Zeolite materials are used as solid acid catalysts in petrochemical reactions, which typically occur at Bronsted acid sites located at bridging hydroxyl groups (Si-OH-Al). These sites have been investigated spectroscopically, albeit at room temperature; a proper understanding requires that such data be acquired at actual reaction temperatures. The influence of temperature on the H-1 chemical shifts and dynamic properties of Si-OH-Al sites in proton-type aluminosilicate and silicoaluminophosphate molecular sieves was examined by variable-temperature H-1 magic-angle spinning nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, from 298 to 673 K. The chemical shifts and line widths of the peaks due to Si-OH-Al protons were strongly dependent on the temperature, whereas those due to P-OH protons in the silicoaluminophosphate were slightly dependent. The relationship between the H-1 chemical shifts of the Si-OH-Al groups in both types of molecular sieves, (delta(1H)) and their catalytic activities for n-butane cracking were examined at 673 K. The results shown in the paper lead to the conclusion that the delta(1H) values observed at the reaction temperature can be used as a tool to estimate the relative catalytic activities of aluminosilicate and silicoaluminophosphate with the same membered rings.