📄 1st Grade English (ELA): Phonics and Sight Words Worksheet
📌 1. True / False
1. A vowel is a letter that always makes a short sound.
2. The word "the" is a common sight word.
3. The letter 'b' makes the /b/ sound, as in 'ball'.
4. All words in English have only one vowel.
5. Sight words are words we should try to memorize by looking at them, without sounding them out.
✏️ 2. Fill in the Blanks
1. I to school every day.
2. The little cat is the mat.
3. We can the book together.
4. A consonant is any letter that is not a .
5. The word "said" is a common word.
🔗 3. Matching
« Learning how letters and sounds work together to read words.
« A word you know by heart and can read quickly, without sounding it out.
« The letters a, e, i, o, u.
« Any letter of the alphabet that is not a vowel.
« Putting individual sounds together to form a word.
✍️ 4. Short Answer Questions
1. Name two sight words you know.
💡 Suggested Answer: Examples: the, and, said, is, my, I, see.
2. What sound does the letter 'c' often make at the beginning of words like "cat" and "cup"?
💡 Suggested Answer: The /k/ sound.
🎯 5. Multiple Choice
1. Which word rhymes with "cat"?
2. Which of these is a common sight word?
3. What is the beginning sound of the word "sun"?
📝 6. Open-Ended Questions
1. Read the word "run". Now, change the first letter to 'f'. What new word do you make?
💡 Solution Steps:
Step 1: Identify the original word: run.
Step 2: Identify the first letter: 'r'.
Step 3: Change 'r' to 'f'.
Step 4: The new word is "fun".
2. Write a simple sentence using the sight words "I" and "see".
💡 Solution Steps:
Step 1: Think of a simple action involving 'seeing'.
Step 2: Start the sentence with "I".
Step 3: Use the word "see" next.
Step 4: Add something that "I see".
Example: "I see a big dog." or "I see the blue car."
3. Look at the word "bed". What are the three individual sounds you hear in this word?
💡 Solution Steps:
Step 1: Say the word "bed" slowly.
Step 2: Listen for the first sound: /b/.
Step 3: Listen for the middle sound: /e/ (short e sound).
Step 4: Listen for the last sound: /d/.
Step 5: The three sounds are /b/, /e/, /d/.
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Phonics and Sight Words Worksheet
SCORE
A. True (T) / False (F)
( .... )
A vowel is a letter that always makes a short sound.
( .... )
The word "the" is a common sight word.
( .... )
The letter 'b' makes the /b/ sound, as in 'ball'.
( .... )
All words in English have only one vowel.
( .... )
Sight words are words we should try to memorize by looking at them, without sounding them out.
B. Fill in the Blanks
1)
I .................... to school every day.
2)
The little cat is .................... the mat.
3)
We can .................... the book together.
4)
A consonant is any letter that is not a .....................
5)
The word "said" is a common .................... word.
C. Matching Concepts
( .... )
Learning how letters and sounds work together to read words.
- Phonics
( .... )
A word you know by heart and can read quickly, without sounding it out.
- Sight Word
( .... )
The letters a, e, i, o, u.
- Blending
( .... )
Any letter of the alphabet that is not a vowel.
- Consonant
( .... )
Putting individual sounds together to form a word.
- Vowel
D. Short Answer Questions
1)
Name two sight words you know.
2)
What sound does the letter 'c' often make at the beginning of words like "cat" and "cup"?
E. Multiple Choice Questions
1)
Which word rhymes with "cat"?
A) runB) hatC) dogD) big
2)
Which of these is a common sight word?
A) elephantB) bicycleC) isD) dinosaur
3)
What is the beginning sound of the word "sun"?
A) /s/B) /u/C) /n/D) /m/
F. Open-Ended Questions
1)
Read the word "run". Now, change the first letter to 'f'. What new word do you make?
2)
Write a simple sentence using the sight words "I" and "see".
3)
Look at the word "bed". What are the three individual sounds you hear in this word?