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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5. 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 The cat sat..
Cat and sat use the short a spelling pattern.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is I can hop..
Hop uses o for the short o sound.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: C
The correct answer is The sun is hot..
Sun uses short u and hot uses short o.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: D
The correct answer is A fish can swim..
Fish uses sh and swim has one final m.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is red.
Red uses e for the short e sound.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is dog.
Dog uses o for the short o sound.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: C
The correct answer is see.
See is the verb that fits the sentence and has the correct spelling.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: D
The correct answer is bird.
Bird is the correct spelling for the animal.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is ship.
Ship begins with sh and uses i for the short i sound.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is cats.
The plural of cat is cats, made by adding s.
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.
