Grade 1 English Language Arts · Spelling Practice
Build spelling skills with five 10-question practice tests covering CVC words, short vowels, blends, digraphs, word families, plurals, and sentence spelling.
These Grade 1 English Language Arts practice tests help students connect sounds to letters and spell common early-reading words. Students work with short vowels, consonant blends, digraphs, word families, plural endings, and familiar words in sentences.
Say each word slowly and ask the student to listen for every sound. Complete one 10-question test at a time, then review the solution and write the correct word. Encourage the student to use the same spelling pattern in another word.
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1. Test
A 10-question Grade 1 practice test on CVC spelling, short vowels, blends, digraphs, word families, plurals, and spelling in sentences.
Say each word or read the sentence carefully. Choose one spelling, then open the solution to review the sound or word pattern.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is cat.
Cat uses c for /k/, a for /a/, and t for /t/.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is dog.
Dog has the short o sound between d and g.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: C
The correct answer is sun.
Sun is spelled with u for the short u sound.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: D
The correct answer is map.
Map uses the short a vowel between m and p.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is fit.
Fit uses i for the short i sound.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is hen.
Hen uses e for the short e sound.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: C
The correct answer is pig.
Pig has the short i sound spelled with i.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: D
The correct answer is log.
Log uses o for the short o sound.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is cup.
Cup uses u for the short u sound.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is bed.
Bed uses e for the short e sound.
The practice tests cover CVC words, short vowels, consonant blends, digraphs, rhyming word families, regular plurals, and familiar words in simple sentences.
Say a word slowly, have the child stretch the sounds, write the letters, and then check the word. Reading and writing words in short sentences also builds spelling memory.
The page includes five mini tests with 10 questions each, for 50 Grade 1 spelling questions in total.
