Grade 1 Vocabulary: Match the Meaning
Match each meaning to the right grade 1 word.
Grade 1 Vocabulary: Match the Meaning
Name:Date:Score:
Write the word from the word bank that matches each meaning. Word bank: ask · before · beside · close · enjoy · favourite · imagine · listen
- 1Which word means “to put a question to someone”?
- 2Which word means “to pay attention to sound”?
- 3Which word means “next to”?
- 4Which word means “to shut”?
- 5Which word means “to take pleasure in”?
- 6Which word means “liked best”?
- 7Which word means “to picture in your mind”?
- 8Which word means “earlier than”?
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Grade 1 Vocabulary: Match the Meaning
Name:Date:Score:
Write the word from the word bank that matches each meaning. Word bank: around · carry · close · cold · enjoy · gentle · happy · imagine
- 1Which word means “not warm”?
- 2Which word means “to take pleasure in”?
- 3Which word means “to shut”?
- 4Which word means “on all sides of”?
- 5Which word means “soft and kind”?
- 6Which word means “to hold and move”?
- 7Which word means “to picture in your mind”?
- 8Which word means “feeling joy”?
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Grade 1 Vocabulary: Match the Meaning
Name:Date:Score:
Write the word from the word bank that matches each meaning. Word bank: animal · beside · carry · close · cold · happy · join · listen
- 1Which word means “to pay attention to sound”?
- 2Which word means “next to”?
- 3Which word means “feeling joy”?
- 4Which word means “to connect”?
- 5Which word means “to shut”?
- 6Which word means “not warm”?
- 7Which word means “to hold and move”?
- 8Which word means “a living creature that is not a plant”?
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Answer key — Sheet A (8 answers)
- 1. ask
- 2. listen
- 3. beside
- 4. close
- 5. enjoy
- 6. favourite
- 7. imagine
- 8. before
Answer key — Sheet B (8 answers)
- 1. cold
- 2. enjoy
- 3. close
- 4. around
- 5. gentle
- 6. carry
- 7. imagine
- 8. happy
Answer key — Sheet C (8 answers)
- 1. listen
- 2. beside
- 3. happy
- 4. join
- 5. close
- 6. cold
- 7. carry
- 8. animal
About this skill
Moving from word to meaning and from meaning to word builds secure understanding.
How to teach it
- Use each new word in a sentence out loud.
- Revisit words over several days — spaced practice beats cramming.
- Link new words to ones the child already knows.
Mistakes to watch for
- Memorising definitions without using the word in a sentence.
