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Grade 1 / Class 1 Matching Worksheets (Ages 6–7)
Grade 1 / Class 1 matching worksheets are practice sheets for children aged 6–7 in Grade 1 in the US and Class 1 in India. Matching is finding and pairing items that are identical, related or belong to the same category, from among several printed options. The sheets on this page cover identifying identical pairs, matching an object to its category and matching uppercase letters to lowercase.
Grade 1, known as Class 1 in India and Year 2 in the UK, is where a child works through a full page independently: place value with tens and ones, addition and subtraction within 20, and short reading passages followed by comprehension questions replace picture-supported counting sheets. Between six and seven, matching sheets carry the new content of the year: an analog clock to the digital time it shows, a fraction to the shaded picture, a word to its short definition, a contraction to the two words it shortens, a sum or difference within 20 to its answer. The child reads every item on both sides, so a ten-pair sheet is a lot of quiet reading and checking. Precision of the lines no longer matters.
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Long Vowel u Say and Match Worksheet
Ages 5-7 · Kindergarten–Grade 1Ages 5-7 · Year 1–Year 2Ages 5-7 · UKG–Class 1Ages 5-7
Children hear and say the long u sound and match each picture to the right sound circle (long u: music, ukulele, rescue, menu, unicorn, cube and dew). The apple does not have the long u sound.
Christmas Shadow Matching Worksheet for Preschoolers
Ages 4-8 · Pre-K–Grade 2Ages 4-8 · Reception–Year 3Ages 4-8 · LKG–Class 2Ages 4-8
Children match bells, stockings, reindeer, a gift and a gingerbread house to their shadows, building visual discrimination.
Long or Short Vowel i Picture Match Worksheet
Ages 5-7 · Kindergarten–Grade 1Ages 5-7 · Year 1–Year 2Ages 5-7 · UKG–Class 1Ages 5-7
Children hear the difference between long i (says its name, as in kite) and short i (as in pit). Long: spider, sky, kite. Short: sit, milk, pig, fish, zip.
Festivals of Many Faiths: Places of Worship and Greetings
Ages 4-8 · Pre-K–Grade 2Ages 4-8 · Reception–Year 3Ages 4-8 · LKG–Class 2Ages 4-8
Children learn that India is home to many faiths, each with its own festivals, places of worship and festival greetings.
Harvests & New Years: One Harvest, Many Names Across India
Ages 4-8 · Pre-K–Grade 2Ages 4-8 · Reception–Year 3Ages 4-8 · LKG–Class 2Ages 4-8
Children learn that the same winter harvest is celebrated with different names across India, and that many states have their own New Year festival.
Long Vowel e Spellings Match Worksheet: e, e_e, ea, ee, ey, ie
Ages 5-7 · Kindergarten–Grade 1Ages 5-7 · Year 1–Year 2Ages 5-7 · UKG–Class 1Ages 5-7
Children link each picture to its word and then to its long e spelling (Egypt: e; athlete: e_e; jeans: ea; cheese: ee; honey: ey; thief: ie).
Long Vowel u Spellings Match Worksheet: u, u_e, ew, ue, eu
Ages 5-7 · Kindergarten–Grade 1Ages 5-7 · Year 1–Year 2Ages 5-7 · UKG–Class 1Ages 5-7
Children link each picture to its word and then to its long u spelling (eucalyptus: eu; mule: u_e; cucumber: u; statue: ue; news: ew; tissue: ue). One spelling, ue, is used twice.
Long Vowel i and o Say and Match Worksheet
Ages 5-7 · Kindergarten–Grade 1Ages 5-7 · Year 1–Year 2Ages 5-7 · UKG–Class 1Ages 5-7
Children hear and say the long i and long o sounds and match each picture to the right sound circle (long i: sky, pie, kite, spider, ice and night; long o: open, bone, cone, boat, dough and sow).
Long Vowel a Spellings Match Worksheet: a, ay, ai, ey, ei, a_e
Ages 5-7 · Kindergarten–Grade 1Ages 5-7 · Year 1–Year 2Ages 5-7 · UKG–Class 1Ages 5-7
Children link each picture to its word and then to its long a spelling (snail: ai; baby: a; play: ay; veil: ei; cake: a_e; hey: ey).
