Here is a list of English skills students learn in class I! These skills are organised into categories, and you can move your mouse over any skill name to preview the skill. To start practising, just click on any link. Nexustutor will track your score, and the questions will automatically increase in difficulty as you improve!
A.1 Sort consonants and vowels
A.2 Find the vowels in a word
B.1 How many syllables does the word have?
B.2 Sort by the number of syllables
C.1 Choose the picture that rhymes with the word
C.2 Which word does not rhyme?
C.3 Complete the rhyme
C.4 Complete the poem with a word that rhymes
D.1 Blend each sound in a word together
D.2 Identify each sound in a word
D.3 Put the sounds in order
E.1 Which two words start with the same sound?
E.2 Which two words end with the same sound?
E.3 Which letter does the word start with?
E.4 Which letter does the word end with?
F.1 Complete the word with the right initial consonant blend
F.2 Does the word start with a consonant blend?
F.3 Complete the word with the right final consonant blend
F.4 Does the word end with a consonant blend?
F.5 Fill in the missing consonant blend
F.6 Complete the word to match the picture: -ss, -ll, -ff, -zz, -ck
F.7 Choose the correct digraph
F.8 Complete the word with the right digraph
F.9 Spell the digraph word
F.10 Sort by initial consonant blend or digraph
G.1 Choose the short a word that matches the picture
G.2 Complete the short a word
G.3 Choose the short a sentence that matches the picture
H.1 Choose the picture that matches the short e word
H.2 Complete the short e word
H.3 Choose the short e sentence that matches the picture
I.1 Choose the short i word that matches the picture
I.2 Complete the short i words
I.3 Choose the short i sentence that matches the picture
J.1 Choose the short o word that matches the picture
J.2 Complete the short o word
J.3 Choose the short o sentence that matches the picture
K.1 Choose the picture that matches the short u word
K.2 Complete the short u word
K.3 Choose the short u sentence that matches the picture
L.1 Identify the short vowel sound in a word
L.2 Complete the word with the right short vowel
L.3 Spell the short vowel word
L.4 Complete the sentence with the correct short vowel word
M.1 Which two words have the same vowel sound?
M.2 Sort short and long vowel words
M.3 Match the short a and long a words to pictures
M.4 Match the short e and long e words to pictures
M.5 Choose the short i or long i word that matches the picture
M.6 Choose the short o or long o word that matches the picture
M.7 Choose the short u or long u word that matches the picture
M.8 Use spelling patterns to sort long and short vowel words
N.1 Choose the silent e word that matches the picture
N.2 Complete the silent e words
N.3 Spell the silent e word
N.4 Choose the silent e sentence that matches the picture
O.1 Choose the picture that matches the vowel digraph word
O.2 Complete the vowel digraph words
O.3 Complete the word with the right vowel digraph
O.4 Choose the vowel digraph sentence that matches the picture
P.1 Choose the diphthong word that matches the picture
P.2 Complete the word with the right diphthong: oi, oy, ou, ow
Q.1 Put two syllables together to create a word: easier
Q.2 Put two syllables together to create a word: harder
Q.3 Complete the two-syllable words
Q.4 Complete the sentence with a two-syllable word
R.1 Choose the sight word that you hear
R.2 Complete the sentence with the correct sight word
R.3 Spell the sight word
S.1 Which could happen in real life?
T.1 What is the picture about?
U.1 Which feeling matches the picture?
U.2 What will happen next?
U.3 What am I?
U.4 Use actions and dialogue to understand characters
Nouns and adjectives
V.1 Complete the sentence with a noun to match the picture
V.2 Compare pictures using adjectives
V.3 Use number words
W.1 Sort words into categories
W.2 Which word is not like the others?
X.1 Choose the synonyms
X.2 Choose the antonyms
Y.1 Multiple-meaning words with pictures
Z.1 Find the words with related meanings
Z.2 Describe the difference between related words
Z.3 Order related words based on meaning
AA.1 Use words with prefixes and suffixes
AA.2 Understand words with prefixes and suffixes
Context clues
BB.1 Use context to identify the meaning of a word
CC.1 Put the letters in ABC order
CC.2 Put the words in ABC order
DD.1 Identify statements
DD.2 Identify questions
DD.3 Identify exclamations
DD.4 Identify commands
DD.5 Choose the right end mark
DD.6 Statement, question, command or exclamation?
DD.7 Who, what, when, where or why?
DD.8 Is it the naming or action part of the sentence?
DD.9 Find the complete sentences
DD.10 Complete the sentence
DD.11 Unscramble the words to make a complete sentence
EE.1 Is the noun a person, animal, place or thing?
EE.2 Select the nouns
EE.3 Identify nouns in a sentence
EE.4 Sort common and proper nouns
EE.5 Identify proper nouns
EE.6 Regular plurals: select the word that matches the picture
EE.7 Form regular plurals with -s and -es
EE.8 Use singular and plural nouns
EE.9 Irregular plurals: select the word that matches the picture
EE.10 Select the possessive noun that matches the picture
EE.11 Form the singular possessive
FF.1 Choose between subject and object personal pronouns
FF.2 Choose the correct personal pronoun
FF.3 Complete the sentence with the correct personal pronoun
FF.4 Choose the correct possessive pronoun
FF.5 Use the correct possessive pronoun
GG.1 Complete the sentence with an action verb to match the picture
GG.2 Identify action verbs
GG.3 Use action verbs
HH.1 One or more than one?
HH.2 Complete the sentence with the best verb
HH.3 Complete the sentence with the best subject
HH.4 Pronoun-verb agreement: Complete the sentence with the best verb
HH.5 Pronoun-verb agreement: Complete the sentence with the best subject
II.1 Select the sentence that tells about the present
II.2 Select the sentence that tells about the past
II.3 Select the sentence that tells about the future
II.4 Place sentences on a timeline
II.5 Form and use the regular past tense
II.6 Identify the irregular past tense
II.7 Place sentences with irregular verbs on a timeline
II.8 Complete the verb with the ending that you hear
II.9 Match the -ed and -ing sentences to the pictures
II.10 To be: use the correct present tense form
II.11 To be: use the correct past tense form
II.12 To be: use the correct form
II.13 To have: use the correct form
JJ.1 Use the correct article: a or an
JJ.2 Identify articles
KK.1 Use sense words
KK.2 Does the adjective tell you what kind or how many?
KK.3 Identify adjectives
KK.4 Compare pictures using comparative and superlative adjectives
KK.5 Identify comparative and superlative adjectives
KK.6 Does the adjective compare two or more than two?
LL.1 Select the best preposition to match the picture
LL.2 Select the best preposition to complete the sentence
MM.1 Use conjunctions
MM.2 Identify time-order words
MM.3 Put the sentences in order
NN.1 Match the contractions
NN.2 Form pronoun-verb contractions
NN.3 Form contractions with ‘not’
NN.4 Complete the sentence with the correct contraction
OO.1 Capitalise the names of people and pets
OO.2 Capitalise days and months
OO.3 Capitalise sentences and the pronoun ‘I’