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1st Grade Printable ELA Worksheets

STW's first grade ELA worksheets play an important role in helping students to improve their English language arts abilities. The printable activities focus on reading, writing, vocabulary, grammar, and mechanics. Super Teacher Worksheets has free worksheets available in these 1st grade topic areas. Check out even more 1st grade ELA content.

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Reading Comprehension

Breakfast Surprise (Fiction)
Join Chipmunk in this 1st grade reading comprehension story on her quest for breakfast, only to find that her friends have eaten all the food in the forest! But when she finds them, Chipmunk discovers they've planned a special surprise just for her.
1st Grade
Breakfast Surprise (Fiction) 1st Grade Reading Comprehension 1st Grade ELA Worksheet
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Apples, Apples (Poetry)
Enjoy this fun and engaging apple-picking poem, complete with reading comprehension questions to boost learning in first grade.
1st Grade
Apples, Apples (Poetry) 1st Grade Reading Comprehension 1st Grade ELA Worksheet
At the Vet (Short Nonfiction)  FREE 
Print out this free article about a veterinarian, complete with three reading comprehension questions to help reinforce students' understanding.
1st Grade
At the Vet (Short Nonfiction) Free 1st Grade Reading Comprehension 1st Grade ELA Worksheet

Parts of Speech

Noun Sort (Cut & Glue)
Sort the nouns by cutting and pasting them into the correct column: people, places, or things.
1st Grade
Noun Sort (Cut & Glue) 1st Grade ELA Worksheet
Picking Adjectives
Complete the sentences using the best adjectives of the ones provided.
1st Grade
Picking Adjectives 1st Grade ELA Worksheet
Grammar Garden Activity
Students apply their understanding of nouns, verbs, pronouns, and adjectives to label their Grammar Garden with words from each category. Afterward, they sort the selected words into the correct part of speech on the table.
1st Grade
Grammar Garden Activity 1st Grade ELA Worksheet
Action Verb Task Cards
Identify the action verb in each sentence with this set of 30 task cards. This printable is perfect for classroom scavenger hunts, learning centers, peer tutoring, or educational games.
1st Grade
Action Verb Task Cards 1st Grade ELA Worksheet

Writing Worksheets

Dinosaur Writing Prompt  NEW 
Imagine waking up to find a dinosaur in your backyard! Write a story about what you'd see and how you'd react using this first grade journal topic.
1st Grade
Dinosaur Writing Prompt 1st Grade ELA Worksheet
ELA Editing Wheel  NEW 
Use the spin wheel to check your writing for capitalization, punctuation, spelling, neatness, topic sentences, and more.
1st Grade
ELA Editing Wheel 1st Grade ELA Worksheet
Build-a-Story Writing Activity  NEW 
Students create their own imaginative story using character, setting, and event story cards!
1st Grade
Build-a-Story Writing Activity 1st Grade ELA Worksheet
Writing to an Author  NEW 
Practice writing by composing a friendly fan letter to your favorite author and sending it through the mail!
1st Grade
Writing to an Author 1st Grade ELA Worksheet
Picture Writing Prompt - Tree  FREE 
First graders can practice writing by coloring this picture of a boy planting a tree and writing a creative story to match the illustration.
1st Grade
Picture Writing Prompt - Tree Free 1st Grade ELA Worksheet

Grammar and Mechanics

Let's Make Sentences  NEW 
These word cards include basic sight words such as can, cat, jump, sing, he, I, has, that, dad, pig, mom, dog, book, and like. Children can use them to create as many complete sentences as possible.
1st Grade
Let\'s Make Sentences 1st Grade ELA Worksheet
Capitalizing Names  NEW 
Learn to begin proper names of people with capital letters.
1st Grade
Capitalizing Names 1st Grade ELA Worksheet
End Punctuation (Periods and Question Marks)  NEW 
Students practice using ending punctuation by adding period at the end of each statement and adding a question mark at the end of each question.
1st Grade
End Punctuation (Periods and Question Marks) 1st Grade ELA Worksheet
Question, Command, or Statement  NEW 
Determine whether each sentence on this page is a statement, a command, or a question.
1st Grade
Question, Command, or Statement 1st Grade ELA Worksheet
Fix the Sentences Level A

Find links to all of STW's first grade Fix the Sentences activities on this page.

ELA Buzz Level A

Check out our daily ELA review for first grade English Language Arts practice and mastery.

Spelling Level A

This is a full set of spelling units and worksheets covering 1st grade words.

Reading Comprehension

We have tons of fun reading comp articles including fiction, non-fuction, poetry, and more to engage students!

Parts of Speech

Print these worksheets to help 1st graders learn parts of speech.

Writing Worksheets

First graders can practice writing with these printable ELA worksheets.

Grammar & Mechanics

Students learn about grammar and language mechanics with these printable ELA helpers.

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