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Grade 1 English Language Arts

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Skills in this pack

Beginning sounds
Rhyming words
Word families
Words we see every day
Opposites
Naming words
Action words
First describing words
A and an
This, that, these, those
Capital letters and periods
Making a sentence
Family words
Parts of the body
Animal words
Determiners
Describing words
Words that stand for names
Am, is and are
Action words today
A, an and the
Using a, an and the
Where is it?
Telling and asking sentences
Articles by sound and sense
Because and so
Prepositions of place and direction
Looking at a picture
Read the picture

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Beginning sounds

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

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

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Rhyming words

Spot two words that rhyme.

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

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Word families

Read and build words that end with the same letters.

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

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Words we see every day

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

1.Which word is "the"?
- a) the
- b) then
- c) they
- d) them
2.Which word fits? ___ am six.
- a) My
- b) We
- c) It
- d) I
3.Which word fits? ___ name is on the bag.
- a) Me
- b) Is
- c) My
- d) I
4.Match each sentence to the word that fits.
- I ___ a boy.
- You ___ my friend.
- He ___ my brother.
- is
- am
- are
5.Which word fits? The ball is ___ the box.
- a) and
- b) is
- c) in
- d) my
6.Which word is "you"?
- a) your
- b) yes
- c) you
- d) yet
7.Which word is "see"?
- a) say
- b) she
- c) see
- d) sit
8.Write the missing word: "I ___ happy."

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Opposites

Match a word to the word that means the opposite.

1.Pair each word with its opposite.
- in
- push
- start
- over
- under
- stop
- out
- pull
2.What is the opposite of 'happy'?
- a) kind
- b) glad
- c) tall
- d) sad
3.What is the opposite of 'fast'?
- a) slow
- b) quick
- c) soon
- d) run
4.What is the opposite of 'heavy'?
- a) light
- b) thick
- c) large
- d) strong
5.What is the opposite of 'young'?
- a) old
- b) small
- c) late
- d) tired
6.What is the opposite of 'always'?
- a) never
- b) sometimes
- c) again
- d) often
7.Pair each word with its opposite.
- hot
- big
- up
- day
- small
- night
- down
- cold
8.Pair each word with its opposite.
- open
- wet
- full
- hard
- empty
- dry
- closed
- soft

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Naming words

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

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

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Action words

Find the word that tells you what someone is doing.

1.In "The boy runs fast", which word is the action word?
- a) boy
- b) fast
- c) runs
- d) The
2.Sort each word.
Groups: Action word · Naming word
- swim
- eat
- bird
- tree
- cup
- sing
3.Which word is NOT an action word?
- a) sleep
- b) chair
- c) swim
- d) sing
4.Write the action word in this sentence: "She opens the door."
5.Which word tells what a fish does?
- a) under
- b) green
- c) swims
- d) chair
6.Write the action word in this sentence: "Fish swim."
7.Which part of the body do we use?
Groups: Legs · Hands
- write
- kick
- run
- clap
- hold
- walk
8.Match each sentence to the missing action word.
- We ___ food.
- We ___ water.
- We ___ a song.
- We ___ a book.
- eat
- read
- sing
- drink

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First describing words

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

1.Tap the tall tree.
Write the number of the part.
2.Sort each word.
Groups: Describing word · Naming word
- happy
- soft
- tall
- cat
- tree
- box
3.Write the describing word in this sentence: "I have a new bag."
4.Which word tells us the size of a thing?
- a) chair
- b) slowly
- c) sing
- d) huge
5.Which word is a describing word?
- a) under
- b) door
- c) run
- d) happy
6.Tap the big ball.
Write the number of the part.
7.Write the describing word in this sentence: "The old man smiled."
8.What does each word tell us?
Groups: Size · Color
- tiny
- blue
- big
- red

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A and an

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

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

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This, that, these, those

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

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

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Capital letters and periods

Start a sentence with a capital letter and end it with a period.

