'snake'?
- a) sick
- b) smoke
- c) sock
- d) cake
4.Which word rhymes with 'tree'?
- a) true
- b) bee
- c) dry
- d) top
5.Which word rhymes with 'ball'?
- a) boat
- b) tall
- c) bill
- d) bell
6.Pair up the words that rhyme.
- moon
- cake
- bed
- ring
- king
- lake
- red
- spoon
7.Which word rhymes with 'pig'?
- a) pin
- b) bag
- c) peg
- d) big
8.Which word rhymes with 'cat'?
- a) cup
- b) car
- c) dog
- d) hat

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Year 1 English · 3 of 15

Word families

Read and build words that end with the same letters.

1.Match each letter to the word it makes with -ig.
- b
- d
- f
- w
- dig
- fig
- big
- wig
2.Put c in front of -at. What word do you get?
3.Match each family to a word in it.
- -at
- -ig
- -un
- -op
- mop
- mat
- bun
- wig
4.Which word is in the -at family?
- a) run
- b) rat
- c) rib
- d) rot
5.Which two words are in the same family?
- a) hat and mat
- b) hat and hen
- c) sun and sit
- d) pig and pen
6.Put p in front of -en. What word do you get?
7.Sort each word into its family.
Groups: -at · -ig · -un
- run
- pig
- cat
- sun
- dig
- hat
8.Sort each word into its family.
Groups: -op · -en
- hop
- top
- hen
- mop
- den
- ten

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Year 1 English · 4 of 15

Words we see every day

Read and use the small words that turn up in almost every sentence.

1.Which word is "see"?
- a) see
- b) she
- c) sit
- d) say
2.Which word fits? We ___ friends.
- a) is
- b) am
- c) are
- d) at
3.Which word fits? ___ am six.
- a) We
- b) It
- c) My
- d) I
4.Put the words in order to make a sentence.
- a
- cat.
- I
- see
5.Which word is "and"?
- a) ask
- b) add
- c) and
- d) ant
6.Write the missing word: "I ___ happy."
7.Which word is "you"?
- a) you
- b) yes
- c) your
- d) yet
8.Which word is "the"?
- a) they
- b) them
- c) then
- d) the

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Year 1 English · 5 of 15

Naming words

Find the word that names a person, an animal, a place or a thing.

1.Match each group to a naming word.
- A person
- An animal
- A place
- A thing
- spoon
- market
- farmer
- rabbit
2.Write the naming word in this sentence: "The cat ran."
3.Which word names a person?
- a) jump
- b) under
- c) green
- d) baker
4.In "The girl has a doll", which word is a naming word?
- a) The
- b) doll
- c) has
- d) a
5.Sort each word.
Groups: Naming word · Not a naming word
- eat
- chair
- river
- happy
6.Sort each naming word.
Groups: Person · Animal · Thing
- ball
- chair
- cow
- doctor
- duck
- teacher
7.Which word names an animal?
- a) sing
- b) book
- c) goat
- d) small
8.Which word names a place?
- a) clap
- b) quickly
- c) happy
- d) park

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Year 1 English · 6 of 15

Action words

Find the word that tells you what someone is doing.

1.Which word is an action word?
- a) jump
- b) chair
- c) under
- d) red
2.Which word is NOT an action word?
- a) sleep
- b) chair
- c) sing
- d) swim
3.Sort each word.
Groups: Action word · Naming word
- sleep
- moon
- clap
- shoe
4.Which part of the body do we use?
Groups: Legs · Hands
- clap
- walk
- run
- hold
- write
- kick
5.In "The boy runs fast", which word is the action word?
- a) runs
- b) The
- c) fast
- d) boy
6.Sort each word.
Groups: Action word · Naming word
- tree
- bird
- swim
- cup
- sing
- eat
7.Which word is an action word?
- a) door
- b) tall
- c) milk
- d) swim
8.Which word tells what a fish does?
- a) green
- b) swims
- c) under
- d) chair

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Year 1 English · 7 of 15

First describing words

Find the word that tells you more about a person, an animal or a thing.

1.In "a big box", which word describes the box?
- a) the
- b) big
- c) a
- d) box
2.Tap the big ball.
Write the number of the part.
3.Which word is a describing word?
- a) door
- b) under
- c) happy
- d) run
4.What does each word tell us?
Groups: Size · Colour
- tiny
- red
- blue
- big
5.Sort each word.
Groups: Describing word · Naming word
- happy
- tall
- soft
- cat
- tree
- box
6.Tap the tall tree.
Write the number of the part.
7.Tap the small ball.
Write the number of the part.
8.Write the describing word in this sentence: "I have a new bag."

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Year 1 English · 8 of 15

A and an

Choose 'a' or 'an' before a naming word.

1.Most words that begin with which letters take "an"?
- a) p, q, r
- b) m, n, s
- c) b, c, d
- d) a, e, i, o, u
2.Does the word take "a" or "an"?
Groups: a · an
- ant
- umbrella
- hat
- fish
3.Which one is correct?
- a) a apple
- b) an apple
4.Which one is correct?
- a) an cup
- b) a cup
5.Write "a" or "an" before the word ink pot.
6.Which word can come after "an"?
- a) bus
- b) orange
- c) car
- d) tree
7.Does the word take "a" or "an"?
Groups: a · an
- orange
- apple
- book
- cat
- egg
- pen
8.Write "a" or "an" before the word egg.

