First Grade Grammar
Fundamentals
Help your child get into grammar with these worksheets that introduce important grammar fundamentals.
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Table of Contents
Get into Grammar: Which Is the Verb?
Get into Grammar: Fill in the Verb
Get into Grammar: Verb Fill-In
Get into Grammar: Spot the Verbs
Get into Grammar: The Verb 'To Be'
Get into Grammar: Nouns
Get into Grammar: Singular or Plural Nouns?
Get into Grammar: Capitalizing Proper Nouns
Get into Grammar: Common or Proper Noun?
Get into Grammar: Make a Singular/Plural List
Get into Grammar: To, Two, Too
Get into Grammar: Past Tense
Basic Grammar: Adjective Details
Get into Grammar: Descriptive Words #1
Get into Grammar: Descriptive Words #2
Get into Grammar: Pick the Pronoun
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1st
Grade
Writing
Grammar
Which is the Verb?
Read the sentences below and write the verb in each sentence
in the space on the right.
The sun shines.
The wind blows.
The flowers bloom.
z
zz
A cat sleeps.
A dog eats.
The leaf falls.
The trees grow.
The moon rises.
The caterpillar dances.
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1st
Grade
Writing
Grammar
Fill In The Verb
Fill in the blank with a verb from the word bank to complete the sentence.
gives
has
asks
know
think
starts
slices
walks
Jared __________________ many pets.
Mike __________________ running at 6 am.
Nancy ________________ avocado into 4 pieces to make sandwiches.
11
I don’t _____________ what time he would come today.
12
1
10
2
9
3
8
4
7
6
5
?
Mr. Hass _____________ me for change.
Lisa ________________ 6 miles to school.
I _____________ about my dream last night.
Andrea ________________ Tim her afternoon snack.
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Date:
Verb Fill-In
Write the correct verb in the blank space.
I ________________ (eat/eats) eggs everyday.
The baby _______________________ (smile/smiles).
My brother _______________________ (read/reads) many books.
The painter _____________________ (paint/paints) a portrait.
Susie _____________________(buy/buys) many oranges from the market.
They ________________ (build/builds) a sand castle.
A tiger ________________ (roar/roars) so loud!
He ________________ (wash/washes) 100 dirty dishes in an hour.
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1st
Grade
Do You See It?
Writing
Writing
Grammar
Grammar
Practice
Identifying
Verbs
Each sentence has one verb. Find the verb and write it down in the space on the right.
The artist paints a beautiful
picture.
The carpet has a stain on it.
The lamp makes the room
bright.
A storm is coming tomorrow.
The hot tea warms me up.
The mailman fills his bag
with many envelopes.
0
5
10
15
The teacher measured
the length of the table.
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1st
Grade
Writing
Grammar
The Verb To Be
There are many different ways to write the verb to be.
The most common are: Is, Am, Are. Use the pictures to
write a sentence using one of these three ways correctly.
Mr. Lambert is teaching math today.
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1st
Grade
Writing
Grammar
Nouns, nouns, nouns
How many singular nouns can you think of? Write them down and
make them plural.
Plural
0
5
10
15
Single
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1st
Grade
Writing
Grammar
Singular or Plural
Draw a circle around the singular nouns, or nouns that mean one.
Draw a square around the plural nouns, or nouns that mean more than one.
tent
purse
medal
cameras
mice
scarf
trees
tickets
swords
robot
wolf
candies
egg
$5.00
0
$5.0
pie
strawberries
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Date
Capitalizing Proper Nouns
A proper noun is the name of a particular person, place, or thing.
It needs to be capitalized. Some of the proper nouns in the sentences
below are not capitalized correctly. Rewrite each sentence so it is correct.
1. Neil traveled to egypt in august.
2. We went to the california college of the arts to see the exhibition.
3. I want to be able to speak french and spanish well.
4. mr. potter taught us about world war I in the american history class.
5. Tomorrow, the president of the united states will give a speech.
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Common Or Proper Noun
1st
Grade
Writing
Grammar
A common noun is a person, place, or thing.
Example: car, tree, house, girl
A proper noun is the name of a particular person, place, or thing.
Example: Mr.Smith, The Robinson School, San Francisco
Look at the words below and label them as a common or proper noun. See the example.
tent
common
medal
Japan
rug
Mrs. Cooper
frozen yogurt
Statue of Liberty
paintbrush
handbag
girl
The Philippines
helicopter
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proper
shirt
Golden Gate Bridge
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1st
Grade
L
ist
A
e
k
a
M
Writing
Grammar
List the objects below based on whether
they are singular or plural. See the example.
U.S
.
pos
50
tage
0
5
10
15
Singular
Key
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Plural
Markers
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Grade
Writing
Grammar
o
o
o
T
o
w
T
T
,
,
These three words sound the same but they have different meanings!
Two is a number (I have two cats).
To is a preposition (I run to the store).
Too means also (I like you, too) or over (That is too much).
Choose the correct form of this word and write it in the blank space
to complete the sentence.
I would love (two, to, too) __________see you tonight.
This cake is (two, to, too)__________ sweet.
