Ks1 English worksheets
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Square words wordsearch
Can you find all these Goldilocks-themed words in the wordsearch?
Mini word Sudoku 4 x 4
Put the letters from the word EASY in the squares so that each column, row, and mini-grid contains all the letters that make up the word.
Rhyming words: creatures word puzzle
Practise your rhyming and spelling skills by thinking of names of animals that rhyme with each of these words. There could be more than one answer... how many can you identify?
Homophones wordsearch
Can you find these homophone pairs hidden in the wordsearch below?
Spelling patterns: silent letters w and k
A Year 2 English wordsearch created by a teacher, which focuses on the silent letters w and k. Examples and answers are included.
Roald Dahl wordsearch
A fun Roald Dahl wordsearch for primary school children, created by a teacher and featuring the names of Roald Dahl's famous characters!
Witches, foxes, earthworms and more – they're all wonderful characters from Roald Dahl's books. See if you can spot the names of 20 children, villains and creatures from The BFG, Danny the Champion of the world, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and other Dahl classics in this wordsearch. How quickly can you complete it?
Witches, foxes, earthworms and more – they're all wonderful characters from Roald Dahl's books. See if you can spot the names of 20 children, villains and creatures from The BFG, Danny the Champion of the world, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and other Dahl classics in this wordsearch. How quickly can you complete it?
Handwriting practice: patterning 5
Patterning will help your child practise ascending and descending strokes, rounded shapes and more in preparation for handwriting. Get started today with some cake decoration – on paper only!
Handwriting practice: patterning 4
Handwriting requires good pencil control and precise strokes and movements. Help your child prepare for writing letters, words and sentences with our series of patterning worksheets (very satisfying as well as very useful!).
Handwriting practice: patterning 3
By drawing patterns your child learns to make shapes that are regular, sized and spaced correctly and placed on the lines they're writing on. There's no better introduction to handwriting, so get the coloured pens and pencils out and get patterning!
Handwriting practice: patterning 2
By creating patterns your child will learn to hold a pencil, produce shapes with it and train their muscles for handwriting. They'll also enjoy using their 'handwriting' pens and pencils to draw and colour!
Handwriting practice: patterning 1
This handwriting worksheet was created by an expert to help prepare young children for writing the letters of the alphabet.
Patterning is a vital first step for learning handwriting. Introduce your child to creative, fun doodling and start building their handwriting skills today.
Patterning is a vital first step for learning handwriting. Introduce your child to creative, fun doodling and start building their handwriting skills today.
Handwriting: Zig-zag monster patterns practice
Help your child master the diagonal strokes used in the formation of Zig-zag monster letters with our handwriting worksheets, which group the shapes of the alphabet according to the movement made to start writing the letters.
Handwriting: One-armed robot patterns practice
Help your child master the shapes and patterns used in the formation of One-armed robot letters with our handwriting worksheets. Regular handwriting practice is essential to ensure your child develops a neat, confident handwriting style in KS1.
Handwriting: Curly caterpillar patterns practice
Help your child master the shapes and patterns used in the formation of Curly caterpillar letters with our handwriting worksheets. Regular practice will help your child produce even, neat shapes on a line, in preparation for writing letters, words and sentences.
Handwriting: Long ladder patterns practice
Help your child master the shapes and patterns used in the formation of Long ladder letters with our handwriting worksheets. Regular practice will help your child write in with flowing, confident movements in preparation for writing the complete alphabet.
Handwriting letter patterns practice
Help your child practise different patterns (Long ladder shapes, Curly caterpillar shapes, One-armed robot shapes and Zig-zag monster shapes) in preparation for correct letter formation. Our handwriting worksheets are produced with the guidance of the National Handwriting Association.
Handwriting practice: the alphabet step-by-step
A complete, step-by-step guide to writing each letter of the alphabet, a great practice workbook to help reinforce the handwriting skills your child is learning at school. Developed with the guidance of the National Handwriting Association and packed with parent tips.
Handwriting high frequency words
Boost handwriting and spelling skills with this worksheet. The focus is on some of the high-frequency words your child will learn to read, spell and write in Reception and Year 1; letter formation guides and dotted line versions are provided to help them practise.
Handwriting practice: words in upper and lower case
After practising letter groups and individual letters your child is ready to progress onto writing words in upper and lower case. The alphabet is provided in dotted outline form to help them form letters correctly and size each letter appropriately.
Handwriting practice: words in upper case
Help your child practise correct upper-case letter formation with our handwriting worksheet. Guide letters and dotted line letters are provided to help them use the correct technique and letter sizing.
Handwriting practice: words in lower case
Help your child practise writing the letters of the alphabet in lower case with our worksheet. Each letter is outlined in a dotted and guide version to encourage correct formation and letter sizing.
Writing numbers 1 to 10
Help your child practise writing numbers from 1 to 10 with our handwriting worksheet. There are guide numbers and dotted line versions to follow so you can check they are forming each digit correctly.
Writing letters: ascenders and descenders
As your child learns to form letters correct they will need to practise the size of their letters and the size of any ascenders and descenders (the tops and tails of the different letters). Help them space and size their letters correctly with our handwriting worksheet, written with the guidance of the National Handwriting Association's experts.
Zig-zag monster handwriting worksheet
Our handwriting worksheets, produced with the guidance of the National Handwriting Association, are designed to help your child practise letter-writing at home. These worksheets group letters into 'movement groups': these are the Zig-zag monster letters z, x, v, w, y and k.
One-armed robot letters handwriting worksheet
Help your child learn to form letters correctly with our handwriting worksheets, produced with the guidance of the National Handwriting Association. These worksheets group letters into 'movement groups': these are the One-armed robot letters r, n, m, h, b, k and p.