📚Reading Easy
1st Grade Reading: All About Bats (Nonfiction)
Read a short, true passage about bats and answer simple questions about the facts.
1st Grade 12 min
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1st Grade · Reading & ELA
1st Grade Reading & ELA Worksheets
Free printable 1st grade reading and ELA worksheets organized by skill. First graders read short stories and answer questions, master more sight words, and begin grammar with nouns, verbs, capital letters, compound words, and consonant digraphs. Every 1st grade reading worksheet below includes a clean, low-ink PDF and a complete answer key — ready for homework, morning work, centers, or tutoring.
Skills
Capitalization Worksheets Capital letters for the start of sentences, names, and the word I. 1 worksheets Compound Words Worksheets Two small words that join to make a new word, like sunflower. 1 worksheets Nouns Worksheets 1 worksheets Phonics Worksheets 1 worksheets Reading Comprehension Worksheets 3 worksheets Sight Words Worksheets 2 worksheets Verbs Worksheets 1 worksheets
Featured Printable PDFs
📚Reading Easy
1st Grade Reading: The New Kite
Read a short story about flying a kite and answer the questions using the story.
1st Grade 12 min
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✏️Grammar Easy
Capitalization Worksheet: Sentences, Names, and I
Capital letters start sentences and names, and the word I is always capital. Fix the capitals in each sentence.
1st Grade 12 min
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🔤Phonics Easy
Compound Words Worksheet
A compound word is two small words joined to make a new word. Join each pair.
1st Grade 12 min
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🔤Phonics Easy
Consonant Digraphs Worksheet: sh, ch, th, wh
A digraph is two letters that make one sound. Pick sh, ch, th, or wh to finish each word.
1st Grade 12 min
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📚Reading Easy
First Grade Sight Words Worksheet
Use the word bank to fill in the missing sight word in each sentence.
1st Grade 10 min
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📚Reading Easy
First Grade Sight Words Worksheet: Set 2
Use the word bank to fill in the missing sight word in each sentence — a second set of must-know words.
1st Grade 10 min
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✏️Grammar Easy
Nouns: Person, Place, or Thing Worksheet
A noun names a person, place, or thing. Find the noun in each sentence.
1st Grade 12 min
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How teachers use these worksheets
- 📝 Morning work and bell ringers
- 🏠 Homework and at-home practice
- 🔁 Centers and rotations
- 📊 Test review and spiral review
- 🎯 Targeted intervention
- ⚡ Early finishers
Frequently Asked Questions
What reading and writing skills do 1st graders learn?
First grade ELA covers reading short passages for comprehension, recognizing first-grade sight words, decoding with digraphs and blends, identifying nouns and verbs, capitalizing sentences and names, and building compound words.
Are these 1st grade reading worksheets free?
Yes. Every 1st grade reading and ELA worksheet is free to download and print, with no sign-up required, and each includes an answer key.
How can I use these at home?
They work well for homework, summer practice, and review. Each page targets one skill, so you can match the worksheet to exactly what your child is working on.
Do the worksheets include answer keys?
Yes — every 1st grade reading and ELA worksheet comes with a complete answer key.