Year 1 Grammar: Words That Work!
Ages 5–7 • Beginner
Instructions: Read each question carefully and write your answer in the box. Try saying each sentence aloud to check that it makes sense. Remember: and joins ideas, -s or -es can make a noun mean more than one, and un- can change a word to its opposite.
Join Ideas with and
Read the two ideas in each question. Join them into one sentence using and. Say your sentence aloud first, then write the missing word or words in the box.
1. I can hop. I can skip. I can hop ___ I can skip.
2. The dog ran. The dog barked. The dog ran ___ barked.
3. Sam has a pen. Sam has a book. Sam has a pen ___ a book.
4. We went to the park. We played on the swings. We went to the park ___ played on the swings.
Make Nouns Mean More Than One
Add -s or -es to each noun to show there is more than one. Read the word aloud to help you choose the ending. Write the whole plural word in the box.
1. one cat, two ___
2. one cup, three ___
3. one bus, two ___
4. one dish, four ___
5. one hat, five ___
Add the Prefix un-
Add un- to each word to make its opposite. Read the new word aloud and check that it makes sense. Write the whole word in the box.
1. not kind = ___
2. not fair = ___
3. not safe = ___
4. not well = ___
5. not happy = ___
Choose the Sentence That Makes Sense
Read both choices in each question. Think about whether the words make a sensible sentence. Write the letter of the sentence that makes sense in the box.
1. A. The fish swims in water. B. The fish reads a book.
2. A. I put my shoes on my feet. B. I put my shoes on my head.
3. A. The sun is cold and dark. B. The sun is hot and bright.
4. A. A bird can fly in the sky. B. A bird can drive a bus.
Fix the Sentence
Each sentence has one word that does not make sense. Replace it with a sensible word. Write the new word in the box, then read the whole sentence aloud.
1. The cow says woof. Replace woof: ___
2. I drink my soup with a shoe. Replace shoe: ___
3. The baby sleeps in a tree. Replace tree: ___
4. We see stars in the daytime sky. Replace daytime: ___
Complete the Sentences with and
Choose a word from the word bank to finish each sentence. Each word is used once. Read each completed sentence to check that it makes sense.
Word bank: sings, red, runs, jumps
1. The bird chirps ___
2. The flag is white ___ ___
3. The dog barks ___ ___
4. The frog hops ___ ___
Activity 1: and ; and ; and ; and
Activity 2: cats ; cups ; buses ; dishes ; hats
Activity 3: unkind ; unfair ; unsafe ; unwell ; unhappy
Activity 4: A ; A ; B ; A
Activity 5: moo ; spoon ; cot ; night
Activity 6: and sings ; and red ; and runs ; and jumps
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