Choose the Right Word is a free printable Grade 1 English worksheet on choosing the word that makes a sentence work, aligned to Common Core standard SL.1.6. It prints 6 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions, 24 of them with different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
Set 22 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. 24 of these 25 sets ask different questions — this skill does not have 25 questions to give. The rest reorder them, so no two pupils have the same paper in front of them.
Choose the Right Word
SL.1.6
NameDate
Finish each sentence.
1.That is ___ coat, not mine.
Choose: your · you · yours
2.Yesterday we ___ to the market.
Choose: went · go · going
3.The ___ dog barked all night.
Choose: big · bigly · bigger
4.I was tired, ___ I kept walking.
Choose: but · and · so
5.___ is my sister.
Choose: She · Her · Hers
6.The dog ___ down the lane.
Choose: ran · run · running
LessonPrint · SL.1.6 · Set 22 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Choose the Right Word
Set 22. Prints on its own sheet.
1.your
2.went
3.big
4.but
5.She
6.ran
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to SL.1.6 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.