1.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.
2.Put the words in order to make a sentence.
- My
- new.
- bag
- is
3.How many capital letters are in "The dog sat."?
- a) 1
- b) 0
- c) 2
- d) 3
4.In "my ball is here.", which word needs a capital letter?
- a) ball
- b) my
- c) is
- d) here
5.Which one is written correctly?
- a) I am six
- b) I am six.
- c) i am six
- d) i am six.
6.Put the words in order to make a sentence.
- The
- black.
- cat
- is
7.Which one is written correctly?
- a) My dog is small
- b) my dog is small.
- c) My dog is small.
- d) my dog is small
8.What is missing at the end of "My dog is big"?
- a) A period
- b) A capital letter
- c) A new word
- d) Nothing

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Making a sentence

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

1.Put the words in order to make a sentence.
- She
- has
- a
- book.
2.Which one is a sentence?
- a) The bird
- b) bird the sings
- c) sings bird the
- d) The bird sings.
3.How many words are in "I can run."?
4.Is each one a sentence?
Groups: A sentence · Not a sentence
- milk like I
- big bus the
- I like milk.
- The bus is big.
5.Put the words in order to make a sentence.
- cat
- sat.
- The
6.Put the words in order to make a sentence.
- My
- big.
- dog
- is
7.Which one is in the right order?
- a) ball my is red.
- b) red ball my is.
- c) My ball is red.
- d) is my ball red.
8.Put the words in order to make a sentence.
- hot.
- The
- is
- sun

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Family words

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

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

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

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Animal words

Name animals, their homes and their babies.

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

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Determiners

Choose the determiner that fits the noun — a or an, this or these, much or many, some or any.

1.Match each determiner to what it goes in front of.
- much
- many
- a
- an
- this
- these
- a countable plural noun, like cups
- one single thing that is near
- an uncountable noun, like water
- more than one thing that is near
- a word beginning with a vowel sound
- a word beginning with a consonant sound
2.____ books on the shelf beside me are torn.
- a) This
- b) Much
- c) Any
- d) These
3.There is ____ milk in the jug, so we can make tea.
- a) many
- b) some
- c) any
- d) few
4.Sort each word by whether it takes "a" or "an". Listen to the first sound, not the first letter.
Groups: a · an
- table
- hour
- house
- uniform
- orange
- book
- apple
- umbrella
5.How ____ chairs are there in the hall?
- a) less
- b) many
- c) much
- d) a little
6.She is ____ university student.
- a) some
- b) an
- c) the
- d) a
7.Write "a" or "an": I saw ____ eagle above the hill.
8.I do not have ____ money with me.
- a) a
- b) some
- c) any
- d) many

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Describing words

Find the word that tells you what someone or something is like.

Before you start

Four shapes, and each one has a describing word in its name. Find out how each shape is described.

1. A big square
2. A small square
3. A tall triangle
4. A short triangle

Take the describing word away and nobody knows which shape you mean.

1.Match each describing word to what it tells you.
- red
- round
- huge
- sour
- a color
- a size
- a taste
- a shape
2.Which word describes the dog? "The big dog barked."
- a) dog
- b) barked
- c) big
- d) The
3.Write the describing word: "The old man sat down."
4.Sort each describing word.
Groups: How it feels · How it tastes
- sour
- soft
- smooth
- bitter
- rough
- sweet
5.Sort each word by the job it does.
Groups: Naming word · Describing word
- cat
- tiny
- green
- table
- soft
- river
6.Put the words in order to make a sentence.
- big
- I
- saw
- bird.
- a
7.Which word describes the ball? "I have a red ball."
- a) red
- b) ball
- c) have
- d) I
8.Sort each describing word.
Groups: Color · Size
- green
- blue
- yellow
- huge
- tiny
- small

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Words that stand for names

Use I, you, he, she, it, we or they in place of a naming word.

1.Which word takes the place of "the chair"?
- a) She
- b) He
- c) They
- d) It
2.Match each one to the word that stands for it.
- the boy
- the girl
- the box
- the boys
- they
- he
- she
- it
3.Which word takes the place of "the men"?
- a) She
- b) They
- c) He
- d) It
4.Finish it with one word: "The girl sings. ___ sings very well."
5.Finish it with one word: "The boy is late. ___ missed the bus."
6.Sort each word by how many it stands for.
Groups: One · More than one
- she
- they
- we
- it
- he
7.Put the words in order to make a sentence.
- a
- has
- She
- bag.
- red
8.Match each one to the word that stands for it.
- the man
- the woman
- the cats
- the ball
- she
- he
- it
- they

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Am, is and are

Choose am, is or are to match who you are talking about.

