1st Grade Language Arts Worksheets

Prep your little ones with our free 1st grade language arts worksheets. Build a strong foundation for kids to pick up valuable communication skills with the help of these printable worksheets that dabble in topics from the areas of grammar, phonics, vocabulary, figurative language, and reading and writing.

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Sentence or Fragment?

Read the group of words, identify whether the set of words is a fragment or a sentence, and shade the correct option.

Matching Words with Similar Meaning

Let's learn about a group of words that has subtle difference in meanings. Match each set to a word that’s similar in meaning.

Matching Pictures and Tracing Long I Names

In this bundle of grade 1 language arts printable worksheets, kids have to match each picture to its long "i" name and trace the word.

Matching Pictures and Tracing Long I Names

How Many Words Are in Each Sentence?

Take a stab at this challenge set out by our language arts worksheets for grade 1. Transform sentences into mathematical marvels as you calculate and record the precise number of words within.

How Many Words Are in Each Sentence

Completing Sentences Using Verbs

Complete the given set of sentences using the list of action words from the word box in this collection of printable grade 1 ELA worksheets.

Completing Sentences Using Verbs

Writing CVC Words in Alphabetical Order

Find which CVC word will come first in the given set of words and write 1, 2, and 3 to indicate the order of the words in these English worksheets pdf for grade 1.

Identifying Words That Contain Long U

Task kids to read out the names of the pictures, identify the words with long u spellings, and color the pictures.

Identifying Words That Contain Long U

Writing Numbers to Indicate the Sequence

Dive into our first grade worksheets and take on the challenge of sequencing events by indicating numbers. Craft a sequencing symphony as you arrange and align events!

Writing Numbers to Indicate the Sequence

Completing Sentences with Proper Nouns

Proper nouns are specific names of people, places, and things. Use suitable proper nouns and complete the sentences in these pdf worksheets for grade 1.

Identifying Middle Sounds

Explore these pdfs and direct grade 1 kids to color the middle sound that completes each word and also write the sound in the blank.