Reading Worksheets for First Graders (Free Printables)
Reading is exciting in first grade, as kids really start building their skills. Each day brings an opportunity to find more words they can sound out or recognize and books they can read all on their own!
Reinforce these important skills with our extensive collection of printable first grade reading worksheets. They’re designed to give young learners meaningful and engaging first grade reading practice.
What reading skills do first graders learn?
By first grade, letter-sound correspondence is often automatic, and children begin to focus on learning more about ways to combine letters to form more complex words. First grade reading practice typically covers the following elements:
- Consonant blends like tr, st, ng, and so on. In these blends, both letters make their own sound, but they’re said quickly in one smooth sound.
- Digraphs like th, sh, and ph. In a digraph, two letters work together to make a completely new sound. Since kids can’t sound out a digraph, learn to recognize them and the sounds they make.
- Long vowels and silent -e words. First graders know that vowels make more than one sound. Now they learn that a silent -e at the end of a word changes the sound the vowel makes.
- Sight words, also known as high-frequency words. These are words that appear most often in the books children are reading. Learning how to pronounce them and working to recognize them can enhance reading fluency.
Overview of the First Grade Reading Worksheets
Vowel Worksheets
These free printable vowel practice worksheets aim to enhance first graders’ understanding of vowels and their sounds.
Looking for more vowel practice for your child? Check out our full selections of vowel worksheets for kindergarteners and up.
Color by Sight Words Worksheets
These sight word worksheets offer three levels of difficulty, with each level featuring more words to recognize and smaller shapes to color.
Reading Comprehension Worksheets
Our reading comprehension worksheets give children an opportunity to practice reading short passages and sentences and show their understanding of what they’ve read.
Get more reading comprehension worksheets for kindergarteners and up.
Word Tracing Worksheets
These word tracing worksheets feature a variety of 4-letter words for children to use as an introduction to new vocabulary words or as a review with words that they’re already familiar.
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Digraph Worksheets
Our digraph worksheets for first grade are designed to help children learn about and use digraphs, which are pairs of letters that make one sound, like “th” in “think” or “ch” in “chair.”
Consonant Blends Worksheets
These consonants blends worksheets for first graders include both beginning and ending consonant blends and primarily focus on two-letter combinations of blends.
Silent -e and Other Silent Letters
These worksheets create an opportunity for children to grow their understanding of how silent letters impact the pronunciation and meaning of words.
Vocabulary Worksheets
Our vocabulary worksheets aim to provide your child with words that are just right for them, along with a few that may be more challenging or act as review.