1.Which sentence is right?
- a) The cats is hungry.
- b) The cats are hungry.
- c) The cats am hungry.
2.Which word fits? "The book ___ on the table."
- a) are
- b) is
- c) am
3.Fill the gap with one word: "We ___ at school."
4.Sort each one by the word that goes with it.
Groups: is · are
- my friends
- the boys
- the sun
- my friend
- the stars
- the boy
5.Put the words in order to make a sentence.
- seven
- today.
- I
- am
6.Match each beginning to its ending.
- I
- The cat
- The boys
- am ready.
- are outside.
- is asleep.
7.Sort each one by the word that goes with it.
Groups: am · is · are
- the boys
- she
- the cats
- we
- the cat
- I
8.Fill the gap with one word: "She ___ my sister."

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Action words today

Add -s to an action word when one person or thing does it.

1.Which word fits? "He ___ to the park."
- a) goes
- b) gos
- c) go
2.Fill the gap with one word: "She ___ a song." (sing)
3.Match each action word to its -s form.
- eat
- play
- go
- cry
- plays
- cries
- eats
- goes
4.Which sentence is right?
- a) My friend play cricket.
- b) My friend plays cricket.
5.Sort each sentence by how many are doing it.
Groups: One does it · More than one do it
- The bird sings.
- My dogs bark.
- The birds sing.
- The girls read.
- The girl reads.
- My dog barks.
6.Put the words in order to make a sentence.
- every
- sings
- day.
- The
- bird
7.Sort each one by the action word that goes with it.
Groups: sing · sings
- they
- I
- the boys
- he
- the girl
- we
8.Add -s to this word: "run"

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A, an and the

Choose a, an or the to put in front of a naming word.

1.Match each naming word to the words that go with it.
- egg
- cat
- apple
- book
- an egg
- a book
- a cat
- an apple
2.Which word fits in this gap? "Please shut ___ door."
3.Which one is right?
- a) an ant
- b) a ant
- c) an cat
4.Which word fits? "I have ___ umbrella."
- a) an
- b) and
- c) a
5.Fill the gap with one word: "I want ___ orange."
6.Put the words in order to make a sentence.
- have
- bat.
- I
- an
- old
7.Sort each word by what goes in front of it.
Groups: a · an
- table
- box
- insect
- bus
- ant
- umbrella
8.Which word fits? "Look at ___ sun!"
- a) a
- b) the
- c) an

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Using a, an and the

Put a, an or the in front of a naming word.

1.I saw a bird. ____ bird was blue.
- a) Some
- b) An
- c) The
- d) A
2.Which word goes in front — a or an?
Groups: a · an
- umbrella
- cat
- pen
- apple
- egg
- book
3.Which one is wrong?
- a) an ant
- b) an egg
- c) an fish
- d) an arm
4.Which one is right?
- a) a ink
- b) an bag
- c) a cup
- d) an cup
5.Which word goes in front — a or an?
Groups: a · an
- tree
- star
- house
- insect
- orange
- envelope
6.Which sentence is right?
- a) She has an bag.
- b) He has an kite.
- c) He has a kite.
- d) She has a apple.
7.Write "a" or "an": She found ____ old shoe.
8.Put the cards in order to make a sentence.
- saw
- owl.
- I
- an

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Where is it?

Choose the word that says where something is.

Before you start

Four balls sit in four different places around the box. Find out what each place is called.

1. On the box
2. In the box
3. Under the box
4. Next to the box

The ball never changed. Only the small word changed, and that is the word doing all the work.

1.Write "in" or "on": The keys are ____ my pocket.
2.Which word means at the back of something?
- a) behind
- b) in front of
- c) next to
- d) under
3.Match each place word to its opposite.
- on
- in front of
- inside
- up
- behind
- down
- under
- outside
4.Tap the ball that is under the box.
Write the number of the part.
5.Which words tell you where?
Groups: Says where · Says something else
- yellow
- quickly
- behind
- under
- on
- happy
6.Which word means not on top, but below?
- a) next to
- b) behind
- c) on
- d) under
7.The cat is sitting ____ the mat.
- a) behind
- b) between
- c) on
- d) in
8.Put the cards in order to make a sentence.
- is
- cat
- the chair.
- under
- The

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Telling and asking sentences

Tell a statement from a question and give it the right end mark.

