Letter Formation Practice Quizzes for Year 1 English Students

Question 1

Which of these is the uppercase letter 'T'?

Accepted Answer

T

Answer

t

Question 2

Which word starts with the letter 'm'?

Accepted Answer

mouse

Answer

cat

Answer

dog

Answer

ball

Question 3

Which of these is a vowel?

Accepted Answer

e

Answer

b

Answer

m

Answer

p

Question 4

What is the correct way to hold a pencil for writing?

Accepted Answer

Between the thumb and first two fingers

Answer

Between the thumb and index finger

Answer

Between the thumb and middle finger

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Between the index and middle fingers

Question 5

Which of the following letters is written with three straight lines?

Accepted Answer

l

Answer

a

Answer

e

Answer

o

Question 6

Which letter is this: a?

Accepted Answer

a

Answer

A

Question 7

What is the first letter of the word 'cat'?

Accepted Answer

C

Answer

c

Question 8

How do you write the letter 'h' in lowercase?

Accepted Answer

h

Answer

H

Question 9

What is the missing letter in the following sequence: A, B, ___, D, E?

Accepted Answer

C

Question 10

Which word is spelt correctly?

Accepted Answer

school

Answer

skol

Question 11

Which letter is written as an uppercase letter?

Accepted Answer

A

Answer

a

Answer

4

Question 12

Which of these words starts with the lowercase letter 'f'?

Accepted Answer

fish

Answer

dog

Answer

cat

Question 13

How do we hold our pencils when we write?

Accepted Answer

Between our thumb and index finger, close to the tip.

Answer

Between our thumb and middle finger, close to the eraser.

Answer

Between our index finger and middle finger, in the middle of the pencil.

Question 14

How do we write the letters 't' and 'h' together?

Accepted Answer

We overlap the 't' and 'h' a little bit.

Answer

We draw a line from the top of the 't' to the bottom of the 'h'.

Answer

We draw a line from the bottom of the 't' to the top of the 'h'.

Question 15

Which of these words is written correctly?

Accepted Answer

dog

Answer

doog

Answer

dohg

Question 16

How much space should we leave between our letters when we write?

Accepted Answer

A little space so that each letter is clear.

Answer

No space at all

Answer

Lots of space between the letters.

Question 17

What is the capital letter for the letter 'r'?

Accepted Answer

[Image of uppercase R]

Answer

[Image of uppercase S]

Answer

[Image of uppercase T]

Question 18

Which word starts with the letter 'b'?

Accepted Answer

[Image of a ball]

Answer

[Image of a cat]

Answer

[Image of a dog]

Question 19

What is the capital letter for the lowercase 'h'?

Accepted Answer

[Image of uppercase H]

Answer

[Image of uppercase J]

Answer

[Image of uppercase K]

Question 20

What is the best way to hold a pencil for writing?

Accepted Answer

Hold the pencil between your thumb and first two fingers, with your thumb on top.

Answer

Hold the pencil in your fist, with all your fingers wrapped around it.

Answer

Hold the pencil between your thumb and middle finger, with your thumb on top.

Answer

Hold the pencil between your thumb and first finger, with your first finger on top.

Question 21

When writing letters, we hold the pencil with our thumb on top and two fingers below. True or False?

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 22

When we trace letters before writing them, it helps us learn the shape of the letter, practice writing it, and improve our hand-eye coordination. True or False?

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 23

Which letter is like a stick with a hook at the bottom?

Accepted Answer

Letter j

Answer

Letter k

Answer

Letter l

Answer

Letter m

Question 24

Which is the first letter of 'dog'?

Accepted Answer

Letter d

Answer

Letter o

Answer

Letter g

Answer

Letter a

Question 25

Which word has the letter 'i' in the middle?

Accepted Answer

Sit

Answer

Cat

Answer

Dog

Answer

Run

Question 26

Which of these shows the lowercase letter 'a' written correctly?

Accepted Answer

a

Answer

ɑ

Answer

α

Question 27

Which word has all its letters written correctly?

Accepted Answer

fun

Answer

ffin

Answer

fyn

Answer

phun

Question 28

Which sentence is written correctly?

Accepted Answer

The cat is on the mat.

Answer

the cat is on the mat.

