Grade 1
Practice worksheet
✅ Choose the correct answer for each question:
1. What is the beginning sound in cat?
A. /k/
B. /s/
C. /t/
D. /a/
2. Which letter makes the sound /b/?
A. C
B. D
C. B
D. G
3. Which word has a short vowel sound?
A. bike
B. cap
C. cute
D. tube
4. Choose the word with a short e sound.
A. pet
B. pea
C. pie
D. pen
5. Which word ends with a doubled consonant?
A. hop
B. hill
C. hat
D. hug
6. Which word has a consonant blend at the beginning?
A. stop
B. apple
C. eat
D. orange
7. Which of these is a digraph?
A. st
B. ch
C. bl
D. pr
8. Pick the word with a /ch/ sound.
A. chip
B. shop
C. bat
D. tip
9. Which word has the /ai/ sound?
A. rain
B. ran
C. red
D. rat
10. Choose the word with the /ay/ sound at the end.
A. play
B. pat
C. pan
D. pen
11. Which word has the /a_e/ sound?
A. cake
B. cap
C. map
D. tap
12. Which of these words has the /ar/ sound?
A. star
B. step
C. skip
D. sit
13. Choose the word with the /ee/ sound.
A. see
B. set
C. sad
D. sip
14. Which word uses ea for the /ee/ sound?
A. team
B. ten
C. tap
D. tag
15. The /ee/ sound in “happy” comes from which letter?
A. a
B. i
C. y
D. e
16. Which word has the /ie/ sound?
A. pie
B. pin
C. pig
D. pack
17. What spelling makes the /ie/ sound in "high"?
A. igh
B. ig
C. ih
D. ei
18. Which word uses “y” to say /ie/?
A. cry
B. city
C. puppy
D. silly
19. Choose the word with the /oa/ sound.
A. boat
B. bot
C. bet
D. but
20. Which word has the /ow/ sound making long ‘o’?
A. snow
B. now
C. cow
D. how
21. Which word has o_e as the long ‘o’ sound?
A. rope
B. top
C. rot
D. rap
22. Which word has a long /oo/ sound?
A. moon
B. mud
C. mat
D. man
23. Which word has a short /oo/ sound like in “book”?
A. book
B. boot
C. boo
D. pool
24. Pick the word with the /oi/ sound.
A. coin
B. cat
C. can
D. cut
25. Choose the word with the /oy/ sound.
A. toy
B. top
C. ten
D. tub
26. Which word has the /ou/ sound like in “shout”?
A. loud
B. lid
C. lot
D. lap
27. Choose the word where “ow” says /ou/:
A. cow
B. snow
C. show
D. row
28. Which word has the /er/ sound?
A. her
B. hat
C. hut
D. hit
29. Which word has the /ue/ sound spelled “ew”?
A. grew
B. gum
C. get
D. got
30. Which word has the /s/ sound made by ci?
A. city
B. cup
C. cut
D. cat
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