Class 1 English

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Reading foundations

1. Consonants and vowels

   1. Sort consonants and vowels

   2. Find the vowels in a word

2. Syllables

   1. How many syllables does the word have?

   2. Sort by the number of syllables

3. Rhyming

   1. Choose the picture that rhymes with the word

   2. Which word does not rhyme?

   3. Complete the rhyme

   4. Complete the poem with a word that rhymes

4. Blending and segmenting

   1. Blend each sound in a word together

   2. Identify each sound in a word

   3. Put the sounds in order

5. Consonant sounds and letters

   1. Which two words start with the same sound?

   2. Which two words end with the same sound?

   3. Which letter does the word start with?

   4. Which letter does the word end with?

6. Consonant blends and digraphs

   1. Complete the word with the right initial consonant blend

   2. Does the word start with a consonant blend?

   3. Complete the word with the right final consonant blend

   4. Does the word end with a consonant blend?

   5. Fill in the missing consonant blend

   6. Complete the word to match the picture: -ss, -ll, -ff, -zz, -ck

   7. Choose the correct digraph

   8. Complete the word with the right digraph

   9. Spell the digraph word

   10. Sort by initial consonant blend or digraph

7. Short a

   1. Choose the short a word that matches the picture

   2. Complete the short a word

   3. Choose the short a sentence that matches the picture

8. Short e

   1. Choose the picture that matches the short e word

   2. Complete the short e word

   3. Choose the short e sentence that matches the picture

9. Short i

   1. Choose the short i word that matches the picture

   2. Complete the short i words

   3. Choose the short i sentence that matches the picture

10. Short o

    1. Choose the short o word that matches the picture

    2. Complete the short o word

    3. Choose the short o sentence that matches the picture

11. Short u

    1. Choose the picture that matches the short u word

    2. Complete the short u word

    3. Choose the short u sentence that matches the picture

12. Short vowels

    1. Identify the short vowel sound in a word

    2. Complete the word with the right short vowel

    3. Spell the short vowel word

    4. Complete the sentence with the correct short vowel word

13. Short and long vowels

    1. Which two words have the same vowel sound?

    2. Sort short and long vowel words

    3. Match the short a and long a words to pictures

    4. Match the short e and long e words to pictures

    5. Choose the short i or long i word that matches the picture

    6. Choose the short o or long o word that matches the picture

    7. Choose the short u or long u word that matches the picture

    8. Use spelling patterns to sort long and short vowel words

14. Silent e

    1. Choose the silent e word that matches the picture

    2. Complete the silent e words

    3. Spell the silent e word

    4. Choose the silent e sentence that matches the picture

15. Vowel digraphs

    1. Choose the picture that matches the vowel digraph word

    2. Complete the vowel digraph words

    3. Complete the word with the right vowel digraph

    4. Choose the vowel digraph sentence that matches the picture

16. Diphthongs: oi, oy, ou, ow

    1. Choose the diphthong word that matches the picture

    2. Complete the word with the right diphthong: oi, oy, ou, ow

17. Two-syllable words

    1. Put two syllables together to create a word: easier

    2. Put two syllables together to create a word: harder

    3. Complete the two-syllable words

    4. Complete the sentence with a two-syllable word

18. Sight words

    1. Choose the sight word that you hear

    2. Complete the sentence with the correct sight word

    3. Spell the sight word

 

Reading strategies

1. Reality vs fiction

   1. Which could happen in real life?

2. Main idea

   1. What is the picture about?

3. Inference and analysis

   1. Which feeling matches the picture?

   2. What will happen next?

   3. What am I?

   4. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters

 

Vocabulary

1. Nouns and adjectives

   1. Complete the sentence with a noun to match the picture

   2. Compare pictures using adjectives

   3. Use number words

2. Categories

   1. Sort words into categories

   2. Which word is not like the others?

3. Synonyms and antonyms

   1. Choose the synonyms

   2. Choose the antonyms

4. Multiple-meaning words

   1. Multiple-meaning words with pictures

5. Shades of meaning

   1. Find the words with related meanings

   2. Describe the difference between related words

   3. Order related words based on meaning

6. Prefixes and suffixes

   1. Use words with prefixes and suffixes

   2. Understand words with prefixes and suffixes

7. Context clues

   1. Use context to identify the meaning of a word

8. Reference skills

   1. Put the letters in ABC order

   2. Put the words in ABC order

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Grammar and mechanics

1. Sentences

1. Identify statements

2. Identify questions

3. Identify exclamations

4. Identify commands

5. Choose the right end mark

6. Statement, question, command or exclamation?

7. Who, what, when, where or why?

8. Is it the naming or action part of the sentence?

9. Find the complete sentences

10. Complete the sentence

11. Unscramble the words to make a complete sentence

1. Nouns

1. Is the noun a person, animal, place or thing?

2. Select the nouns

3. Identify nouns in a sentence

4. Sort common and proper nouns

5. Identify proper nouns

6. Regular plurals: select the word that matches the picture

7. Form regular plurals with -s and -es

8. Use singular and plural nouns

9. Irregular plurals: select the word that matches the picture

10. Select the possessive noun that matches the picture

11. Form the singular possessive

1. Pronouns

1. Choose between subject and object personal pronouns

2. Choose the correct personal pronoun

3. Complete the sentence with the correct personal pronoun

4. Choose the correct possessive pronoun

5. Use the correct possessive pronoun

1. Verbs

1. Complete the sentence with an action verb to match the picture

2. Identify action verbs

3. Use action verbs

1. Subject-verb agreement

1. One or more than one?

2. Complete the sentence with the best verb

3. Complete the sentence with the best subject

4. Pronoun-verb agreement: Complete the sentence with the best verb

5. Pronoun-verb agreement: Complete the sentence with the best subject

1. Verb tense

1. Select the sentence that tells about the present

2. Select the sentence that tells about the past

3. Select the sentence that tells about the future

4. Place sentences on a timeline

5. Form and use the regular past tense

6. Identify the irregular past tense

7. Place sentences with irregular verbs on a timeline

8. Complete the verb with the ending that you hear

9. Match the -ed and -ing sentences to the pictures

10. To be: use the correct present tense form

11. To be: use the correct past tense form

12. To be: use the correct form

13. To have: use the correct form

1. Articles

1. Use the correct article: a or an

2. Identify articles

1. Adjectives

1. Use sense words

2. Does the adjective tell you what kind or how many?

3. Identify adjectives

4. Compare pictures using comparative and superlative adjectives

5. Identify comparative and superlative adjectives

6. Does the adjective compare two or more than two?

1. Prepositions

1. Select the best preposition to match the picture

2. Select the best preposition to complete the sentence

1. Linking words

1. Use conjunctions

2. Identify time-order words

3. Put the sentences in order

1. Contractions

1. Match the contractions

2. Form pronoun-verb contractions

3. Form contractions with 'not'

4. Complete the sentence with the correct contraction

1. Capitalisation

1. Capitalise the names of people and pets

2. Capitalise days and months

3. Capitalise sentences and the pronoun 'I'