Grade 1 English worksheets
Grade 1 English worksheets on LessonPrint cover phonics & fluency, reading stories, reading information, writing, speaking & listening and grammar & vocabulary. There are 106 free printable sheets across 41 Common Core standards, each with its own answer key and 25 versions so every student in the class gets a different paper. They are aimed at ages 6-7, print straight from the browser, and need no account.
106 worksheets41 standards41 with a lesson plan25 versions each
Reading: Foundational Skills
19 worksheetsRF.1.1Know that a sentence starts with a capital and ends with a mark that tells you how it ends.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- What Makes a Sentence — the capital and the end mark that bracket a sentence
- Capitals and End Marks — supplying the end mark a sentence needs
- Put the Letters in ABC Order — putting five letters into alphabet order
RF.1.2Break a spoken word into its separate sounds, and put them back together.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Adding and Taking Away Sounds — changing a word by adding or removing one sound
- Count the Sounds — hearing every separate sound in a spoken word
- Blend Sounds with Blends — blending four sounds that include a consonant blend
RF.1.3Read words with long vowels, silent e, digraphs and common endings.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Silent e Changes the Vowel — the a_e and i_e patterns against short vowels
- Digraphs and Blends — two letters that make one sound against two that keep both
- Bossy r: ar, or and Short o — telling r-controlled ar and or from a short o
- Adding -s, -ed and -ing — reading a base word with an inflectional ending
- th, wh and Blends — the th and wh digraphs against l- and r-blends
- Short or Long: o and u — silent e turning a short o or u long
- Vowel Teams ay, igh and ow — three long-vowel teams at Grade 1
- How Many Syllables? — counting the syllables in one-, two- and three-syllable words
- Tricky Words to Read — reading the high-frequency words that do not sound out
- Y as a Vowel — the two vowel sounds y makes at the end of a word
- Word Families: -ick, -ink, -ock — sorting words by their rime
RF.1.4Read a passage accurately enough, and smoothly enough, to follow the meaning.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Read a Story and Answer — reading a Grade 1 story accurately enough to follow it
- Does It Make Sense? — using the sentence to check and correct a word you have read
Reading: Literature
21 worksheetsRL.1.1Ask and answer questions about the important parts of a story.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Ask and Answer About a Story — answering who, where, when and why about a very short story
- Work It Out from the Story — answering something the story does not say outright
RL.1.2Retell a story with its key parts, and say what it was trying to teach.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Retell with the Key Details — retelling a story by putting its key events in order
- What Is the Story Teaching? — naming the central message of a story
RL.1.3Describe who, where and what happened, using details from the story.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Describe the Characters — using what happens to a character to say how they feel
- Where and When It Happens — describing the setting and the order of events
- Problem and Solution — matching a story's problem to how it was solved
RL.1.4Find the words a writer chose to make you feel or picture something.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Words That Show Feelings — finding the words a writer chose to make you feel something
- What Does This Word Mean Here? — choosing a word's meaning from the sentence around it
- Five Senses — sorting describing words by the sense they appeal to
RL.1.5Explain how a storybook is different from a book of facts.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Story Book or Fact Book? — telling a book that tells a story from one that gives information
- Which Would You Read? — choosing the kind of text that answers a given question
- Could It Really Happen? — telling an event that could really happen from a make-believe one
RL.1.6Work out who is speaking at each point in the story.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Who Is Telling the Story? — identifying the narrator and the characters' own words
- Narrator or Character? — telling the narrator's words from the words a character says
RL.1.7Use the pictures as well as the words to describe the story.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- What Would the Picture Show? — choosing the picture that matches the words of a story
- Pictures and Details Together — using illustrations and details to describe the story
RL.1.9Compare what happens to two characters in different stories.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Two Stories Side by Side — comparing what happens to characters in two stories
- Alike and Different — saying how two short stories are alike and how they differ
RL.1.10Read Grade 1 stories and poems with some help.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Reading a Grade 1 Story — reading a whole Grade 1 story and answering across it
- Reading a Poem or a Story — telling a poem from a story by its rhyme and its lines