1.Which of these needs a question mark?
- a) I have a red ball
- b) Where is the red ball
- c) The red ball is big
- d) My ball is red
2.Which of these is NOT a question word?
- a) When
- b) Who
- c) What
- d) Because
3.Which mark ends a question?
- a) a capital letter
- b) a comma
- c) a question mark
- d) a period
4.Put the cards in order to make a question.
- Is
- the
- open?
- door
5.Which one is written correctly?
- a) what is your name.
- b) What is your name?
- c) what is your name?
- d) What is your name.
6.Which sentence is a question?
- a) The bus stops here.
- b) Is the bus late?
- c) The bus is late.
- d) The bus is red.
7.Which mark does each sentence need at the end?
Groups: A period · A question mark
- Is it raining
- The dog is small
- We play at four
- Birds can fly
- How old are you
- Who took my pen
8.Is each sentence telling you something or asking you something?
Groups: Statement · Question
- This box is heavy.
- She has a bicycle.
- Can ducks swim?
- Is this box heavy?
- Does she have a bicycle?
- Ducks can swim.

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Articles by sound and sense

Choose between a and an by the sound that follows, and use the when you mean a particular one.

1.Which sentence uses "the" correctly?
- a) A sun is very bright today.
- b) I want the pencil, any pencil will do.
- c) Hand me the pencil you are holding.
- d) She opened a window that I had just described.
2.Which one is correct?
- a) a egg
- b) an egg
- c) a eggs
- d) an eggs
3.Write "a" or "an": My grandfather is ____ honest man.
4.Pair each sentence beginning with the ending that finishes it sensibly.
- For lunch I ate
- On the way home she bought
- At the gate he waited
- Last winter they visited
- an orange
- an hour
- a notebook
- a museum
5.Sort each noun by the word that goes in front of it.
Groups: a · an
- book
- tiger
- apple
- umbrella
- hour
- university
6.Sort each sentence by the word its gap needs.
Groups: a or an · the
- Please shut ____ door behind you.
- One day, ____ elephant walked into the village.
- ____ sun rose just after six.
- There was ____ pencil lying on the desk.
- He heard ____ strange sound outside.
- ____ moon was full last night.
7.Write "a" or "an": She studies at ____ university near her home.
8.I bought a mango. ____ mango was sweeter than any I had eaten.
- a) Some
- b) The
- c) A
- d) An

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Because and so

Join two ideas with because or so, and say which half is the cause.

1.Which sentence uses its joining word correctly?
- a) He could not lift it and the bag was heavy because.
- b) The bag was heavy so it was full of books.
- c) He could not lift it so the bag was heavy.
- d) The bag was heavy so he could not lift it.
2.Pair each cause with what it led to.
- The bell rang
- The river rose
- The batteries ran out
- The seeds got sunlight
- the clock stopped
- the bridge was closed
- the shoots grew tall
- the children lined up
3.The ice melted ____ we left it in the sun.
- a) and
- b) so
- c) then
- d) because
4.Write "because" or "so": Anu practiced every day, ____ she won the race.
5.Write "because" or "so": The plants died ____ nobody watered them.
6.We lit a candle ____ the power had gone.
- a) or
- b) so
- c) because
- d) but
7.Sort each half by whether it is the cause or what happened as a result.
Groups: The cause · The result
- The glass broke on the floor
- Rahul forgot his umbrella
- The bathroom floor flooded
- Rahul reached school wet
- The glass slipped from her hand
- Someone left the tap running
8.Sort each sentence by the word that belongs in its gap.
Groups: because · so
- The kite would not fly ____ there was no wind.
- She wore a coat ____ the wind was cold.
- The tank was empty, ____ the pump would not start.
- It began to rain, ____ we ran inside.
- He missed the bus ____ his watch had stopped.
- The road was closed, ____ we took another route.

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Prepositions of place and direction

Choose the preposition that shows where something is, or which way it is going.

1.The rabbit jumped ____ its hole and disappeared.
- a) into
- b) beside
- c) between
- d) above
2.The road runs ____ the two villages.
- a) into
- b) above
- c) among
- d) between
3.Match each preposition to its opposite.
- above
- into
- in front of
- up
- inside
- down
- outside
- below
- behind
- out of
4.One word, please. We walked ____ the tunnel and came out at the far end.
5.Sort each sentence: does the preposition tell you where something is, or which way it went?
Groups: Tells where it is · Tells which way it went
- The ball is between the shoes.
- The ball rolled out of the gate.
- The cat ran into the box.
- The bus went through the tunnel.
- The cat sat under the chair.
- The picture hangs above the bed.
6.One word, please. The cat is sitting ____ the table and the chair, right in the middle of the two.
7.The kitten is hiding ____ the sofa, so only its tail shows.
- a) under
- b) into
- c) through
- d) out of
8.Sort each preposition: does it put one thing higher than the other, or lower?
Groups: Higher than it · Lower than it
- on top of
- above
- beneath
- over
- underneath
- below

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Looking at a picture

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

Before you start

Here is a picture with four things in it. Find out what each one is called.

