Does It Make Sense? is a free printable Grade 1 English worksheet on using the sentence to check and correct a word you have read, aligned to Common Core standard RF.1.4. It prints 8 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Read each sentence and choose the word that makes sense.
1.We went to the shop to ___ some bread.
Choose: buy · boy · bay
2.Mum put the milk in the ___.
Choose: fridge · bridge · ridge
3.The bird made a ___ in the tree.
Choose: nest · next · rest
4.The ship sailed across the ___.
Choose: sea · set · seat
5.It was dark, so Nell switched on the ___.
Choose: light · night · right
6.I wear a ___ on my head when it is cold.
Choose: hat · hot · hit
7.The dog dug a ___ in the garden.
Choose: hole · home · hold
8.A duck can swim and it can ___.
Choose: fly · fry · flag
LessonPrint · RF.1.4 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Does It Make Sense?
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.buy
2.fridge
3.nest
4.sea
5.light
6.hat
7.hole
8.fly
Questions about Does It Make Sense?
What does the Does It Make Sense? worksheet cover?
It practises using the sentence to check and correct a word you have read — 8 questions for Grade 1, all on Common Core RF.1.4: Read a passage accurately enough, and smoothly enough, to follow the meaning. The instruction to pupils is “Read each sentence and choose the word that makes sense”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Does It Make Sense? practise?
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1.4 — RF.1.4, in the Reading: Foundational Skills domain for Grade 1. The published standard reads: “Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Does It Make Sense? is written for Grade 1, typically ages 6-7. It is one of the sheets on RF.1.4, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Does It Make Sense? come with an answer key?
Yes. All 8 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
How many different versions of Does It Make Sense? can I print?
25 — one per pupil, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.
Is Does It Make Sense? free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Does It Make Sense?, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.
More practice for RF.1.4
Read a passage accurately enough, and smoothly enough, to follow the meaning.