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Class 1 English Worksheets with Answers (Grade 1) - Free PDF 2026-27

Class 1 English worksheets on this page focus on the two skills the whole year is built on: naming letter sounds and blending them into simple three- and four-letter words. Nothing here strays into grammar rules, unseen comprehension passages or paragraph writing - those belong to later classes. Each worksheet below prints with the questions first and a full answer key on a separate page, so a parent can check a child's work without having to work it out themselves. Use them alongside regular reading aloud at home, not instead of it.

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What these practise

Letter-sound correspondence
CVC blending
Word families
Sight word recognition
Reading simple sentences aloud
Speaking in full sentences
Capital letters and full stops
Letter formation

Last updated 2026-07-27

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practice · easy · 30 min

Class 1 English Letter Sounds Worksheet (With Answers)

Class 1 English · Letter sounds and the alphabet · 80 questions with answers

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This worksheet checks the layer everything else in Class 1 English sits on top of: does your child know each letter's sound and shape well enough to use it without stopping to think. It mixes alphabet order, beginning sounds and capital letters so a gap in any one of them shows up clearly.

Names the letter that comes next in alphabetical order
Identifies the letter a spoken word begins with
Matches a small letter to its capital form

Exercise 1 of 7 · 12 questions

Write the missing letter to complete the alphabet order.

Write the answer

Here’s one done for you

e, f, g, ___ → say the alphabet from e: e, f, g, then the next letter is h → h

1)a, b, c, ___
2)d, e, f, ___
3)g, h, i, ___
4)j, k, l, ___
5)m, n, o, ___
6)p, q, r, ___
7)s, t, u, ___
8)v, w, x, ___
9)___, b, c, d
10)e, ___, g, h
11)i, j, ___, l
12)n, o, ___, q

Answers

1) d
2) g
3) j
4) m
5) p
6) s
7) v
8) y
9) a
10) f
11) k
12) p

Exercise 2 of 7 · 12 questions

Write the letter each word begins with.

Fill in the blank

Here’s one done for you

cat → say the word slowly: c-a-t → the first sound is c → c

1)cat
2)dog
3)sun
4)map
5)ball
6)fish
7)hen
8)log
9)rat
10)van
11)jug
12)kite

Answers

1) c
2) d
3) s
4) m
5) b
6) f
7) h
8) l
9) r
10) v
11) j
12) k

Exercise 3 of 7 · 12 questions

Circle the letter that makes the starting sound of the word.

Circle the answer

Here’s one done for you

pig - p / g / i → say pig slowly: p-i-g → the first sound is p → p

1)pig - p / g / i
2)sun - s / n / u
3)bat - b / t / a
4)cup - c / p / u
5)mat - m / t / a
6)fan - f / n / a
7)log - l / g / o
8)web - w / b / e
9)roti - r / t / o
10)van - v / a / n
11)jam - j / a / m
12)kite - k / t / i

Answers

1) p
2) s
3) b
4) c
5) m
6) f
7) l
8) w
9) r
10) v
11) j
12) k

Exercise 4 of 7 · 12 questions

Write the capital letter for each small letter.

Write the answer

Here’s one done for you

a → the capital form of a is A → A

1)a
2)b
3)c
4)d
5)e
6)f
7)g
8)h
9)i
10)j
11)k
12)l

Answers

1) A
2) B
3) C
4) D
5) E
6) F
7) G
8) H
9) I
10) J
11) K
12) L

Exercise 5 of 7 · 12 questions

Circle the letter that makes the ending sound of the word.

Circle the answer

Here’s one done for you

cat - t / c / a → say cat slowly: c-a-t → the last sound is t → t

1)cat - t / c / a
2)sun - n / s / u
3)map - p / m / a
4)hen - n / h / e
5)dog - g / d / o
6)bus - s / b / u
7)pin - n / p / i
8)top - p / t / o
9)van - n / v / a
10)jam - m / j / a
11)web - b / w / e
12)log - g / l / o

Answers

1) t
2) n
3) p
4) n
5) g
6) s
7) n
8) p
9) n
10) m
11) b
12) g

Exercise 6 of 7 · 10 questions

Circle the word that does NOT start with the same sound as the others.

Circle the answer

Here’s one done for you

cat, cup, dog, cot → cat, cup and cot all start with the c sound; dog starts with a different sound → dog

1)cat, cup, dog, cot
2)sun, sit, van, sat
3)map, man, mat, dog
4)ball, bat, big, cat
5)fish, fan, fun, log
6)hen, hat, hut, sun
7)log, leg, lip, dog
8)web, wet, win, bed
9)rat, run, red, mat
10)jam, jug, jar, van

Answers

1) dog
2) van
3) dog
4) cat
5) log
6) sun
7) dog
8) bed
9) mat
10) van

Exercise 7 of 7 · 10 questions

Circle the word that rhymes with the first word.