1. Sun
2. Cloud
3. Tree
4. House

Naming everything first is what makes the question easy afterwards.

1.Tap the one we drink from.
Write the number of the part.
2.Tap the one that gives us light.
Write the number of the part.
3.Tap the plant in this picture.
Write the number of the part.
4.Tap the one that flies in the wind.
Write the number of the part.
5.Tap the one we read.
Write the number of the part.
6.Tap the ball.
Write the number of the part.
7.Tap the one that grows in a garden.
Write the number of the part.
8.Tap the one that brings us rain.
Write the number of the part.

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Read the picture

Look at a picture and pick out the thing a question asks about.

Before you start

Five things in a park, each with its own name. Find out what every one of them is called.

1. Sun
2. House
3. Kite
4. Bench
5. Tree

Every question about this park has its answer somewhere in the picture.

1.Tap the thing you read.
Write the number of the part.
2.Sort each thing by where you saw it.
Groups: In the park · In the room
- tree
- kite
- book
- cup
- bench
- clock
3.Tap the thing that flies on a string.
Write the number of the part.
4.Which one of these is flying in the sky?
- a) The cup
- b) The bench
- c) The book
- d) The kite
5.Tap the thing that shows the time.
Write the number of the part.
6.Tap the thing you drink from.
Write the number of the part.
7.Match each thing to what you do with it.
- a book
- a cup
- a chair
- a kite
- drink from it
- fly it
- read it
- sit on it
8.Tap the thing you can sit on.
Write the number of the part.

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Answer keys — Grade 1 English Language Arts

In the same order as the worksheets.

Beginning sounds

1. d) f
2. d) pan
3. b) l
4. b) d
5. b) s
6. d) moon
7. d) ball
8. a) c

Rhyming words

1. b) house
2. b) bee
3. b) big
4. moon → spoon; cake → lake; bed → red; ring → king
5. c) cake
6. d) tall
7. cat → hat; dog → log; sun → fun; car → star
8. a) hat

Word families

1. hop → -op; mop → -op; top → -op; hen → -en; ten → -en; den → -en
2. top
3. d) hat and mat
4. cat
5. cat → -at; hat → -at; pig → -ig; dig → -ig; sun → -un; run → -un
6. -at → mat; -ig → wig; -un → bun; -op → mop
7. pen
8. a) rat

Words we see every day

1. a) the
2. d) I
3. c) My
4. I ___ a boy. → am; You ___ my friend. → are; He ___ my brother. → is
5. c) in
6. c) you
7. c) see
8. am

Opposites

1. in → out; push → pull; start → stop; over → under
2. d) sad
3. a) slow
4. a) light
5. a) old
6. a) never
7. hot → cold; big → small; up → down; day → night
8. open → closed; wet → dry; full → empty; hard → soft

Naming words

1. a) baker
2. teacher → Person; doctor → Person; cow → Animal; duck → Animal; chair → Thing; ball → Thing
3. d) doll
4. cat
5. river → Naming word; chair → Naming word; eat → Not a naming word; happy → Not a naming word
6. d) park
7. b) ball
8. A person → farmer; An animal → rabbit; A place → market; A thing → spoon

Action words

1. c) runs
2. swim → Action word; eat → Action word; sing → Action word; cup → Naming word; tree → Naming word; bird → Naming word
3. b) chair
4.
- opens
- open
5. c) swims
6. swim
7. run → Legs; walk → Legs; kick → Legs; clap → Hands; write → Hands; hold → Hands
8. We ___ food. → eat; We ___ water. → drink; We ___ a song. → sing; We ___ a book. → read

First describing words

1. 1 — Tall tree
2. soft → Describing word; happy → Describing word; tall → Describing word; box → Naming word; cat → Naming word; tree → Naming word
3. new
4. d) huge
5. d) happy
6. 1 — Big ball
7. old
8. big → Size; tiny → Size; red → Color; blue → Color