Reading: Informational Text
20 worksheetsRI.1.1Ask and answer questions about the facts in an information text.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Ask and Answer About a Fact Text — answering a question about a fact in the fact's own words
- Work It Out from the Facts — answering something the text implies but does not state
RI.1.2Say what the text is mostly about and give the key facts.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Main Topic and Key Details — matching a key detail to the main topic it tells about
- Say It Shorter — retelling an information text in one sentence
RI.1.3Explain how two facts or events in the text are linked.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- How Two Facts Connect — describing the link between two things in a text
- Steps in Order — following a series of steps described in a text
RI.1.4Ask questions to work out what a word in the text means.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- New Words in a Fact Text — asking and answering to pin down a word's meaning
- Match the Word to Its Meaning — matching subject words to what they mean
RI.1.5Use headings, contents pages and glossaries to find a fact fast.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Using Headings and an Index — finding a fact fast with the parts of a book
- Where Would You Look? — choosing the right text feature for a given job
RI.1.6Say which facts came from the picture and which came from the words.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Words or Picture? — telling what the words teach from what the picture shows
- What the Diagram Adds — saying what a diagram shows that the words do not
RI.1.7Use the pictures and details together to explain the main ideas.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Illustrations and Key Ideas — using pictures and details together to explain the ideas
- Read the Labels — matching a diagram label to what that part does
RI.1.8Find the reasons the writer gives for what they claim.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- The Author's Reasons — finding the reason an author gives for a point
- Point and Reason — matching a point an author makes to the reason that supports it
RI.1.9Compare two texts on one topic and say what is the same and different.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Two Texts, One Topic — comparing two information texts on one topic
- Same Topic, Different Facts — spotting which facts two texts share and which only one gives
RI.1.10Read Grade 1 information texts with some help.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Reading a Grade 1 Fact Text — reading a whole information text and answering across it
- Following an Explanation — putting the steps of an explanation back in order
Writing
14 worksheetsW.1.1Write what you think about a book, give one reason, and finish it off.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Opinion with a Reason — naming a topic, stating an opinion and giving a reason
- Finish It Off — closing an opinion piece rather than stopping
W.1.2Write about a topic with some facts and an ending.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Name a Topic, Give the Facts — naming a topic and supplying facts about it
- Explain It in Order — putting the steps of an explanation in the right order
W.1.3Write a story of two or more events in order, using words like first and then.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Two Events in Order — recounting two or more events in the order they happened
- First, Then, Last — using time words to signal the order of events
W.1.5Stay on the topic and add detail when a friend asks a question.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Add a Detail — adding detail in answer to a reader's question
- Fix It Before You Hand It In — correcting the grammar slips a first draft carries
W.1.6Use a computer, with help, to write and share your work.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Plan It, Then Type It — planning a short piece before publishing it
- Writing for Somebody Else — choosing words a reader who was not there will understand
W.1.7Join a class project that reads how-to books and writes instructions.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- A How-To in Order — turning research into a sequence of instructions
- Ask, Then Find Out — asking a question and naming where the answer is
W.1.8Use what you remember, or a given book, to answer a question.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Answer from the Text — answering a question using a source you were given
- Answer from What You Remember — answering from experience rather than from a book
Speaking & Listening
12 worksheetsSL.1.1Follow the rules for discussion and build on what others say.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Rules for a Good Discussion — the moves that keep a group discussion working
- Build on What Was Said — linking your comment to the one before it
SL.1.2Answer questions about something read aloud to you.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Listen to a Story and Answer — answering key-detail questions about a story read aloud
- Listen to Facts and Answer — picking out the key detail in a message you hear