Circle the answer

Here’s one done for you

cat - hat / dog / sun → hat ends the same way as cat: c-at, h-at → hat

1)cat - hat / dog / sun
2)hen - sun / pen / bat
3)pig - dig / cup / sun
4)top - hop / bat / sun
5)man - sun / can / dog
6)bat - sun / rat / dog
7)log - dog / cat / sun
8)sun - bun / cat / dog
9)van - dog / can / sun
10)wig - big / sun / cat

Answers

1) hat
2) pen
3) dig
4) hop
5) can
6) rat
7) dog
8) bun
9) can
10) big

While your child works

If Exercise A (alphabet order) is easy but Exercise B (beginning sounds) is hard, the gap is sound recognition, not letter knowledge - worth more time on the phonics sound-match game before moving to blending.
Say each word in Exercise B and C aloud before your child answers; this is a listening task as much as a writing one.

Open the Letter sounds and the alphabet worksheet on its own page

activity · easy · 30 min

Class 1 English CVC Word Blending Worksheet (With Answers)

Class 1 English · CVC word blending · 76 questions with answers

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Blending is the moment letter sounds turn into an actual word - c, a, t said quickly becomes cat. This worksheet practises that moment three ways: completing a word from a clue, blending sounds written separately, and matching a whole word to its meaning.

Blends three separate sounds into one spoken and written word
Completes a simple three-letter word using the correct vowel
Reads a simple word well enough to match it to its meaning

Exercise 1 of 7 · 12 questions

Fill in the missing vowel to complete the word that matches the clue.

Fill in the blank

Here’s one done for you

c_t - says meow and chases mice → try each vowel sound: cat, cet, cit, cot, cut → only 'cat' is a real word and matches the clue → cat

1)c_t - says meow and chases mice
2)d_g - a pet that barks
3)s_n - shines in the sky by day
4)h_n - a farm bird that lays eggs
5)p_g - a pink farm animal that oinks
6)b_g - you carry your books in it
7)m_p - helps you find your way
8)l_g - a piece of wood that has fallen from a tree
9)j_g - a container for pouring water or milk
10)t_n - a metal container that food comes in
11)r_g - you wipe your muddy shoes on it by the door
12)n_t - you catch a butterfly with this

Answers

1) a
2) o
3) u
4) e
5) i
6) a
7) a
8) o
9) u
10) i
11) u
12) e

Exercise 2 of 7 · 12 questions

Blend the sounds together and write the whole word.

Write the answer

Here’s one done for you

c - a - t → say each sound slowly, then run them together: c...a...t → cat

1)c - a - t
2)s - u - n
3)h - e - n
4)m - a - p
5)l - o - g
6)p - i - n
7)b - u - s
8)t - o - p
9)j - a - m
10)r - a - t
11)d - i - g
12)c - u - p

Answers

1) cat
2) sun
3) hen
4) map
5) log
6) pin
7) bus
8) top
9) jam
10) rat
11) dig
12) cup

Exercise 3 of 7 · 12 questions

Match each word to its meaning.

Match the pairs

Here’s one done for you

cat → read the word cat, then find the meaning that describes a cat → 'A pet that says meow.'

1)cat
2)dog
3)sun
4)bus
5)hen
6)map
7)pig
8)log
9)jam
10)rat
11)dig
12)cup

Answers

1) A pet that says meow.
2) A pet that barks.
3) It shines in the sky by day.
4) A big vehicle that carries many people.
5) A farm bird that lays eggs.
6) Shows you the way to a place.
7) A pink farm animal that oinks.
8) A piece of wood that has fallen from a tree.
9) A sweet fruit spread you put on bread.
10) A small animal with a long tail that likes to nibble.
11) To make a hole in the ground with a spade.
12) You drink tea or milk from it.

Exercise 4 of 7 · 10 questions

Break each word into its three sounds, separated by dashes.

Write the answer

Here’s one done for you

bat → say the word slowly and listen for each sound: b...a...t → b-a-t

1)bat
2)run
3)pen
4)wig
5)hop
6)tan
7)fig
8)mud
9)bun
10)van

Answers

1) b-a-t
2) r-u-n
3) p-e-n
4) w-i-g
5) h-o-p
6) t-a-n
7) f-i-g
8) m-u-d
9) b-u-n
10) v-a-n

Exercise 5 of 7 · 10 questions

Circle the word that does NOT belong to the same family (does not rhyme) as the others.

