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Free 1st Grade spelling and grammar test
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This free 1st Grade spelling and grammar test takes about 10 minutes. Your child answers 20 questions on spelling, word building, sound-alike words, punctuation and grammar, getting easier or harder as they go. You get a report of what they are confident with and what to practice next, matched to Texas TEKS and the Common Core.
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What 1st Grade children learn in math
In 1st Grade, children spell common words like because, friend and school, use capital letters and periods, add s and es for plurals, and write simple sentences in the past tense.
What the 1st Grade check looks at
Spelling
Spelling common and tricky words for their year, and spotting a misspelled word in a sentence.
- Choose the correct spelling
- Spot the misspelled word
Curriculum: Common Core L.1.2
Try at home: Pick three tricky words a week. your child looks, says, covers, writes and checks each one, then uses it in a sentence.
Word building
Plurals, prefixes, suffixes and word roots, and the spelling rules for joining them.
- Plurals and suffixes
- Prefixes, roots and word parts
Curriculum: Common Core RF.1.3
Try at home: Play “add a bit”: take a word like help and see how many words your child can build (helpful, helping, unhelpful).
Sound-alike words
Words that sound the same but mean different things, like there, their and they’re.
- Sound-alike words (1)
- Sound-alike words (2)
Curriculum: Common Core L.1.2
Try at home: Make a silly sentence for each tricky pair, such as “Their dog is over there”, and stick it on the fridge.
Punctuation
Capital letters, end marks, commas, apostrophes and quotation marks.
- Punctuation (1)
- Punctuation (2)
Curriculum: Common Core L.1.2
Try at home: When your child writes, ask them to read it aloud and add a mark wherever their voice stops or changes.
Grammar
Word types, tenses, joining words and writing sentences that make sense.
- Grammar (1)
- Grammar (2)
Curriculum: Common Core L.1.1
Try at home: Ask your child to spot nouns, verbs and adjectives in a favorite book, then swap one to change the sentence.
Try some 1st Grade questions
These are the kind of questions in the check. Every check has fresh numbers, so your child will not have seen them before.
Spelling
Which spelling is correct?
“I stayed inside ___ it was raining.”
- beacause
- becos
- because
- becuase
Show the answer
because. The correct spelling is “because”: I stayed inside because it was raining.
Word building
Add ing to jump. Which word do you make?
- jumping
- jumpeing
- jumpping
- jumpinng
Show the answer
jumping. jump + ing = jumping.
Sound-alike words
Which word fits?
“We went ___ the shop.”
- two
- to
- too
Show the answer
to. We went to the shop.
How it works
- Your child answers about 20 questions. They get easier or harder as they go, so nobody gets stuck on a wall of hard questions.
- See how they’re going. On track, a little behind, or needs support, for their grade.
- Get the full report. Strengths and gaps in 5 areas, emailed to you, plus a free assessment at your nearest Success Tutoring center if you’d like one.
Start the free 1st Grade check →
Questions parents ask
What spelling words should a 1st Grade child know?
See “What 1st Grade children learn” above and the sample questions. Spelling lists vary by school, so the test checks common words and the patterns behind them, which matter more than any one list.
Does it test grammar and punctuation too?
Yes. Alongside spelling it checks word building (prefixes and suffixes), sound-alike words like there and their, punctuation, and grammar at the level expected in 1st Grade.
Is it free?
Yes. The test and the full report are free, and there is no sign-up to start.
Why multiple choice for spelling?
Choosing the right spelling and spotting a misspelled word use the same knowledge as writing it, and they work on any phone. A teacher at a free assessment will also look at your child’s own writing.
How can we practice spelling at home?
A few words a week, little and often: look, say, cover, write, check. Talk about the pattern in each word (why hopping has two p letters) rather than just memorizing lists.
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