Grade 1 English Language Arts · Spelling Practice

Grade 1 Spelling Practice Test

Build spelling skills with five 10-question practice tests covering CVC words, short vowels, blends, digraphs, word families, plurals, and sentence spelling.

Spelling Practice Tests

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.

Skills covered

  • Spelling simple consonant-vowel-consonant words
  • Choosing short vowel letters in words
  • Reading and spelling common blends and digraphs
  • Recognizing rhyming word families
  • Spelling regular plural words with s and es
  • Applying spelling patterns in simple sentences

How to use these practice tests

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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Grade 1 Spelling Practice Tests

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.

10 Questions
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Unanswered 10
1. QuestionMultiple choice

Which word rhymes with cat?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is hat.

  1. Say the word: Listen for each sound or look at the word in the sentence.
  2. Check the spelling pattern: Hat and cat share the -at word family and rhyme.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is hat.

Hat and cat share the -at word family and rhyme.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

Which word rhymes with dog?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is log.

  1. Say the word: Listen for each sound or look at the word in the sentence.
  2. Check the spelling pattern: Log and dog share the -og word family and rhyme.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is log.

Log and dog share the -og word family and rhyme.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

Which word rhymes with sun?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is run.

  1. Say the word: Listen for each sound or look at the word in the sentence.
  2. Check the spelling pattern: Run and sun share the -un word family and rhyme.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is run.

Run and sun share the -un word family and rhyme.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

Which word rhymes with cake?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is make.

  1. Say the word: Listen for each sound or look at the word in the sentence.
  2. Check the spelling pattern: Make and cake share the long a pattern and rhyme.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is make.

Make and cake share the long a pattern and rhyme.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

What is the plural spelling of cat?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is cats.

  1. Say the word: Listen for each sound or look at the word in the sentence.
  2. Check the spelling pattern: Add s to cat to spell the plural cats.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is cats.

Add s to cat to spell the plural cats.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

What is the plural spelling of dog?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is dogs.

  1. Say the word: Listen for each sound or look at the word in the sentence.
  2. Check the spelling pattern: Add s to dog to spell the plural dogs.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is dogs.

Add s to dog to spell the plural dogs.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

What is the plural spelling of dish?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is dishes.

  1. Say the word: Listen for each sound or look at the word in the sentence.
  2. Check the spelling pattern: Words ending in sh often add es, so dish becomes dishes.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is dishes.

Words ending in sh often add es, so dish becomes dishes.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

What is the plural spelling of box?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is boxes.

  1. Say the word: Listen for each sound or look at the word in the sentence.
  2. Check the spelling pattern: Words ending in x add es, so box becomes boxes.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is boxes.

Words ending in x add es, so box becomes boxes.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

Which word belongs to the -at word family?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is bat.

  1. Say the word: Listen for each sound or look at the word in the sentence.
  2. Check the spelling pattern: Bat has the same -at ending as other -at words.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is bat.

Bat has the same -at ending as other -at words.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

Which word belongs to the -op word family?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is hop.

  1. Say the word: Listen for each sound or look at the word in the sentence.
  2. Check the spelling pattern: Hop has the -op ending.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is hop.

Hop has the -op ending.

Frequently asked questions about Grade 1 spelling practice

What spelling patterns are practiced?

The practice tests cover CVC words, short vowels, consonant blends, digraphs, rhyming word families, regular plurals, and familiar words in simple sentences.

How can a child practice spelling at home?

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.

How many questions are on this page?

The page includes five mini tests with 10 questions each, for 50 Grade 1 spelling questions in total.