Circle the answer

Here’s one done for you

cat, hat, sat, dog → cat, hat and sat all end in -at; dog ends differently → dog

1)cat, hat, sat, dog
2)man, can, fan, pig
3)big, dig, wig, sun
4)hop, mop, top, cat
5)sun, fun, run, hat
6)bat, rat, mat, dog
7)pan, van, tan, pig
8)pig, fig, jig, top
9)pop, top, hop, hen
10)bun, run, fun, cat

Answers

1) dog
2) pig
3) sun
4) cat
5) hat
6) dog
7) pig
8) top
9) hen
10) cat

Exercise 6 of 7 · 10 questions

Fill in the blank with the correct word from the box: cat, bus, sun, hen, map, jam, cup, dig, pig, rat.

Fill in the blank

Here’s one done for you

The ___ shines in the sky. → look at the word box: cat, bus, sun, hen, map, jam, cup, dig, pig, rat → only 'sun' shines in the sky → sun

1)The ___ shines in the sky.
2)I drink milk from a ___.
3)We can use a ___ to find the way.
4)The ___ lays eggs on the farm.
5)I like to eat bread and ___.
6)The ___ says meow at night.
7)We got on the big yellow ___.
8)He will ___ a hole to plant a tree.
9)The ___ oinks in the mud.
10)A ___ has a long tail and likes to nibble.

Answers

1) sun
2) cup
3) map
4) hen
5) jam
6) cat
7) bus
8) dig
9) pig
10) rat

Exercise 7 of 7 · 10 questions

These words have four sounds. Blend them together and write the whole word. This one is trickier - take your time.

Write the answer

Here’s one done for you

f - l - a - g → blend the first two sounds together first: fl, then add a: fla, then g: flag → flag

1)f - l - a - g
2)c - r - a - b
3)s - w - i - m
4)d - r - u - m
5)f - r - o - g
6)s - t - e - p
7)s - p - o - t
8)p - l - a - n
9)t - r - a - p
10)s - t - o - p

Answers

1) flag
2) crab
3) swim
4) drum
5) frog
6) step
7) spot
8) plan
9) trap
10) stop

While your child works

Say each sound separately in Exercise B before your child writes the word - 'c... a... t' - rather than saying the word whole.
If Exercise A is difficult, cover the clue and just ask her to try each vowel sound out loud; hearing which one sounds right often works better than reasoning it out.

Open the CVC word blending worksheet on its own page

assessment · medium · 30 min

Class 1 English Word Families Worksheet (With Answers)

Class 1 English · Word families: -at, -an, -ig, -op · 73 questions with answers

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Once a child can blend, word families let her read faster by recognising a whole ending at once instead of sounding out every letter. This worksheet checks five common families - -at, -an, -ig, -op and -un - one at a time so you can see exactly which one still needs work.

Builds a real word by adding a beginning sound to a word family ending
Reads five common Class 1 word families: -at, -an, -ig, -op, -un
Recognises that words sharing an ending often sound alike

Exercise 1 of 8 · 12 questions

Add the beginning sound to '-at' to make a real word.

Fill in the blank

Here’s one done for you

c + at → add the sound 'c' to the family 'at': c...at → cat

1)c + at
2)h + at
3)m + at
4)s + at
5)r + at
6)f + at
7)b + at
8)p + at
9)th + at
10)ch + at
11)fl + at
12)wh + at

Answers

1) cat
2) hat
3) mat
4) sat
5) rat
6) fat
7) bat
8) pat
9) that
10) chat
11) flat
12) what

Exercise 2 of 8 · 10 questions

Add the beginning sound to '-an' to make a real word.

Fill in the blank

Here’s one done for you

c + an → add the sound 'c' to the family 'an': c...an → can

1)c + an
2)m + an
3)p + an
4)r + an
5)f + an
6)v + an
7)t + an
8)pl + an
9)cl + an
10)sp + an

Answers

1) can
2) man
3) pan
4) ran
5) fan
6) van
7) tan
8) plan
9) clan
10) span

Exercise 3 of 8 · 7 questions

Add the beginning sound to '-ig' to make a real word.

Fill in the blank

Here’s one done for you

p + ig → add the sound 'p' to the family 'ig': p...ig → pig

1)p + ig
2)b + ig
3)d + ig
4)w + ig
5)f + ig
6)j + ig
7)tw + ig

Answers

1) pig
2) big
3) dig
4) wig
5) fig
6) jig
7) twig

Exercise 4 of 8 · 10 questions

Add the beginning sound to '-op' to make a real word.