Answer

The Cat is on the mat.

Answer

the Cat is on the Mat.

Question 29

Which of these letters has a curved line?

Accepted Answer

O

Answer

I

Answer

N

Answer

T

Question 30

How should you hold a pencil when writing?

Accepted Answer

With your thumb and first finger close together

Answer

With your fingers spread out

Answer

With your hand in a fist

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With your elbow resting on the table

Question 31

What is the uppercase letter for this letter: 'p'?

Accepted Answer

P

Answer

p

Answer

T

Answer

t

Question 32

Which of these letters is not a vowel?

Accepted Answer

m

Answer

a

Answer

e

Answer

i

Question 33

Which of these words is spelled correctly?

Accepted Answer

cat

Answer

kat

Answer

caht

Answer

kahht

Question 34

How do you start writing an uppercase 'C'?

Accepted Answer

Start at the top and curve around clockwise

Answer

Start at the baseline and draw a semi-circle

Answer

Start at the bottom and curve around counterclockwise

Answer

Start at the top and draw a straight line down

Question 35

Which of the following strokes is used to make the curved part of a lowercase 'g'?

Accepted Answer

Curved line

Answer

Straight line

Answer

Dot

Answer

Zigzag line

Question 36

In the name 'Mary', which letter is written with a circle shape?

Accepted Answer

o

Answer

r

Answer

y

Answer

m

Question 37

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of good letter formation?

Accepted Answer

Incorrect spacing between letters

Answer

Correct letter shape

Answer

Consistent letter size

Answer

No smudges or tears

Question 38

Which of these is NOT a good tip for improving letter formation?

Accepted Answer

Write with a heavy hand.

Answer

Practice regularly.

Answer

Use the correct pencil grip.

Question 39

Which of the following is the correct way to write the lowercase letter 'd'?

Accepted Answer

Down, half-circle up and down, and up

Answer

Straight down and up

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Down, half-circle up and over, and down

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Down, circle, and up

Question 40

What is the first line written in the uppercase letter 'M'?

Accepted Answer

Slanting line down to the right

Answer

Horizontal line

Answer

Curved line

Answer

Straight line down

Question 41

Which of the following correctly describes the formation of the lowercase letter 'o'?

Accepted Answer

Round and clockwise

Answer

Oval and clockwise

Answer

Round and counterclockwise

Answer

Oval and counterclockwise

Question 42

Which of the following is the correct way to form the lowercase letter 't'?

Accepted Answer

Straight line down, then a cross line across

Answer

Straight line down, then a slanted line across

Answer

Curved line, then a circle

Answer

Circle, then a straight line down

Question 43

Which letter is formed with a straight line down and a curve at the bottom?

Accepted Answer

l

Answer

b

Answer

t

Answer

v

Question 44

How do you start writing a lowercase 'a'?

Accepted Answer

A small curve at the top

Answer

A circle in the middle

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A straight line down

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A diagonal line

Question 45

Which of these letters has two curves?

Accepted Answer

o

Answer

p

Answer

s

Answer

r

Question 46

Which uppercase letter is formed with a straight line down and a horizontal line across?

Accepted Answer

T

Answer

L

Answer

H

Answer

F

Question 47

What is the difference between the lowercase 'd' and the lowercase 'b'?

Accepted Answer

The curve is on the left side for 'b' and on the right side for 'd'

Answer

The 'd' has a tail

Answer

The 'b' is taller

Question 48

Which uppercase letter looks like a 'C' with a line across it?

Accepted Answer

E

Answer

B

Answer

G

Answer

D

Question 49

How many straight lines are there in a lowercase 'm'?

Accepted Answer

Three

Answer

Four

Answer

Two

Answer

One

Question 50

Which of these letters has a loop at the top?

Accepted Answer

h

Answer

f

Answer

n

Question 51

What is the correct order of strokes for writing the uppercase 'A'?

Accepted Answer

Diagonal line, horizontal line, diagonal line

Answer

Horizontal line, diagonal line, vertical line

Answer

Horizontal line, diagonal line, diagonal line

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Diagonal line, diagonal line, horizontal line

Question 52

Which lowercase letter is formed with a curve followed by a straight line up?

Accepted Answer

j

Answer

g

Answer

y

Answer

q