Step-by-step English Level 1 Blending short words: check-up and practice test questions

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

1. Read the letters in order. Say each letter in order.
   h - u - t
2. Join them into one word. Blend the sounds together, not one at a time.
   hut
3. Find the picture with that name. Picture A shows a hut.
   hut = picture A
4. Write the answer.
   A

Check. The other pictures show different names: log, pin. ✓

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

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

1. Read each choice. Check which one fits.
   hat / tin / cat
2. Find the one that fits. Joining the letters in order, one sound after another, makes this word.
   tin is choice B
3. Write the answer.
   B

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

Watch out. Read every choice before you decide.

Method. Blend the first two letters, then add the last one.

1. Blend the first two letters. Join the two sounds into one.
   pe
2. Add the last letter. Join the last sound on the end.
   pen
3. Find the matching word. Choice A is pen.
   pen = choice A
4. Write the answer.
   A

Check. Read the whole word again: pen. ✓

Watch out. Add the last letter at the end. Do not change the first two.

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

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

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

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

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

Check. The picture shows a bus. ✓

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 letters in order. Say each letter in order.
   m - o - p
2. Join them into one word. Blend the sounds together, not one at a time.
   mop
3. Find the picture with that name. Picture B shows a mop.
   mop = picture B
4. Write the answer.
   B

Check. The other pictures show different names: pan, fan. ✓

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

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

1. Read each choice. Check which one fits.
   rug / cat / hat
2. Find the one that fits. Joining the letters in order, one sound after another, makes this word.
   rug is choice A
3. Write the answer.
   A

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

Watch out. Read every choice before you decide.

Method. Blend the first two letters, then add the last one.

1. Blend the first two letters. Join the two sounds into one.
   fa
2. Add the last letter. Join the last sound on the end.
   fan
3. Find the matching word. Choice A is fan.
   fan = choice A
4. Write the answer.
   A

Check. Read the whole word again: fan. ✓

Watch out. Add the last letter at the end. Do not change the first two.

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.
   cup: middle = u
2. Find the word with the same middle letter. Check each choice.
   mug has middle u
3. Write the answer.
   C

Check. Both cup and mug have u 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.
   d - o - g
2. Look at each picture. Find the picture with that name.
   dog = picture A
3. Write the answer.
   A

Check. The other pictures show different names: pin, cat. ✓

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

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

1. Read the letters in order. Say each letter in order.
   n - e - t
2. Join them into one word. Blend the sounds together, not one at a time.
   net
3. Find the picture with that name. Picture A shows a net.
   net = picture A
4. Write the answer.
   A

Check. The other pictures show different names: bat, log. ✓

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

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

1. Read each choice. Check which one fits.
   cat / hat / mug
2. Find the one that fits. Joining the letters in order, one sound after another, makes this word.
   mug is choice C
3. Write the answer.
   C

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

Watch out. Read every choice before you decide.

Method. Blend the first two letters, then add the last one.

1. Blend the first two letters. Join the two sounds into one.
   pi
2. Add the last letter. Join the last sound on the end.
   pig
3. Find the matching word. Choice A is pig.
   pig = choice A
4. Write the answer.
   A

Check. Read the whole word again: pig. ✓

Watch out. Add the last letter at the end. Do not change the first two.

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.
   pot has middle o
3. Write the answer.
   B

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

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

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.
   mug
3. Compare them. Do they show the same name?
   bug 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 the word first, then find the picture that matches.

1. Read the letters in order. Say each letter in order.
   p - a - n
2. Join them into one word. Blend the sounds together, not one at a time.
   pan
3. Find the picture with that name. Picture C shows a pan.
   pan = picture C
4. Write the answer.
   C

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

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

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

1. Read each choice. Check which one fits.
   hat / bed / cat
2. Find the one that fits. Joining the letters in order, one sound after another, makes this word.
   bed is choice B
3. Write the answer.
   B

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

Watch out. Read every choice before you decide.

Method. Blend the first two letters, then add the last one.

1. Blend the first two letters. Join the two sounds into one.
   po
2. Add the last letter. Join the last sound on the end.
   pot
3. Find the matching word. Choice B is pot.
   pot = choice B
4. Write the answer.
   B

Check. Read the whole word again: pot. ✓

Watch out. Add the last letter at the end. Do not change the first two.

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.
   fan has middle a
3. Write the answer.
   C

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

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

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.