Community Helpers Vocabulary Worksheets for 1st Grade

What your child practices

This 1st grade vocabulary set (Grade 1 in Canada) teaches the Community Helpers word list through 4 worksheets and 32 questions. Young children learn new words fastest when they meet them again and again in different ways, which is why each sheet uses the same words in a new kind of task. The set includes Match the Meaning, Fill in the Sentence, Synonyms and Antonyms and Which Word Fits. Each sheet supports Common Core L.1.4, covering working out the meaning of unknown words. It also touches L.1.6, learning and using new grade level words. Each PDF includes its own answer key on page 2, ready for you or your child to check. Finished a sheet? The online version reads every question aloud and checks answers instantly.

Tips for parents

• Act out words when you can. Young learners remember a word they have moved to.
• Point out list words when you see them in books, signs or the news.
• Ask your child to draw a quick picture for each hard word. Pictures make meanings stick.