Long Vowel a and e Say and Match Worksheet
Ages 5-7 · Kindergarten–Grade 1Ages 5-7 · Year 1–Year 2Ages 5-7 · UKG–Class 1Ages 5-7
Children hear and say the long a and long e sounds and match each picture to the right sound circle (long a: acorn, eight, hay, train, cake and grey; long e: he, bee, key, beach, piece and athlete).
Long Vowel i Spellings Match Worksheet: i, i_e, igh, y, ie
Ages 5-7 · Kindergarten–Grade 1Ages 5-7 · Year 1–Year 2Ages 5-7 · UKG–Class 1Ages 5-7
Children link each picture to its word and then to its long i spelling (iron: i; bike: i_e; knight: igh; fly: y; tie: ie; light: igh). One spelling, igh, is used twice.
Long Vowel o Spellings Match Worksheet: o, o_e, oa, ou, ow
Ages 5-7 · Kindergarten–Grade 1Ages 5-7 · Year 1–Year 2Ages 5-7 · UKG–Class 1Ages 5-7
Children link each picture to its word and then to its long o spelling (yo-yo: o; home: o_e; goat: oa; arrow: ow; boulder: ou; piano: o). One spelling, o, is used twice.
CCVC Words with fl, fr, dr, pl and tr Blends Read and Match Worksheet
Ages 4-7 · Pre-K–Grade 1Ages 4-7 · Reception–Year 2Ages 4-7 · LKG–Class 1Ages 4-7
Children read twelve CCVC words (flip, flat, flag, frog, drum, drag, plan, plot, plus, trim, trap, drip) and match each one to its picture.
CCVC Words with st, cr and sp Blends Read, Colour and Match Worksheet
Ages 4-7 · Pre-K–Grade 1Ages 4-7 · Reception–Year 2Ages 4-7 · LKG–Class 1Ages 4-7
Children read stag, step, crab, crib, spin and spot, match each word to its outline picture and colour the pictures in.
CCVC Words with cl and sl Blends Read and Match Worksheet
Ages 4-7 · Pre-K–Grade 1Ages 4-7 · Reception–Year 2Ages 4-7 · LKG–Class 1Ages 4-7
Children read ten CCVC words with sound buttons (clap, clip, club, clan, clog, slab, slim, slug, slap, slip) and draw a line from each word to its picture.
Kite Color Matching Worksheet for Preschoolers
Ages 4-7 · Pre-K–Grade 1Ages 4-7 · Reception–Year 2Ages 4-7 · LKG–Class 1Ages 4-7
This worksheet helps children practice color recognition and visual discrimination by matching kites to children based on the colors.
Digraph Words ch, sh and th Read and Match Worksheet
Ages 4-7 · Pre-K–Grade 1Ages 4-7 · Reception–Year 2Ages 4-7 · LKG–Class 1Ages 4-7
Children learn that a digraph is two letters making one sound (ch in chip, sh in ship, th in this) and match chop, chin, shop, shut, that and thin to their pictures.
CVCC Ending Blends ft, st, nd and mp Read and Match Worksheet
Ages 4-7 · Pre-K–Grade 1Ages 4-7 · Reception–Year 2Ages 4-7 · LKG–Class 1Ages 4-7
Children read eight CVCC words grouped by their ending blend (gift, lift, nest, vest, lend, hand, lamp, jump) and match each word to its picture.
Secret Words Worksheet: Crack the Shape Code
Ages 4-7 · Pre-K–Grade 1Ages 4-7 · Reception–Year 2Ages 4-7 · LKG–Class 1Ages 4-7
This worksheet helps children practice letter recognition and matching skills by associating letters with shapes and identifying the corresponding pictures.
CVCC Words Read, Colour and Match Worksheet
Ages 4-7 · Pre-K–Grade 1Ages 4-7 · Reception–Year 2Ages 4-7 · LKG–Class 1Ages 4-7
Children read tent, desk, milk, belt, lamp and hand with sound buttons, match each word to its outline picture and colour it.
I Spy Letter and Number Matching Worksheet for Preschoolers
Ages 4-7 · Pre-K–Grade 1Ages 4-7 · Reception–Year 2Ages 4-7 · LKG–Class 1Ages 4-7
This worksheet helps children practice matching letters to numbers and improve their early literacy and numeracy skills.
