1st Grade Vocabulary Worksheets

Journey through our free 1st grade vocabulary worksheets and provide a head start to grade 1 kids on how to use frequently occurring affixes as a clue to the meaning of a word and also learn to identify frequently occurring root words. In addition, this section also has many PDFs on alphabetical order, compound words, shades of meaning, antonyms, and synonyms.

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Choosing Colors That Rhyme with Pictures

Identify the color that rhymes with each picture and shade the color. This resource is perfect for kids to practice recognizing rhyming words.

Writing Antonyms

Keenly look at the pictures and write words that have opposite meanings next to the given words in this set of vocabulary worksheets for grade 1.

Coloring Compound Verbs

Enter a beautiful world of compound words with this set of pdfs featuring a princess with a magic wand. Identify the compound words and color them.

Matching Prefixes to Root Words

In this set of printable worksheets kids have to match each prefix to a root word and form a new word. Then, write the words in the space below.

Root Words | Word Search

A list of words is provided in the word box. Underline the root words and then find the words in the word search box.

Completing the Shades-of-Meaning | Verbs

Explore these first grade vocabulary worksheets and learn all about shades of meaning. For each word, write three words with different shades of meaning.

Decoding Words with Suffixes

In this collection of two-part worksheets, color the words that contain suffixes in the first part and underline the word that contains a suffix in the next part.

Sorting Objects into Full and Empty

Take a look at this bundle of 1st grade vocabulary worksheets and practice sorting the objects into "full" and "empty" by checking the appropriate options.

Sorting Objects into Full and Empty

Arranging in ABC Order Based on the First Letter

Learn to write the words in order based on the first letter. Write 1, 2, and 3 to indicate the alphabetical order of the words given.

Checking Pictures That Rhyme with the Given Words

Little readers will say the names of the two pictures provided in each box and check the option that rhymes with the given word.

Checking Pictures That Rhyme with the Given Words