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Floss Rule Practice

A Grade 1 ELA worksheet focused on practicing the Floss Rule (ff, ll, ss, zz) in words.

Grade 1 ELA GrammarPhonicsFloss Rule
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TextFill in the BlanksMultiple ChoiceTrue / FalseWord BankShort Answer

Standards

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1.3.A

Topics

ELAGrade 1PhonicsFloss Rule
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Floss Rule Practice

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Read the instructions for each section carefully and complete the activities.

The Floss Rule tells us that if a short vowel sound is followed by an F, L, S, or Z at the end of a one-syllable word, we usually double the consonant.

Complete the words with the correct double consonant (ff, ll, ss, zz).

1. The dog likes to hu .

2. I have a ba .

3. She will ki  the ball.

4. The bee will bu .

1. Which word follows the Floss Rule?

a

cat

b

bell

c

run

d

dog

Read each statement. Is it true or false?

1. The word 'off' follows the Floss Rule.

T

True

F

False

Use the words from the word bank to fill in the blanks.

hill
kiss
puff
fizz

1. We climbed up the  .

2. Don't   and tell.

3. The dragon let out a big   of smoke.

4. The soda will  .

Write a sentence using a word that follows the Floss Rule.