SL.1.3Ask a speaker a question to find out more or to clear something up.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Questions for a Speaker — asking a speaker for more information
- Clearing Something Up — checking you have understood what a text told you
SL.1.4Describe something with details that matter, and say how you feel about it.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Describe It Clearly — describing something with details that matter
- Say How You Feel About It — expressing ideas and feelings clearly
SL.1.5Add a drawing when it would make your idea clearer.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- A Drawing That Clarifies — adding a drawing where it makes an idea clearer
- Picture and Caption — making a picture and its words agree
SL.1.6Answer in a full sentence rather than a single word.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Speak in Full Sentences — producing a complete sentence rather than a fragment
- Choose the Right Word — choosing the word that makes a sentence work
Language
20 worksheetsL.1.1Use nouns, verbs, adjectives, pronouns and conjunctions correctly.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Nouns, Verbs and Adjectives — sorting words by the job they do in a sentence
- Pronouns and Joining Words — choosing the pronoun or conjunction that fits
- Common or Proper Noun? — telling a naming word from a particular name
- Whose Is It? — the possessive noun with an apostrophe and s
- Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow — the verb form that matches when it happens
- I or Me? She or Her? — choosing a subject or an object pronoun
- A, An, This and That — choosing the article or pointing word
- Telling, Asking or Exclaiming? — telling the three kinds of sentence apart from their words
- The Dog Runs, the Dogs Run — making the verb agree with one or more
L.1.2Capitalize names and dates, use end punctuation and commas in lists, and spell taught words.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Capitals for Names and Dates — capitalizing people, places, days and months
- Commas in a List — separating the items of a list with commas
- Capital I and Names — using a capital for the pronoun I and the names of people
- Commas in Dates — the comma between the day and the year, and after the day of the week
L.1.4Work out a new word from the sentence around it or from its parts.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Work the Word Out — using the sentence around a word to get its meaning
- Endings Change the Word — using a suffix to work out what a longer word means
L.1.5Sort words into categories and tell apart words with close meanings.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Words That Go Together — sorting words into the categories they belong to
- Nearly the Same, or Opposite — telling apart words with close and opposite meanings
- Living or Not Living? — sorting words into the category they belong to
L.1.6Use new words in your own writing, including joining words like because.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Because, And, But — using conjunctions to signal a simple relationship
- Use the New Word — putting words met in reading into your own sentences
Grade 1 English worksheets — questions teachers ask
What English topics do the Grade 1 worksheets cover?
Reading: Foundational Skills, Reading: Literature, Reading: Informational Text, Writing, Speaking & Listening and Language — the Common Core domains taught in Grade 1. That is 106 worksheets across 41 standards, grouped on this page by the standard each one practices rather than by topic name, so a sheet can be matched to the code you are teaching to.
How many free Grade 1 English worksheets are there?
106, each one practicing a distinct sub-skill rather than repeating a sibling under another title. Every sheet is published in 25 versions, so Grade 1 has 2650 printable papers in total, all free and all with an answer key.
What age are Grade 1 English worksheets for?
Grade 1 is typically ages 6-7 in the United States. The sheets are grouped by Common Core standard rather than by age, so a student working above or below their grade level can be given the sheet that matches the standard they are on.
Do the Grade 1 worksheets include answer keys?
Every one. The key is generated from the same problems as the questions and prints on its own sheet of paper, after them, so it does not go out with the class. That holds for all 25 versions of every Grade 1 sheet, not only the first.
How do I give each student a different Grade 1 worksheet?
Open any sheet and pick a set number from 1 to 25, or download set 1's class PDF, which contains all 25 versions in one file. The problems are fixed to each address, so the key you photocopied on Monday still matches on Friday.
Are the Grade 1 worksheets really free?
Yes. Every Grade 1 worksheet, answer key and PDF here is free to print and photocopy for your class. There is no account, no email capture before a download, and no sheet that turns out to need a subscription at the last step.
Are there Grade 1 lesson plans as well as worksheets?
41 of the 41 Grade 1 standards on this page have a full lesson plan written — timed section by section, with the exact wording where it matters, the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Each one is linked beside its standard above.