Fill in the blank

Here’s one done for you

h + op → add the sound 'h' to the family 'op': h...op → hop

1)h + op
2)m + op
3)t + op
4)p + op
5)dr + op
6)st + op
7)sh + op
8)cr + op
9)fl + op
10)ch + op

Answers

1) hop
2) mop
3) top
4) pop
5) drop
6) stop
7) shop
8) crop
9) flop
10) chop

Exercise 5 of 8 · 4 questions

Add the beginning sound to '-un' to make a real word.

Fill in the blank

Here’s one done for you

b + un → add the sound 'b' to the family 'un': b...un → bun

1)b + un
2)r + un
3)s + un
4)f + un

Answers

1) bun
2) run
3) sun
4) fun

Exercise 6 of 8 · 10 questions

Circle the word that does NOT belong to the same family as the others.

Circle the answer

Here’s one done for you

cat, hat, sat, sun → cat, hat and sat all belong to the -at family; sun belongs to a different family → sun

1)cat, hat, sat, sun
2)man, can, fan, pig
3)big, dig, wig, top
4)hop, mop, top, cat
5)bun, run, fun, hat
6)pan, van, tan, dig
7)fig, pig, jig, sun
8)shop, chop, crop, man
9)rat, bat, mat, fun
10)sun, bun, fun, cat

Answers

1) sun
2) pig
3) top
4) cat
5) hat
6) dig
7) sun
8) man
9) fun
10) cat

Exercise 7 of 8 · 10 questions

Match each word to a word that rhymes with it.

Match the pairs

Here’s one done for you

cat → find a word that ends the same way as cat: c-at, h-at → hat

1)cat
2)man
3)pig
4)top
5)bun
6)rat
7)van
8)wig
9)mop
10)fan

Answers

1) hat
2) can
3) dig
4) hop
5) fun
6) mat
7) tan
8) big
9) pop
10) pan

Exercise 8 of 8 · 10 questions

Fill in the blank with a word from the box that completes the sentence: cat, hop, bun, mop, fan, dig, top, run, wig, shop.

Fill in the blank

Here’s one done for you

Please clean the floor with the ___. → look at the box: cat, hop, bun, mop, fan, dig, top, run, wig, shop → only 'mop' is used for cleaning a floor → mop

1)I like to eat a soft ___ for breakfast.
2)Please clean the floor with the ___.
3)The rabbit likes to ___ across the grass.
4)It is hot, so please turn on the ___.
5)The dog will ___ a hole in the garden.
6)She wore a funny curly ___ for the play.
7)We went to the ___ to buy some bread.
8)The ___ sat on the warm mat.
9)He can ___ very fast in the race.
10)Put the lid on ___ of the box.

Answers

1) bun
2) mop
3) hop
4) fan
5) dig
6) wig
7) shop
8) cat
9) run
10) top

While your child works

Read the family out loud first - 'at, at, at' - so your child hears the pattern before building words from it.
If one family (say -ig) is much harder than the others, spend a few extra minutes on just that one rather than repeating the whole sheet.

Open the Word families: -at, -an, -ig, -op worksheet on its own page

revision · medium · 30 min

Class 1 English Sight Words Worksheet (With Answers)

Class 1 English · Sight words and simple sentences · 70 questions with answers

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Sight words are the small, frequent words - this, go, are, has - that a child needs to recognise instantly rather than sound out every time. This worksheet checks them several ways: using one correctly in a sentence, spelling it correctly, putting sight words in the right order to build a full sentence, and reading short sentences to answer a question about them.

Chooses the correct sight word to complete a simple sentence
Spells common sight words correctly
Orders words into a sentence with a capital letter and full stop

Exercise 1 of 6 · 12 questions

Fill in each blank with the correct word from the box: this, go, do, on, read, has, are, that, like, can, the, is.

Fill in the blank

Here’s one done for you

___ dog next to me is very big. → read the sentence and try words from the box: this, go, do, on, read, has, are, that, like, can, the, is → 'This dog next to me is very big' makes sense because the dog is close by → This

1)___ dog next to me is very big.
2)I ___ to school every day.
3)___ you like a mango?
4)The cat is sitting ___ the mat.
5)I can ___ a book by myself.
6)She ___ a red ball in her hand.
7)We ___ happy today because school is closed.
8)___ boy standing over there is my friend.
9)I ___ mangoes very much.
10)He ___ run very fast in a race.
11)This is ___ biggest mango on the tree.
12)Amma says the roti ___ tasty.

