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Use the New Word is a free printable Grade 1 English worksheet on putting words met in reading into your own sentences, aligned to Common Core standard L.1.6. It prints 3 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask 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.

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Use the New Word

L.1.6

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Write the letter of the meaning next to each word.

1.Write the letter of the meaning next to each word.
  • enormous
  • nervous
  • clumsy
  • gigantic
  • A.likely to drop or knock things
  • B.very, very big
  • C.extremely large
  • D.worried about what might happen
2.Write the letter of the meaning next to each word.
  • nervous
  • enormous
  • silent
  • clumsy
  • A.likely to drop or knock things
  • B.making no sound at all
  • C.worried about what might happen
  • D.extremely large
3.Write the letter of the meaning next to each word.
  • nervous
  • rescue
  • delighted
  • silent
  • A.worried about what might happen
  • B.making no sound at all
  • C.to save someone from danger
  • D.very pleased

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Answer key — Use the New Word

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.enormous — C; nervous — D; clumsy — A; gigantic — B
  2. 2.nervous — C; enormous — D; silent — B; clumsy — A
  3. 3.nervous — A; rescue — C; delighted — D; silent — B

Questions about Use the New Word

What does the Use the New Word worksheet cover?

It practises putting words met in reading into your own sentences — 3 questions for Grade 1, all on Common Core L.1.6: Use new words in your own writing, including joining words like because. The instruction to pupils is “Write the letter of the meaning next to each word”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Use the New Word practise?

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.6 — L.1.6, in the Language domain for Grade 1. The published standard reads: “Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts, including using frequently occurring conjunctions to signal simple relationships (e.g., because).” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Use the New Word is written for Grade 1, typically ages 6-7. It is one of the sheets on L.1.6, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Use the New Word come with an answer key?

Yes. All 3 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.

How many different versions of Use the New Word can I print?

25 — one per pupil, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.

Is Use the New Word free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Use the New Word, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.

More practice for L.1.6

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to L.1.6 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.