Logic Clue Puzzles Worksheet: Find Me
Ages 4-7 · Pre-K–Grade 1Ages 4-7 · Reception–Year 2Ages 4-7 · LKG–Class 1Ages 4-7
This worksheet helps children practice logical reasoning by matching descriptions to images.
Picture Analogies Worksheet: Match What Goes Together
Ages 4-7 · Pre-K–Grade 1Ages 4-7 · Reception–Year 2Ages 4-7 · LKG–Class 1Ages 4-7
This worksheet helps children practice logical reasoning and visual discrimination by identifying relationships between pictures and completing analogies.
CCVC Words Match the Same Starting Blend Worksheet
Ages 4-7 · Pre-K–Grade 1Ages 4-7 · Reception–Year 2Ages 4-7 · LKG–Class 1Ages 4-7
Children read twelve CCVC words with pictures and join the pairs that start with the same blend: skip and skin, blot and blob, snip and snap, brag and brim, pram and prop, twig and twin.
What Grade 1 / Class 1 matching worksheets cover
Between six and seven, matching sheets carry the new content of the year: an analog clock to the digital time it shows, a fraction to the shaded picture, a word to its short definition, a contraction to the two words it shortens, a sum or difference within 20 to its answer. The child reads every item on both sides, so a ten-pair sheet is a lot of quiet reading and checking. Precision of the lines no longer matters.
- Match analog clocks to digital times on the hour and half hour
- Pair a fraction with the picture that shows it shaded
- Draw a line from each word to its short meaning
- Match sums and differences within 20 to their answers
- Connect contractions such as "don't" to the words they shorten
How to use these worksheets at home or in class
About twenty minutes a day, split between one math page and one reading page on alternating days, matches what most first grade teachers assign as homework. Have your child read every instruction aloud before starting, since that doubles as reading practice.
Start with the sheet that matches what your child can already do, then move one step up. Keep finished sheets in a folder: Grade 1 / Class 1 teachers often ask for evidence of practice, and children like seeing their own progress.
Is your child ready for Grade 1 / Class 1 matching work?
A child ready for this stage reads and writes numerals fluently to 20, blends simple words into sentences, follows a written instruction without help, and can explain out loud how they solved a problem rather than only stating the answer.
Frequently asked questions
Can matching worksheets help a six-year-old who reads slowly?
They can, because a word-to-picture or word-to-meaning sheet gives many short reads with an immediate check, and the child rereads each word while scanning for its partner. Keep the sheet to eight or ten pairs, ask the child to say each word aloud before drawing the line, and leave the timer out of it. Speed comes from repeated correct reads, which is what the format quietly provides.
What should a Grade 1 / Class 1 child be able to do in matching?
Between six and seven, matching sheets carry the new content of the year: an analog clock to the digital time it shows, a fraction to the shaded picture, a word to its short definition, a contraction to the two words it shortens, a sum or difference within 20 to its answer. The child reads every item on both sides, so a ten-pair sheet is a lot of quiet reading and checking. Precision of the lines no longer matters. A child ready for this stage reads and writes numerals fluently to 20, blends simple words into sentences, follows a written instruction without help, and can explain out loud how they solved a problem rather than only stating the answer.
Do these worksheets follow the Grade 1 / Class 1 curriculum?
The sheets cover identifying identical pairs, matching an object to its category, matching uppercase letters to lowercase and matching a numeral to a quantity, which sit inside the Common Core Grade 1 (1.OA, 1.NBT, RF.1.3); NEP 2020 Foundational Stage Class 1; National Curriculum KS1 (Year 2) outcomes for Grade 1 / Class 1. Class 1 (India), Year 2 (UK) use the same skills at this age, so the sheets also fit families following those programmes.
Are these Grade 1 / Class 1 matching worksheets free?
Yes. Each worksheet downloads free as a watermarked PDF once you create an account, with a limit of five a day. An annual membership ($20) removes the watermark and the limit for the whole library of over 1,000 worksheets and every printable pack.
Written by
Hemsweta Jain · Teacher Cheena
MBA and Early Childhood Educator, teaching since 2014 · Founder of RaisoActive, Mumbai
Written and reviewed by Hemsweta Jain (Teacher Cheena), who designs every RaisoActive worksheet.
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