Step-by-step English Level 1: Short e words

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.
   cat
3. Compare them. Do they show the same name?
   hen and cat are different
4. Write the answer.
   No

Check. The picture shows a cat. ✓

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.
   p - e - n
2. Look at each picture. Find the picture with that name.
   pen = picture A
3. Write the answer.
   A

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

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.
   pen
2. Put the letters in order. Start with the first sound.
   p - e - n
3. Read the letters from left to right. Check the word matches the picture.
   pen
4. Write the answer.
   pen

Check. Read the letters back: p - e - n. They make pen. ✓

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 - e - n
2. Look at the picture. Say what it shows.
   pen
3. Compare them. Do they show the same name?
   pen and pen are the same
4. Write the answer.
   Yes

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.
   p - e - n
2. Look at the picture. Say what it shows.
   cat
3. Compare them. Do they show the same name?
   pen and cat are different
4. Write the answer.
   No

Check. The picture shows a cat. ✓

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.
   n - e - t
2. Look at each picture. Find the picture with that name.
   net = picture B
3. Write the answer.
   B

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

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.
   net
2. Put the letters in order. Start with the first sound.
   n - e - t
3. Read the letters from left to right. Check the word matches the picture.
   net
4. Write the answer.
   net

Check. Read the letters back: n - e - t. They make net. ✓

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.
   net
3. Compare them. Do they show the same name?
   net and net are the same
4. Write the answer.
   Yes

Check. The picture shows a net. ✓

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.
   n - e - t
2. Look at the picture. Say what it shows.
   cat
3. Compare them. Do they show the same name?
   net and cat are different
4. Write the answer.
   No

Check. The picture shows a cat. ✓

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.
   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. 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.
   b - e - d
2. Look at the picture. Say what it shows.
   bed
3. Compare them. Do they show the same name?
   bed and bed are the same
4. Write the answer.
   Yes

Check. The picture shows a bed. ✓

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.
   b - e - d
2. Look at the picture. Say what it shows.
   cat
3. Compare them. Do they show the same name?
   bed and cat are different
4. Write the answer.
   No

Check. The picture shows a cat. ✓

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

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.
   hen: middle = e
2. Find the word with the same middle letter. Check each choice.
   pen has middle e
3. Write the answer.
   B

Check. Both hen and pen have e in the middle. ✓

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

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.
   net: middle = e
2. Find the word with the same middle letter. Check each choice.
   bed has middle e
3. Write the answer.
   A

Check. Both net and bed have e in the middle. ✓

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