Drew went out (two, to, too)__________buy (two, to, too) __________pound of tomatoes.
I want (to, two, too) __________ play with the blocks.
I had (two, to, too) __________ice cream cones.
My mother said I ate (two, to, too) __________much.
Lynn has (two, to, too) __________ clean her house.
Rose needs (two, to, too) __________drink clean water.
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1st
Grade
Writing
Grammar
Yesterday
These things happened yesterday. Rewrite the
sentence so it’s in the past tense. See the example.
Jackson takes a picture of his cat yesterday.
Jackson took a picture of his cat yesterday.
Nancy learns how to paint yesterday.
Robby grills steak for a lawn party yesterday.
It snows in Rome yesterday.
Lucy catches the bouquet in the wedding yesterday.
I see a balloon floating in the sky yesterday.
Write a sentence about what you did yesterday.
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1st
Grade
Writing
Stories
All About Detail
Practice
Using
Adjectives
Write a description of each picture. See the example below.
Chewy gummy bear
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1st
Grade
Writing
Stories
Describe It!
#1
Practice Using
Descriptive Words
Words that describe nouns are called adjectives. Match the nouns
on the left with adjectives on the right.
candies
drum
whale
bricks
popcorn
pillow
knife
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Salty
Big
Soft
Sharp
Sweet
Loud
Hard
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1st
Grade
Describe It!
Writing
Stories
#2
Practice Using
Descriptive Words
Words that describe nouns are called adjectives. Match the nouns
on the left with adjectives on the right.
mouse
baby
weather
pan
-- - - - - --
clothes
hair
glue
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Sticky
Wet
Little
Moody
Dirty
Hot
Nice
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1st
Grade
Writing
Grammar
Pick the Pronoun
Fill in the blanks with the correct pronoun to make
each sentence correct.
This beautiful house is _______________ (my/mine).
Jimmy is so proud about _______________ (his/him) medal.
The pink purse is _______________ (my/mine) favorite one.
The builder finished (his/him) ____________________ job early today.
The baby is crying because he needs a hug from (his/him) . _________________ mother.
The housekeeper is so happy with (her/hers)_______________new vacuum cleaner.
The scientist is very busy with (his/him) _______________________ experiment.
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Answer Sheets
First Grade Grammar Fundamentals
Get into Grammar: Fill in the Verb
Get into Grammar: Verb Fill-In
Get into Grammar: Capitalizing Proper Nouns
Get into Grammar: Common or Proper Noun?
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1st
Grade
Writing
Grammar
Fill In The Verb
RS
E
W
ANS
Fill in the blank with a verb from the word bank to complete the sentence.
has
gives
asks
know
think
starts
slices
walks
has
Jared __________________ many pets.
starts
Mike __________________ running at 6 am.
slices
Nancy ________________ avocado into 4 pieces to make sandwiches.
know
11
I don’t _____________ what time he would come today.
12
1
10
2
9
3
8
4
7
6
5
?
asks
Mr. Hass _____________ me for change.
walks
Lisa ________________ 6 miles to school.
think
I _____________ about my dream last night.
gives
Andrea ________________ Tim her afternoon snack.
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Date:
Verb Fill-In
Answer Key
Write the correct verb in the blank space.
eat
I ________________
(eat/eats) eggs everyday.
smiles
The baby _______________________
(smile/smiles).
fly
reads
My brother _______________________
(read/reads) many books.
paints
The painter _____________________
(paint/paints) a portrait.
buys
Susie _____________________(buy/buys)
many oranges from the market.
build
They ________________
(build/builds) a sand castle.
roars
A tiger ________________
(roar/roars) so loud!
washes
He ________________
(wash/washes) 100 dirty dishes in an hour.
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Answer Key
Name
Get into Grammar:
Date
Capitalizing Proper Nouns
A proper noun is the name of a particular person, place, or thing.
It needs to be capitalized. Some of the proper nouns in the sentences
below are not capitalized correctly. Rewrite each sentence so it is correct.
1. Neil traveled to egypt in august.
Neil traveled to Egypt in August.
2. We went to the california college of the arts to see the exhibition.
We went to the California College of the Arts to see the exhibition.
3. I want to be able to speak french and spanish well.
I want to be able to speak French and Spanish well.
4. mr. potter taught us about world war I in the american history class.
Mr. Potter taught us about World War I in the American history class.
5. Tomorrow, the president of the united states will give a speech.
Tomorrow, the president of the United States will give a speech.
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1st
Grade
Common Or Proper Noun
Writing
Grammar
Answer Key
A common noun is a person, place, or thing.
Example: car, tree, house, girl
A proper noun is the name of a particular person, place, or thing.
Example: Mr.Smith, The Robinson School, San Francisco
Look at the words below and label them as a common or proper noun. See the example.
tent
medal
common
common
Japan
rug
proper
common
Mrs. Cooper
proper
frozen yogurt
common
Statue of Liberty
proper
paintbrush
common
girl
common
handbag
The Philippines
helicopter
common
proper
common
shirt
common
Golden Gate Bridge
proper
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