Answers

1) This
2) go
3) Do
4) on
5) read
6) has
7) are
8) That
9) like
10) can
11) the
12) is

Exercise 2 of 6 · 12 questions

Circle the correctly spelled sight word.

Circle the answer

Here’s one done for you

the / teh → 'the' is the correct spelling; 'teh' is not a real word → the

1)the / teh
2)was / wus
3)said / sed
4)they / thay
5)here / heer
6)come / cume
7)little / litle
8)where / wher
9)what / wat
10)who / hoo
11)some / sum
12)there / thair

Answers

1) the
2) was
3) said
4) they
5) here
6) come
7) little
8) where
9) what
10) who
11) some
12) there

Exercise 3 of 6 · 12 questions

Put the words in order to make a correct sentence, with a capital letter and full stop.

Put in order

Here’s one done for you

rickshaw. a in ride We → find the capital letter to start the sentence: We → then order the rest and keep the full stop: We ride in a rickshaw.

1)dog. a is This
2)ball. red a has She
3)school. to go I
4)today. happy are We
5)book. a read can I
6)mat. the on is cat The
7)friend. my is That
8)apple. an like you Do
9)rickshaw. a in ride We
10)peacock. a saw I
11)sweet. is mango The
12)rice. cooks Amma

Answers

1) This is a dog.
2) She has a red ball.
3) I go to school.
4) We are happy today.
5) I can read a book.
6) The cat is on the mat.
7) That is my friend.
8) Do you like an apple?
9) We ride in a rickshaw.
10) I saw a peacock.
11) The mango is sweet.
12) Amma cooks rice.

Exercise 4 of 6 · 12 questions

Circle the word that correctly completes the sentence.

Circle the answer

Here’s one done for you

I ___ to the market. (go / has) → try both: 'I has to the market' does not sound right; 'I go to the market' does → go

1)I ___ to the market. (go / has)
2)She ___ a new bag. (has / go)
3)They ___ playing outside. (are / is)
4)He ___ happy today. (is / are)
5)___ you want some water? (Do / Does)
6)___ she like mangoes? (Does / Do)
7)We ___ going to school. (are / is)
8)The baby ___ sleeping. (is / are)
9)I can ___ this book easily. (read / reads)
10)My sister ___ every night before bed. (reads / read)
11)This ___ my favourite book. (is / are)
12)The children ___ singing a song. (are / is)

Answers

1) go
2) has
3) are
4) is
5) Do
6) Does
7) are
8) is
9) read
10) reads
11) is
12) are

Exercise 5 of 6 · 12 questions

Read each sentence, then circle the correct answer.

Choose the correct answer

Here’s one done for you

Amma has a red umbrella. What colour is the umbrella? - red / blue / green → the sentence says 'a red umbrella' → red

1)Amma has a red umbrella. What colour is the umbrella? - red / blue / green
2)Ravi can run very fast. Who can run fast? - Ravi / his dog / his friend
3)The mango is on the table. Where is the mango? - on the table / in the bag / under the bed
4)We go to school every day. How often do we go to school? - every day / once a week / never
5)The peacock has pretty feathers. What does the peacock have? - pretty feathers / a long tail only / nothing
6)I can read this little book. What can I do? - read this book / write this book / lose this book
7)They are happy today. How do they feel today? - happy / sad / tired
8)The rickshaw is yellow and black. What colours is the rickshaw? - yellow and black / red and white / blue and green
9)Amma said the roti is tasty. Who said the roti is tasty? - Amma / Ravi / the teacher
10)This is my little dog. Whose dog is this? - mine / my friend's / my sister's
11)Ravi and his sister play near the mango tree. Where do they play? - near the mango tree / near the school / near the shop
12)The little cat sleeps under the table. Where does the cat sleep? - under the table / on the roof / in the rickshaw

Answers

1) red
2) Ravi
3) on the table
4) every day
5) pretty feathers
6) read this book
7) happy
8) yellow and black
9) Amma
10) mine
11) near the mango tree
12) under the table

Exercise 6 of 6 · 10 questions

Each sentence is missing a capital letter and a full stop. Rewrite it correctly.

Write the answer

Here’s one done for you

this is my friend → add a capital letter at the start and a full stop at the end: This is my friend.

1)this is my friend
2)they are playing outside
3)she has a red umbrella
4)we go to school every day
5)amma cooks tasty roti
6)the peacock has pretty feathers
7)i can read this book
8)this mango is very sweet
9)he likes to ride the rickshaw
10)that is a little cat

Answers

1) This is my friend.
2) They are playing outside.
3) She has a red umbrella.
4) We go to school every day.
5) Amma cooks tasty roti.
6) The peacock has pretty feathers.
7) I can read this book.
8) This mango is very sweet.
9) He likes to ride the rickshaw.
10) That is a little cat.

