21 questions
1st - 1st Grade
English
1st Grade Phonics and Language Review is a free printable English worksheet for Grade 1 students building early phonics and language skills through picture-based practice. Across 21 items, students complete 9 fill-in-the-blank prompts, answer 4 multiple-select questions, and solve 8 multiple-choice questions. The tasks ask them to identify pictured animals and colors, recognize beginning letters and sounds, and name pictures that contain the short i and short o sounds. This worksheet supports foundational sound-symbol recognition and vocabulary recall in an accessible review format. Students must connect an image to its spoken word, distinguish beginning sounds such as /k/ and /b/, and apply vowel-sound knowledge to picture words such as fish, zip, octopus, and fox. Use it for independent practice, phonics review, or a quick check of Grade 1 readiness. A complete answer key is included with this free printable worksheet.
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horse
black
bird
/k/
/k/
M
Fin
Hit
Pig.
Pot.
Hot
This Grade 1 English worksheet combines picture-based vocabulary and phonics practice in 21 items: 9 fill-in-the-blank, 4 multiple-select, and 8 multiple-choice questions. Students identify pictured animals and colors, choose beginning letters or sounds, and name pictures associated with the short i and short o sounds. Completing these varied items helps students connect spoken words, images, letters, and vowel sounds.
Introduce the worksheet by having students name each picture aloud before they look at the answer choices. Model stretching the first sound in words such as the pictured items used for /k/, /b/, or /d/, then contrast that work with the short i and short o picture prompts. After guided practice, let students complete the fill-in-the-blank and selected-response items independently and explain how they identified each sound.
Students may identify the picture correctly but select the wrong beginning letter or sound, especially when choices include visually similar letters such as p, q, b, and d. They may also choose a word based on the picture alone without checking whether it contains the requested short i or short o sound. In the multiple-select items, check that students read all choices rather than stopping after finding one familiar animal, color, or letter.
You can assign the 21-item worksheet as a printable PDF or as a digital quiz on Wayground, and it includes a complete answer key for checking the beginning-sound, vocabulary, and short-vowel responses. For printable submissions, scan student work with the Wayground for Teachers app to streamline grading.
In Advanced Settings, adjust font spacing and font size to make the picture labels, sound prompts, and fill-in-the-blank lines easier to read. You can also enable a dyslexia-friendly font for students who benefit from that presentation. Translation is available when needed, but review translated versions carefully because the short i and short o tasks target English sounds and words.
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