Step-by-step English Level 1 Simple CVC words: check-up and practice test questions

Method. Read the word first, then find the picture that matches.

1. Read the word from the left. Sound out each letter, then join the sounds.
   c - a - t
2. Look at each picture. Find the picture with that name.
   cat = picture C
3. Write the answer.
   C

Check. The other pictures show different names: tin, mug. ✓

Watch out. Read every letter. Do not guess from the first letter only.

Method. Say the name slowly, then write its letters in order.

1. Say the name of the picture slowly. Say each sound, first to last.
   pot
2. Put the letters in order. Start with the first sound.
   p - o - t
3. Read the letters from left to right. Check the word matches the picture.
   pot
4. Write the answer.
   pot

Check. Read the letters back: p - o - t. They make pot. ✓

Watch out. Each letter goes in the order of the sounds, not in alphabetical order.

Method. Read the word, then say what the picture shows.

1. Read the word. Sound out each letter.
   b - u - g
2. Look at the picture. Say what it shows.
   bus
3. Compare them. Do they show the same name?
   bug and bus are different
4. Write the answer.
   No

Check. The picture shows a bus. ✓

Watch out. Check every letter in the word, not only the first.

Method. Read the word, then say what the picture shows.

1. Read the word. Sound out each letter.
   h - e - n
2. Look at the picture. Say what it shows.
   hen
3. Compare them. Do they show the same name?
   hen and hen are the same
4. Write the answer.
   Yes

Check. The picture shows a hen. ✓

Watch out. Check every letter in the word, not only the first.

Method. Read the word first, then find the picture that matches.

1. Read the word from the left. Sound out each letter, then join the sounds.
   m - u - g
2. Look at each picture. Find the picture with that name.
   mug = picture C
3. Write the answer.
   C

Check. The other pictures show different names: hut, bed. ✓

Watch out. Read every letter. Do not guess from the first letter only.

Method. Find the middle letter, then find the choice that has the same one.

1. Find the middle letter of the model word. It is the vowel in the middle.
   dog: middle = o
2. Find the word with the same middle letter. Check each choice.
   log has middle o
3. Write the answer.
   B

Check. Both dog and log have o in the middle. ✓

Watch out. Look at the middle letter only, not the first or the last.

Method. Say the name slowly, then write its letters in order.

1. Say the name of the picture slowly. Say each sound, first to last.
   bed
2. Put the letters in order. Start with the first sound.
   b - e - d
3. Read the letters from left to right. Check the word matches the picture.
   bed
4. Write the answer.
   bed

Check. Read the letters back: b - e - d. They make bed. ✓

Watch out. Each letter goes in the order of the sounds, not in alphabetical order.

Method. Read the word, then say what the picture shows.

1. Read the word. Sound out each letter.
   p - i - g
2. Look at the picture. Say what it shows.
   pig
3. Compare them. Do they show the same name?
   pig and pig are the same
4. Write the answer.
   Yes

Check. The picture shows a pig. ✓

Watch out. Check every letter in the word, not only the first.

Method. Read the word, then say what the picture shows.

1. Read the word. Sound out each letter.
   r - u - g
2. Look at the picture. Say what it shows.
   mug
3. Compare them. Do they show the same name?
   rug and mug are different
4. Write the answer.
   No

Check. The picture shows a mug. ✓

Watch out. Check every letter in the word, not only the first.

Method. Read every choice, then pick the one that fits.

1. Read each choice. Check which one fits.
   pin / pot / sun
2. Find the one that fits. pin has i in the middle, which makes /i/.
   pin is choice A
3. Write the answer.
   A

Check. Read pin in the sentence or list again. ✓

Watch out. Read every choice before you decide.

Method. Read the word first, then find the picture that matches.

1. Read the word from the left. Sound out each letter, then join the sounds.
   t - a - p
2. Look at each picture. Find the picture with that name.
   tap = picture C
3. Write the answer.
   C

Check. The other pictures show different names: hat, dog. ✓

Watch out. Read every letter. Do not guess from the first letter only.

Method. Say the name slowly, then write its letters in order.

1. Say the name of the picture slowly. Say each sound, first to last.
   fan
2. Put the letters in order. Start with the first sound.
   f - a - n
3. Read the letters from left to right. Check the word matches the picture.
   fan
4. Write the answer.
   fan

Check. Read the letters back: f - a - n. They make fan. ✓

Watch out. Each letter goes in the order of the sounds, not in alphabetical order.

Method. Read the word, then say what the picture shows.

1. Read the word. Sound out each letter.
   n - e - t
2. Look at the picture. Say what it shows.
   pen
3. Compare them. Do they show the same name?
   net and pen are different
4. Write the answer.
   No

Check. The picture shows a pen. ✓

Watch out. Check every letter in the word, not only the first.

Method. Read the word, then say what the picture shows.

1. Read the word. Sound out each letter.
   c - u - p
2. Look at the picture. Say what it shows.
   cup
3. Compare them. Do they show the same name?
   cup and cup are the same
4. Write the answer.
   Yes

Check. The picture shows a cup. ✓

Watch out. Check every letter in the word, not only the first.

Method. Say the name slowly, then write its letters in order.

1. Say the name of the picture slowly. Say each sound, first to last.
   rug
2. Put the letters in order. Start with the first sound.
   r - u - g
3. Read the letters from left to right. Check the word matches the picture.
   rug
4. Write the answer.
   rug

Check. Read the letters back: r - u - g. They make rug. ✓

Watch out. Each letter goes in the order of the sounds, not in alphabetical order.

Method. Find the middle letter, then find the choice that has the same one.

1. Find the middle letter of the model word. It is the vowel in the middle.
   hat: middle = a
2. Find the word with the same middle letter. Check each choice.
   pan has middle a
3. Write the answer.
   C

Check. Both hat and pan have a in the middle. ✓

Watch out. Look at the middle letter only, not the first or the last.

Method. Read the word first, then find the picture that matches.

1. Read the word from the left. Sound out each letter, then join the sounds.
   b - e - d
2. Look at each picture. Find the picture with that name.
   bed = picture C
3. Write the answer.
   C

Check. The other pictures show different names: mat, rug. ✓

Watch out. Read every letter. Do not guess from the first letter only.

Method. Read the word, then say what the picture shows.

1. Read the word. Sound out each letter.
   h - u - t
2. Look at the picture. Say what it shows.
   hut
3. Compare them. Do they show the same name?
   hut and hut are the same
4. Write the answer.
   Yes

Check. The picture shows a hut. ✓

Watch out. Check every letter in the word, not only the first.

Method. Read every choice, then pick the one that fits.

1. Read each choice. Check which one fits.
   mop / hen / bus
2. Find the one that fits. mop has o in the middle, which makes /o/.
   mop is choice A
3. Write the answer.
   A

Check. Read mop in the sentence or list again. ✓

Watch out. Read every choice before you decide.

Method. Read the word, then say what the picture shows.

1. Read the word. Sound out each letter.
   m - a - t
2. Look at the picture. Say what it shows.
   map
3. Compare them. Do they show the same name?
   mat and map are different
4. Write the answer.
   No

Check. The picture shows a map. ✓

Watch out. Check every letter in the word, not only the first.