While your child works

Read each finished sentence back aloud in Exercise A so it is checked by ear as well as by eye.
In Exercise C, the punctuation is part of the answer - a sentence without a capital letter or full stop should count as not quite finished.

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Class 1 English Reading Worksheet (With Answers)

Class 1 English · Reading simple sentences and punctuation · 70 questions with answers

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This is the most demanding worksheet on this page, and it is meant to be attempted last: read a short passage built entirely from known words, answer simple questions about it, decide which statements are true, find the meaning of words used in the story, fix missing capital letters and full stops, and rebuild a few of its sentences from scrambled words.

Reads a short simple passage aloud and follows its meaning
Answers a direct question about something stated in the passage
Corrects a sentence missing a capital letter and full stop

Exercise 1 of 7 · 10 questions

Read the passage, then answer the questions. Passage: Tom has a big red van. The van can go fast. Tom and his dog sit in the van. The dog is happy. They stop at a shop to buy a mango. Tom gives a piece to his dog. Tom claps and says, 'This is fun!'

Choose the correct answer

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What colour is Tom's van? - red / blue / green → find the sentence about the van's colour: 'Tom has a big red van' → red

1)What colour is Tom's van? - red / blue / green
2)Who sits in the van with Tom? - his dog / his cat / his friend
3)How does the van go? - fast / slow / not at all
4)How does the dog feel? - happy / sad / sleepy
5)Where do they stop? - at a shop / at school / at home
6)What do they buy? - a mango / a book / a ball
7)Who does Tom give a piece of mango to? - his dog / his friend / no one
8)What does Tom say at the end? - 'This is fun!' / 'This is sad!' / 'This is big!'
9)Who owns the van? - Tom / the dog / a friend
10)What did Tom and his dog do first - sit in the van or buy a mango? - sit in the van / buy a mango / neither

Answers

1) red
2) his dog
3) fast
4) happy
5) at a shop
6) a mango
7) his dog
8) 'This is fun!'
9) Tom
10) sit in the van

Exercise 2 of 7 · 12 questions

Rewrite each sentence with the correct capital letter and full stop.

Write the answer

Here’s one done for you

tom has a van → add a capital letter at the start and a full stop at the end: Tom has a van.

1)tom has a van
2)the van is red
3)his dog is happy
4)they go for a ride
5)she likes the van
6)we can see the dog
7)the dog can run
8)tom claps for the dog
9)they stop at a shop
10)tom buys a ripe mango
11)he sits with his dog
12)the shop is near the road

Answers

1) Tom has a van.
2) The van is red.
3) His dog is happy.
4) They go for a ride.
5) She likes the van.
6) We can see the dog.
7) The dog can run.
8) Tom claps for the dog.
9) They stop at a shop.
10) Tom buys a ripe mango.
11) He sits with his dog.
12) The shop is near the road.

Exercise 3 of 7 · 10 questions

Put the words in order to make a correct sentence.

Put in order

Here’s one done for you

shop. a at stop They → find the capital letter to start: They → then order the rest and keep the full stop: They stop at a shop.

1)van. red big a has Tom
2)fast. go can van The
3)happy. is dog The
4)fun! is This
5)van. the in sit dog his and Tom
6)ride. a for go They
7)shop. a at stop They
8)mango. a buy They
9)dog. his to mango of piece a gives Tom
10)happy. very is dog The

Answers

1) Tom has a big red van.
2) The van can go fast.
3) The dog is happy.
4) This is fun!
5) Tom and his dog sit in the van.
6) They go for a ride.
7) They stop at a shop.
8) They buy a mango.
9) Tom gives a piece of mango to his dog.
10) The dog is very happy.

Exercise 4 of 7 · 10 questions

Read each sentence about the story. Circle True or False.

Circle the answer

Here’s one done for you

Tom's van is red. - True / False → the passage says 'Tom has a big red van' → True

1)Tom's van is red. - True / False
2)Tom's van is very slow. - True / False
3)The dog is sad. - True / False
4)Tom and his dog stop at a shop. - True / False
5)They buy a book at the shop. - True / False
6)Tom gives his dog a piece of mango. - True / False
7)Tom says, 'This is fun!' - True / False
8)The dog drives the van. - True / False
9)Tom owns the van. - True / False
10)They go for a ride in a rickshaw. - True / False

Answers

1) True
2) False
3) False
4) True
5) False
6) True
7) True
8) False
9) True
10) False

Exercise 5 of 7 · 12 questions

Read each meaning, then write the matching word from the passage.

