1

Easy comprehensions based on

phonics

-ch-, -th-, and –ng Sounds

Grade 1

Workbook 1
 2

Literacy Grade 1

-ch- Sound Comprehension 1

Assist the learner by

Vocabulary:
guiding him / her in
chop, chap, church, chair, chess, torch, ranch reading the passage and
questions.

Read the story about “Chip and Chop” and answer the questions.

Chip and Chop

Chip and Chop are two good chaps.

They are best friends.

1. What is the name of the story?

____________________________________________________________________
2. Who are Chip and Chop?
_____________________________________________________________________
3. Do Chip and Chop know each other?
_____________________________________________________________________

Chip sits on a small red chair in church.

Chop uses a torch on the green ranch.

The two chaps cannot play chess.

4. What colour is the chair Chip sits on?

5. What does Chop use on the green ranch?
____________________________________________________________________
6. Can the two friends play chess? YES or NO
 3

Literacy Grade 1

-ch- Sound Comprehension 2

Vocabulary: Assist the learner by

guiding him / her in
Chomp, chest, China, chain, brunch, French, rich reading the passage and
questions.

Read the story about “The chap in China” and answer the questions.

The chap in China

The chap in China is very rich.

He eats French food and has a golden chain.

1. Where does the chap live?

_____________________________________________________________________
2. Does the chap have little money?
_____________________________________________________________________
3. What food does the chap in China eat?
_____________________________________________________________________

This chap has no name.

Some people call him Chomp or Charles.

He fills his chest with gold from China.

4. Why is the chap called “Chomp” or “Charles”?

_____________________________________________________________________
5. What is in the chap’s chest?
_____________________________________________________________________
6. Where does the chap get the gold for his chest?
 4

Literacy Grade 1

-th- Sound Comprehension 1

Vocabulary: Assist the learner by

guiding him / her in
mother, father, three, tooth, moth, cloth, bath reading the passage and
questions.

Read the story about “Mother and father” and answer the questions.

Mother and Father.

Mother and Father have three kids.

Father must pull Beth’s tooth with a cloth.

Beth thanks Father with a big hug.

1. Who has three kids?

2. What must Father do with the cloth?
_____________________________________________________________________
3. How does Beth thank Father? ____
_____________________________________________________________________

Mother sees a moth and jumps into the bath.

The kids think this is very funny.

4. What does Mother do when she sees a moth?

_____________________________________________________________________
5. Why do the kids laugh?
________________________________________________________________________________________
 5

Literacy Grade 1

-th- Sound Comprehension 2

Vocabulary: Assist the learner by

guiding him / her in
tenth, Thursday, thing, thin, thorn, this, that reading the passage and
questions.
Read the story about “Thursday” and answer the
questions.

Thursday

Thursday the tenth was a big day for Theo.

10th Theo got a sharp thing in his hand when he worked in the

garden. The sharp thing was a thin thorn.

1. On which day did Theo get a thorn in his hand?

2. What was the date of this Thursday?

Father used this and that to take out the thorn.

Theo was a brave boy. He never shed a tear.

He gave his father a big smile.

3. What was the sharp thing?

_____________________________________________________________________
4. What did father use to take it out? ___
_____________________________________________________________________
5. Did Theo cry?
_____________________________________________________________________
 6

Literacy Grade 1

-ng- Sound Comprehension

Assist the learner by

Vocabulary: guiding him / her in
sting, sing, ring, bring, strong, bling, swing, flung reading the passage and
questions.

Read the story about “Sting the singer” and answer the questions.

Sting the singer.

Sting could sing very well.

A silver ring was flung to him from the sky.

Sting wears a lot of “bling” around his strong arms.

Sting the singer likes to swing to the beat of the music.

1. What could “Sting the singer” do well?

_____________________________________________________________________
2. Where did Sting get the silver ring from?
_____________________________________________________________________
3. True of False: Sting the singer is not a strong man.
4. What is around Sting the singer’s arms?
_____________________________________________________________________
5. What does Sting the singer do when he hears the beat of the music?
_____________________________________________________________________
6. Underline all the -ng words.
7. Choose one -ng word and make your own
sentence.
 7

Literacy Grade 1

MEMO:
Vocabulary:
chop, chap, church, chair, chess, torch, ranch

Encourage your child to always answer in full sentences!!

Read the story about “Chip and Chop” and answer the questions.
1. What is the name of the story? The name of the story is “Chip and Chop”.
2. Who are Chip and Chop? They are two chaps. They are best friends.
3. Do Chip and Chop know each other? Yes, they know each other. They are best
friends.
4. What colour is the chair Chip sits on? The chair that Chip sits on is red.
5. What does Chop use on the green ranch? Chop uses a torch on the green ranch.
6. Can the boys play chess? No, the boys cannot play chess.

Vocabulary:
Chomp, chest, China, chain, brunch, French, rich.

Read the story about “The chap in China” and answer the questions.

1. Where does the chap live? The chap lives in China.

2. Does the chap have little money? No, the chap has a lot of money. He is very rich.
3. What food does the chap in China eat? The chap in China eats French food.

Vocabulary:
mother, father, three, tooth, moth, cloth, bath
Read the story about “Mother and Father” and answer the questions.

1. Who has three kids? Mother and Father have three kids.
2. What must Father do with the cloth? Father must pull Beth’s tooth with the cloth.
3. How does Beth thank Father? Beth gives Father a big hug.
4. What does Mother do when she sees a moth? Mother jumps into the bath.
5. Why do the kids laugh? The kids think it is funny when Mother jumps into bath.
 8

Literacy Grade 1

Vocabulary:
tenth, Thursday, thing, thin, thorn, this, that

Read the story about “Thursday” and answer the questions.

1. On which day did Theo get a thorn in his hand?

Theo got a thorn in his hand on Thursday.
2. What was the date of the Thursday? Thursday was the tenth.
3. What was the sharp thing? The sharp thing was a thin thorn.
4. What did father use to take out the thorn? Father used this and that to take out
the thorn.
5. Did Theo cry? No, Theo never shed a tear.

Vocabulary:
sting, sing, ring, bring, strong, bling, swing, flung

Read the story about “Sting the singer” and answer the questions.
1. What could “Sting the singer” do well? Sting the singer could sing very well.
2. Where did Sting get the silver ring from? The silver ring was flung to him.
3. True of false: Sting the singer is not a strong man. False. Sting the singer is a
strong man.
4. What is around Sting the singer’s arms? There is a lot of “bling” around Sting the
singer’s strong arms. (“Bling” refers to shiny things like diamonds)
5. What does Sting the singer do when he hears the beat of the music? Sting the
singer starts to swing to the beat of the music.
6. Underline all the -ng words.
swing
7. Choose one -ng word and make your own sentence.
Example: The cute monkeys swing from branch to branch when they play with each
other.