A and an

1.
- a
- a ball
2. a) a cup
3.
- an
- an ink pot
4. cat → a; book → a; pen → a; apple → an; egg → an; orange → an
5. b) a, e, i, o, u
6. a) an umbrella
7. b) an apple
8. a) a dog

This, that, these, those

1. this
2. a) that
3. b) These are my shoes.
4. this book → Near me; these books → Near me; that tree → Far away; those trees → Far away
5. a) That is my house.
6. b) this
7. this → One; that → One; these → More than one; those → More than one
8. c) these

Capital letters and periods

1. d) The sun is hot.
2. 1. My 2. bag 3. is 4. new.
3. a) 1
4. b) my
5. b) I am six.
6. 1. The 2. cat 3. is 4. black.
7. c) My dog is small.
8. a) A period

Making a sentence

1. 1. She 2. has 3. a 4. book.
2. d) The bird sings.
3. 3
4. I like milk. → A sentence; The bus is big. → A sentence; milk like I → Not a sentence; big bus the → Not a sentence
5. 1. The 2. cat 3. sat.
6. 1. My 2. dog 3. is 4. big.
7. c) My ball is red.
8. 1. The 2. sun 3. is 4. hot.

Family words

1. father → Boy or man; brother → Boy or man; uncle → Boy or man; mother → Girl or woman; sister → Girl or woman; aunt → Girl or woman
2. b) Grandmother
3. mother → Parents; father → Parents; grandmother → Grandparents; grandfather → Grandparents
4. grandmother
5. c) cousin
6. c) Your aunt
7. d) Grandmother
8. Your mother's sister → aunt; Your mother's brother → uncle; Your father's mother → grandmother; Your father's father → grandfather

Parts of the body

1. 2 — Body
2. 4 — Legs
3. eyes → see; ears → hear; nose → smell; legs → walk
4. d) Eyes
5. eyes → Two; ears → Two; hands → Two; nose → One; mouth → One; head → One
6. eyes → On your head; ears → On your head; nose → On your head; hand → On your arm; elbow → On your arm
7.
- hands
- hand
- fingers
- finger
8. 1 — Head

Animal words

1. bird → nest; bee → hive; horse → stable; lion → den
2. hen → Two legs; parrot → Two legs; dog → Four legs; goat → Four legs
3. b) Parrot
4. kitten
5. b) Cow
6. a) In a nest
7. fish → In water; whale → In water; cow → On land; dog → On land
8. dog → puppy; cat → kitten; cow → calf; hen → chick

Determiners

1. much → an uncountable noun, like water; many → a countable plural noun, like cups; a → a word beginning with a consonant sound; an → a word beginning with a vowel sound; this → one single thing that is near; these → more than one thing that is near
2. d) These
3. b) some
4. apple → an; book → a; orange → an; table → a; umbrella → an; uniform → a; hour → an; house → a
5. b) many
6. d) a
7. an
8. c) any

Describing words

1. red → a color; round → a shape; huge → a size; sour → a taste
2. c) big
3. old
4. soft → How it feels; sweet → How it tastes; rough → How it feels; sour → How it tastes; smooth → How it feels; bitter → How it tastes
5. cat → Naming word; soft → Describing word; table → Naming word; green → Describing word; river → Naming word; tiny → Describing word
6. 1. I 2. saw 3. a 4. big 5. bird.
7. a) red
8. blue → Color; tiny → Size; yellow → Color; huge → Size; green → Color; small → Size

Words that stand for names

1. d) It
2. the boy → he; the girl → she; the box → it; the boys → they
3. b) They
4. she
5. he
6. he → One; she → One; it → One; they → More than one; we → More than one
7. 1. She 2. has 3. a 4. red 5. bag.
8. the man → he; the woman → she; the cats → they; the ball → it

Am, is and are

1. b) The cats are hungry.
2. b) is
3. are
4. the boy → is; the boys → are; my friend → is; my friends → are; the sun → is; the stars → are
5. 1. I 2. am 3. seven 4. today.
6. I → am ready.; The cat → is asleep.; The boys → are outside.
7. I → am; the cat → is; the cats → are; we → are; she → is; the boys → are
8. is