Fill in the blank

Here’s one done for you

Not small - ___ → look in the passage for a word that means not small: 'Tom has a big red van' → big

1)Not small - ___
2)The colour of a ripe tomato - ___
3)A vehicle that carries people and things - ___
4)Not slow - ___
5)An animal that barks and has four legs - ___
6)Feeling glad, not sad - ___
7)A small place where you buy things - ___
8)A sweet yellow fruit - ___
9)A small part of something bigger - ___
10)Enjoyable, not boring - ___
11)To purchase something with money - ___
12)To move your hands together to make a sound - ___

Answers

1) big
2) red
3) van
4) fast
5) dog
6) happy
7) shop
8) mango
9) piece
10) fun
11) buy
12) claps

Exercise 6 of 7 · 10 questions

Read the passage again if needed, then fill in the missing word in each sentence below.

Fill in the blank

Here’s one done for you

Tom has a big red ___. → look back at the passage: 'Tom has a big red van' → van

1)Tom has a big red ___.
2)The van can go ___.
3)Tom and his dog ___ in the van.
4)The dog is ___.
5)They stop at a ___ to buy a mango.
6)Tom gives a piece to his ___.
7)Tom ___ and says, 'This is fun!'
8)This is ___!
9)They stop at a shop to buy a ___.
10)Tom has a big ___ van.

Answers

1) van
2) fast
3) sit
4) happy
5) shop
6) dog
7) claps
8) fun
9) mango
10) red

Exercise 7 of 7 · 6 questions

These events from the story are out of order. Write 1 to 6 next to each one to show the order they happened in the passage.

Put in order

Here’s one done for you

They stop at a shop. → this happens after they sit in the van but before they buy the mango → it is the 3rd event → 3

1)Tom claps and says, 'This is fun!'
2)They stop at a shop.
3)Tom has a big red van.
4)Tom gives a piece of mango to his dog.
5)Tom and his dog sit in the van.
6)They buy a mango.

Answers

1) 6
2) 3
3) 1
4) 5
5) 2
6) 4

While your child works

Have your child read the passage aloud to you before starting the questions - this checks reading, not just answer-guessing from familiar words in the questions.
This worksheet is meant to feel harder than the others; if it feels too hard, the sight words and word families worksheets are the better place to build up from first.

Open the Reading simple sentences and punctuation worksheet on its own page

What do Class 1 English worksheets actually practise?

These worksheets stay inside what Class 1 English actually teaches: recognising a letter and knowing the sound it makes, blending those sounds into a whole word, building a small bank of sight words, and reading a short sentence aloud without help. Nothing on this page assumes prior grammar knowledge or asks a child to read something she has never seen before at length - Class 1 is still the year a child learns to decode, not the year she is tested on comprehension.

Each worksheet below targets one specific skill rather than mixing several at once, because a five- or six-year-old does better with one clear task than a page that jumps between topics. The phonics page covers the sound-to-letter groundwork in more depth if your child is still at the very beginning of that stage; the worksheets here assume she already knows most letter sounds and is starting to blend them into words and short sentences.

How to use these worksheets without turning reading into a chore

Ten focused minutes most days works better than one long session at the weekend. A Class 1 child's attention for this kind of task is short, and pushing past it tends to produce guessing rather than genuine reading. Sit beside her rather than across from her, read the instruction aloud together, and let her attempt the first item before stepping in.

Read the child's answer back to her once she has written it, sounding it out together. This does two things at once: it catches a mistake she can hear even when she cannot yet spot it on the page, and it turns a worksheet into a small reading exercise rather than only a writing one. If she gets stuck on one item, move on and come back to it rather than sitting on it until frustration sets in.

Worksheets work best paired with real reading - a school reader, a simple picture book, anything with words she can point to. A worksheet checks whether a skill has stuck; a book is where that skill actually gets used.

My own English isn't strong - can I still help with these?

This is one of the most common worries we hear, and it deserves a direct answer: you do not need confident English yourself to make these worksheets useful. At this stage your child is learning to connect a letter to a sound and a sound to a word - not grammar, not accent, not vocabulary you might feel unsure of. Sitting beside her while she sounds out c-a-t slowly, even if your own pronunciation is not textbook-perfect, teaches her the habit that matters most: that an unfamiliar word is something you work out, not something you either already know or give up on.

Use the answer key to check her work after she has tried, not to read the answer to her first.
If a word feels difficult to say yourself, sound it out together rather than skipping it - she learns from watching you work it out as much as from getting it right.
Ten minutes of sitting with her matters more than getting every sound perfectly right yourself.

