Continents and oceans: fill in the blanks: fill-in-the-blank worksheet for Grade 1, page 1 preview

Fill-in-the-blank worksheet · Geography

Continents and oceans: fill in the blanks · Grade 1

Read 5 sentences about continents and oceans and write the missing word in each, using the word bank. Practices reading for meaning and topic vocabulary.

Grade 1 · ages 6 to 7
Medium
10 to 15 minutes
1 page
Free

Goes with the game Globe Explorer.

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The word bank and sentences

Directions: Read each sentence. Choose the best word from the word bank and write it on the line.

Word bank: cross out each word as you use it
Australia · Africa · oceans · South America · Arctic Ocean
1 The Amazon rainforest is in ____.
2 is the smallest continent.
3 The Nile River flows through ____.
4 Earth has five ____, and they are all joined together.
5 The · lies around the North Pole.
Your turn · Write a sentence of your own that uses a word from the word bank.

What your child practices

Your child practices reading for meaning and topic vocabulary. The skill is “Continents and oceans”: locate the continents and oceans on a globe and map.

Grades and ages: Grade 1, ages 6 to 7
Time: About 10 to 15 minutes
Subject: Geography
Level: Medium for Grade 1
Answer key: Yes, for grown-ups who sign in
Printing: 1 page, US Letter or A4, low-ink option
Updated: October 15, 2026

How to use it

Try the first question together so the format is clear. Then let your child work through the rest, showing their thinking on the page. It is pitched at the expected level for Grade 1, for practice after the skill has been taught.

An answer key comes with it as a separate page that grown-ups download after signing in.

Tip for grown-ups: Read each sentence aloud with a hum for the blank, then try each word bank word in it.

Done on paper? A grown-up can record it on the child's page in PlayOwl; downloading alone doesn't count as finished.