Action words today

1. a) goes
2. sings
3. eat → eats; play → plays; go → goes; cry → cries
4. b) My friend plays cricket.
5. The bird sings. → One does it; The birds sing. → More than one do it; The girl reads. → One does it; The girls read. → More than one do it; My dog barks. → One does it; My dogs bark. → More than one do it
6. 1. The 2. bird 3. sings 4. every 5. day.
7. I → sing; the girl → sings; they → sing; he → sings; we → sing; the boys → sing
8. runs

A, an and the

1. egg → an egg; cat → a cat; apple → an apple; book → a book
2. the
3. a) an ant
4. a) an
5. an
6. 1. I 2. have 3. an 4. old 5. bat.
7. umbrella → an; table → a; ant → an; bus → a; box → a; insect → an
8. b) the

Using a, an and the

1. c) The
2. book → a; apple → an; cat → a; egg → an; umbrella → an; pen → a
3. c) an fish
4. c) a cup
5. orange → an; tree → a; insect → an; star → a; envelope → an; house → a
6. c) He has a kite.
7. an
8. 1. I 2. saw 3. an 4. owl.

Where is it?

1. in
2. a) behind
3. on → under; in front of → behind; inside → outside; up → down
4. 3 — Under the box
5. under → Says where; behind → Says where; happy → Says something else; quickly → Says something else; on → Says where; yellow → Says something else
6. d) under
7. c) on
8. 1. The 2. cat 3. is 4. under 5. the chair.

Telling and asking sentences

1. b) Where is the red ball
2. d) Because
3. c) a question mark
4. 1. Is 2. the 3. door 4. open?
5. b) What is your name?
6. b) Is the bus late?
7. The dog is small → A period; Who took my pen → A question mark; We play at four → A period; Is it raining → A question mark; Birds can fly → A period; How old are you → A question mark
8. Ducks can swim. → Statement; Can ducks swim? → Question; This box is heavy. → Statement; Is this box heavy? → Question; She has a bicycle. → Statement; Does she have a bicycle? → Question

Articles by sound and sense

1. c) Hand me the pencil you are holding.
2. b) an egg
3. an
4. For lunch I ate → an orange; On the way home she bought → a notebook; At the gate he waited → an hour; Last winter they visited → a museum
5. book → a; apple → an; tiger → a; umbrella → an; university → a; hour → an
6. There was ____ pencil lying on the desk. → a or an; ____ sun rose just after six. → the; One day, ____ elephant walked into the village. → a or an; Please shut ____ door behind you. → the; He heard ____ strange sound outside. → a or an; ____ moon was full last night. → the
7. a
8. b) The

Because and so

1. d) The bag was heavy so he could not lift it.
2. The bell rang → the children lined up; The river rose → the bridge was closed; The batteries ran out → the clock stopped; The seeds got sunlight → the shoots grew tall
3. d) because
4. so
5. because
6. c) because
7. The glass slipped from her hand → The cause; The glass broke on the floor → The result; Rahul forgot his umbrella → The cause; Rahul reached school wet → The result; Someone left the tap running → The cause; The bathroom floor flooded → The result
8. The road was closed, ____ we took another route. → so; She wore a coat ____ the wind was cold. → because; The tank was empty, ____ the pump would not start. → so; He missed the bus ____ his watch had stopped. → because; The kite would not fly ____ there was no wind. → because; It began to rain, ____ we ran inside. → so

Prepositions of place and direction

1. a) into
2. d) between
3. above → below; into → out of; in front of → behind; up → down; inside → outside
4.
- through
- along
- down
5. The cat sat under the chair. → Tells where it is; The cat ran into the box. → Tells which way it went; The ball is between the shoes. → Tells where it is; The ball rolled out of the gate. → Tells which way it went; The picture hangs above the bed. → Tells where it is; The bus went through the tunnel. → Tells which way it went
6. between
7. a) under
8. above → Higher than it; below → Lower than it; over → Higher than it; underneath → Lower than it; on top of → Higher than it; beneath → Lower than it

Looking at a picture

1. 4 — Cup
2. 1 — Sun
3. 3 — Tree
4. 4 — Kite
5. 1 — Book
6. 2 — Ball
7. 1 — Flower
8. 2 — Cloud

Read the picture

1. 3 — Book
2. tree → In the park; clock → In the room; bench → In the park; book → In the room; kite → In the park; cup → In the room
3. 3 — Kite
4. d) The kite
5. 4 — Clock
6. 2 — Cup
7. a book → read it; a cup → drink from it; a chair → sit on it; a kite → fly it
8. 4 — Bench

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