Year 1 English Worksheets

Antonyms (extended)

More grammar practice

More irregular verbs

More capitalisation & punctuation

More plural rules

More plurals

Words in context (extended)

Grammar in context

More verb tenses

Identify naming words (nouns) and action words (verbs).

Extended vocabulary

What makes a sentence, capital letters, end punctuation.

Synonyms (extended)

More word study

Synonyms, antonyms, and common categories.

Parts of speech

Verbs & plurals

Recognise how language is used for social interactions including greetings, requests, and commands.

Use language to express likes, dislikes, and personal preferences about texts and experiences.

Identify and explore repetition, rhyme, and rhythm as language features in poems and songs.

Identify print and screen text features including page numbers, headings, and navigation links.

Understand that a simple sentence is a single independent clause expressing one complete idea.

Recognise the difference between polite/formal and informal language for different audiences.

Identify words that express opinions or feelings; distinguish facts from opinions in simple texts.

Recognise main and dependent clauses; use conjunctions to join simple clauses.

Use beginning and ending sounds, rhyme, and context to work out unfamiliar words.

Read and spell words with blends like bl, br, cl, dr, fl, fr, gl, gr, pl, pr, sl, sm, sn, sp, st, tr.

Long vowel patterns (a_e, e_e, i_e, o_e, u_e) and vowel teams (ai, ea, oa, oo).

Recognise high-frequency words from Year 1 lists at a glance.

Digraphs (sh, ch, th, wh, ph, ck, ng, qu)

Discuss the purpose and features of familiar texts including those that inform, entertain, or persuade.

Distinguish between imaginative, informative, and persuasive texts and identify their key features.

Use comprehension strategies such as predicting, making connections, and summarising to understand texts.

Understand that a single letter can represent more than one sound; identify examples in familiar words.

Spell one- and two-syllable words using knowledge of common letter patterns and phonics principles.

Explore grammatical morphemes to create word families; identify how prefixes and suffixes change word meaning.

Look at everyday texts — recipes, menus, signs — and work out what each one is for.

Sound out and blend unfamiliar words, chunk longer words, and use picture and context clues to read.

Read smoothly with phrasing and expression, using punctuation to guide the voice.

Check that reading makes sense by asking questions and using fix-up strategies when it does not.

Spell one- and two-syllable words using letter patterns, magic-e and vowel teams.

Form lower-case and upper-case letters correctly with the right starting point, direction and grip.

Plan, write and edit short texts — recounts, opinions and simple sentences with correct punctuation.

Combine words and pictures to make meaning; read illustrations and create simple multimodal texts.

Add, take away and swap sounds in spoken words to make new words (phoneme manipulation).

Recognise the purpose of simple texts (to entertain, inform, or instruct) and their audiences.

Apply comprehension strategies: predicting, visualising, re-reading, and retelling in sequence.

Apply phonics knowledge and sight words to decode and encode simple texts.

Use speaking and listening skills to contribute ideas and ask questions in group discussions.

Identify how visual, written, and spoken elements combine in multimodal texts.

More reading & comprehension

Read short passages and answer questions about characters, setting, and events.

Explore literary texts by First Nations, Australian, and world authors and discuss characters and settings.

Discuss literary texts and connect stories to personal experiences and world knowledge.

Identify alliteration and rhyme in poems, chants, and songs, and experiment with sound patterns.

Retell a familiar story in order using its characters and events, and imagine new endings.

Understand that stories come from many cultures and times; appreciate First Nations storytelling.

Share feelings and reactions to texts; make personal connections to stories and characters.

Identify simple literary devices: rhyme, alliteration, and repetition in poems and stories.

Identify and respond to simple similes and descriptive language in texts.

Identify how texts reflect different experiences, places, and times; connect text to own experience.