If you would rather hand this over to a trained teacher, our Class 1 English tuition classes are built around exactly this stage, with group classs where a teacher listens to each child read individually.

What Class 1 English does not include yet

Class 1 English deliberately leaves out several things that show up on worksheet sites aimed at older classes, and it is worth saying so plainly rather than letting a parent wonder why a topic is missing. There is no grammar taught as a named topic - no tenses, no parts of speech drilled in isolation. There is no comprehension passage of any real length with questions about a story the child has never seen; reading here means a sentence built almost entirely from words she already knows. There is no paragraph writing.

All three of those arrive over the next two or three years, once decoding is solid enough that a child's attention is free to think about meaning rather than the mechanics of reading each word. Asking a Class 1 child to do them earlier does not accelerate anything - it usually just produces guessing dressed up as an answer. If your child is comfortably ahead of this and reading fluently already, our Class 2 level worksheets are the more useful next step rather than repeating this one.

How to use the answer key without turning it into a test

Every worksheet here prints with its questions first and the answers on a separate page, so checking does not mean handing your child a page with the correct answers already visible. Go through it together once she has finished, rather than marking it alone and handing back a score - a five-year-old learns more from hearing why an answer was right or wrong than from a tick or a cross.

A wrong answer at this stage is usually information, not a failure: a missed vowel sound, a letter reversal, a guess made from the first letter alone. Note which kind of mistake keeps recurring across a few worksheets rather than reacting to any single one - that pattern is what tells you whether to slow down on blending, revisit sight words, or simply keep going as she is.

Questions parents ask

Class 1 English worksheets - your questions

Does this include an answer key?

Yes. Every worksheet on this page has a full answer key, printed on a separate page so the questions stay clean if you want your child to attempt them first.

Is this printable?

Yes. Every worksheet is formatted to print cleanly on a standard A4 page, questions and answer key on separate pages.

Can I download this as a PDF?

Yes, each worksheet has a PDF download link above its questions, ready to print or save for later.

What is the difference between phonics worksheets and English worksheets for Class 1?

Phonics worksheets focus only on letter sounds and blending - the narrow skill of turning letters into words. Class 1 English worksheets cover that plus what sits on top of it: sight words, simple sentences, capital letters and full stops. See our dedicated phonics page for that stage on its own.

How many of these worksheets should my child do in a week?

Two or three short sessions a week, ten minutes each, work better than one long sitting. Consistency matters far more than volume at this age.

My child can say the alphabet but cannot blend sounds into a word - where should we start?

Start with the letter sounds worksheet, not the sentence-reading one. Knowing letter names and blending sounds are different skills, and a child who can recite the alphabet may still need real practice turning c-a-t into cat.

Are these worksheets aligned to the CBSE and NCERT Class 1 English syllabus?

Yes. They follow NCERT's published learning outcomes for Class 1 English - letter-sound correspondence, blending simple words, sight words, and reading and speaking in simple sentences.

My child got several answers wrong - should I mark the sheet and move on?

Go through the wrong answers together instead of just marking them. At this age a wrong answer is usually a specific gap - a missed vowel sound, a guessed letter - worth talking through rather than only correcting.

My child is already reading well - does she still need Class 1 English worksheets?

If she is reading fluently and blending words without help, these worksheets will feel easy, which is a useful check rather than wasted time. If she moves through them quickly and without errors, our Class 2 English worksheets are the better next step.

Do these worksheets cover grammar topics like tenses?

No, not at Class 1. Named grammar topics such as tenses start in later classes, once a child is decoding comfortably. Class 1 stays with letter sounds, blending, sight words and simple sentences.

Where Class 1 parents usually go after these worksheets.

Phonics classes
Structured, focused practice for the sound-to-letter stage.
Class 1 English tuition online
Small-group classes for the same syllabus these worksheets cover.
Phonics sound-match game
A five-minute sound-to-letter game for practice between worksheets.
Dictation words generator
Hear simple words read aloud and write them down.
Spoken English classes for kids
For a child who understands English but answers only in single words.
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The worksheets themselves

Class 1 English Letter Sounds Worksheet (With Answers)

Class 1 English CVC Word Blending Worksheet (With Answers)

Class 1 English Word Families Worksheet (With Answers)

Class 1 English Sight Words Worksheet (With Answers)

Class 1 English Reading Worksheet (With Answers)

Class 1 English - the guide

What do Class 1 English worksheets actually practise?

How to use these worksheets without turning reading into a chore

My own English isn't strong - can I still help with these?

What Class 1 English does not include yet

How to use the answer key without turning it into a test

Class 1 English worksheets - your questions

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