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Year 1 English · 9 of 15

This, that, these, those

Point at things with the right word for one or many, near or far.

1.One book is near you. Which word do you use?
- a) that
- b) those
- c) this
- d) these
2.Match each one to its pointing word.
- One, near me
- One, far away
- Many, near me
- Many, far away
- these
- those
- that
- this
3.One pen is near you. Write "this" or "that".
4.One tree is far away. Which word do you use?
- a) those
- b) these
- c) this
- d) that
5.Which sentence is correct?
- a) These are my shoes.
- b) This are my shoes.
6.How many things does each word point to?
Groups: One · More than one
- that
- this
- these
- those
7.Is the thing near you or far away?
Groups: Near me · Far away
- this book
- that tree
- those trees
- these books
8.Many birds are far away. Which word do you use?
- a) this
- b) these
- c) that
- d) those

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Year 1 English · 10 of 15

Family words

Name the people in a family and say how they are related to you.

1.Match each family word to the one that goes with it.
- mother
- sister
- grandmother
- aunt
- brother
- father
- uncle
- grandfather
2.Who is your father's mother?
- a) Grandmother
- b) Cousin
- c) Sister
- d) Aunt
3.Your mother's mother is your ___.
4.Your father's father is your ___.
5.Which word is a family word?
- a) blue
- b) cousin
- c) chair
- d) run
6.Sort each family word.
Groups: Boy or man · Girl or woman
- brother
- aunt
- uncle
- sister
- mother
- father
7.Who is your mother's mother?
- a) Aunt
- b) Sister
- c) Grandmother
- d) Teacher
8.Sort each family word.
Groups: Parents · Grandparents
- grandfather
- grandmother
- father
- mother

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Year 1 English · 11 of 15

Parts of the body

Name the parts of your body and say what each one does.

Before you start

Here is a body. Find out what each part is called.

1. Head
2. Body
3. Arms
4. Legs
5. Toes

Point to each one on yourself as you go, and say its name out loud.

1.We hold things with our ___.
2.Tap the toes.
Write the number of the part.
3.Tap the head.
Write the number of the part.
4.What do we see with?
- a) Toes
- b) Eyes
- c) Ears
- d) Hands
5.Which part of the body is on your face?
- a) Toes
- b) Knee
- c) Nose
- d) Elbow
6.Where is each part?
Groups: On your head · On your arm
- ears
- eyes
- elbow
- hand
- nose
7.Match each part of the body to what it does.
- eyes
- ears
- nose
- legs
- walk
- smell
- see
- hear
8.Tap the legs.
Write the number of the part.

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Year 1 English · 12 of 15

Animal words

Name animals, their homes and their babies.

1.Where does a bird keep its eggs?
- a) In a nest
- b) In a den
- c) In a hive
- d) In a stable
2.Which animal can fly?
- a) Goat
- b) Parrot
- c) Cow
- d) Fish
3.A baby dog is called a ___.
4.Which animal lives in water?
- a) Fish
- b) Hen
- c) Goat
- d) Cat
5.A baby cat is called a ___.
6.How many legs does each animal have?
Groups: Two legs · Four legs
- parrot
- hen
- goat
- dog
7.Which animal says "moo"?
- a) Cow
- b) Cat
- c) Duck
- d) Dog
8.Where does each animal live?
Groups: In water · On land
- dog
- fish
- whale
- cow

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Year 1 English · 13 of 15

Capital letters and full stops

Start a sentence with a capital letter and end it with a full stop.

1.Which one is written correctly?
- a) i am six
- b) I am six
- c) i am six.
- d) I am six.
2.Where does a capital letter go?
- a) Under a word
- b) At the end of a sentence
- c) At the start of a sentence
- d) In the middle of a word
3.Is each one written correctly?
Groups: Correct · Not correct
- the bus is red.
- my cat is small
- My cat is small.
- The bus is red.
4.In "my ball is here.", which word needs a capital letter?
- a) ball
- b) here
- c) is
- d) my
5.Which one is written correctly?
- a) The sun is hot.
- b) the sun is hot.
- c) The sun is hot
- d) the sun is hot
6.What is missing at the end of "My dog is big"?
- a) A new word
- b) A capital letter
- c) A full stop
- d) Nothing
7.Put the words in order to make a sentence.
- The
- cat
- is
- black.
8.How many capital letters are in "The dog sat."?
- a) 0
- b) 2
- c) 1
- d) 3

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Year 1 English · 14 of 15

Making a sentence

Put two or three words in the right order to make a sentence.

1.Which one is in the right order?
- a) is my ball red.
- b) My ball is red.
- c) ball my is red.
- d) red ball my is.
2.Put the words in order to make a sentence.
- sun
- The
- hot.
- is
3.Put the words in order to make a sentence.
- like
- We
- milk.
- cold
4.Put the words in order to make a sentence.
- two
- has
- He
- pens.
5.Is each one a sentence?
Groups: A sentence · Not a sentence
- big bus the
- I like milk.
- The bus is big.
- milk like I
6.Put the words in order to make a sentence.
- is
- dog
- big.
- My
7.Put the words in order to make a sentence.
- I
- can
- jump.
8.Put the words in order to make a sentence.
- high.
- fly
- Birds

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Year 1 English · 15 of 15

Looking at a picture

Look at a picture and find the thing a question asks about.