Step-by-step English Level 1: Read a word with the same middle vowel
Part of the Step-by-step English Level 1 blending short words chapter. Chapter overview · whole chapter on one page
Read a word with the same middle vowel
Every CVC word has a vowel in the middle. Words with the same middle vowel sound alike in the middle.
cat and hat both have a in the middle. dog and log both have o in the middle.
Find the middle letter of the model word, then find the word that has the same middle letter.
Key ideas
- Find the middle letter of the model word.
- Find the word that has the same middle letter.
- Read the whole word before you choose.
Method. Find the middle letter, then find the choice that has the same one.
- Find the middle letter of the model word. It is the vowel in the middle.cat: middle = a
- Find the word with the same middle letter. Check each choice.hat has middle a
- Write the answer. B
Check. Both cat and hat have a 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.
- Find the middle letter of the model word. It is the vowel in the middle.pin: middle = i
- Find the word with the same middle letter. Check each choice.tin has middle i
- Write the answer. B
Check. Both pin and tin have i 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.
- Find the middle letter of the model word. It is the vowel in the middle.dog: middle = o
- Find the word with the same middle letter. Check each choice.log has middle o
- 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.
Watch out
Watch out: the first and last letters can change. Only the middle letter must match.Exam tip
Grown-up tip. Point to the middle letter first. Then ask the child to read the whole word and say which one has the same middle.
Exercise 5D Practice: read a word with the same middle vowel
Method. Read the word first, then find the picture that matches.
- Read the word from the left. Sound out each letter, then join the sounds.c - a - t
- Look at each picture. Find the picture with that name.cat = picture C
- 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. Read the word first, then find the picture that matches.
- Read the word from the left. Sound out each letter, then join the sounds.d - o - g
- Look at each picture. Find the picture with that name.dog = picture A
- 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.
- Read the word from the left. Sound out each letter, then join the sounds.p - i - n
- Look at each picture. Find the picture with that name.pin = picture C
- Write the answer. C
Check. The other pictures show different names: sun, leg. ✓
Watch out. Read every letter. Do not guess from the first letter only.
Method. Read the word first, then find the picture that matches.
- Read the word from the left. Sound out each letter, then join the sounds.h - e - n
- Look at each picture. Find the picture with that name.hen = picture B
- Write the answer. B
Check. The other pictures show different names: pen, mug. ✓
Watch out. Read every letter. Do not guess from the first letter only.
Method. Read the word first, then find the picture that matches.
- Read the word from the left. Sound out each letter, then join the sounds.b - u - s
- Look at each picture. Find the picture with that name.bus = picture B
- Write the answer. B
Check. The other pictures show different names: dog, pot. ✓
Watch out. Read every letter. Do not guess from the first letter only.
Method. Read the word first, then find the picture that matches.
- Read the word from the left. Sound out each letter, then join the sounds.m - a - p
- Look at each picture. Find the picture with that name.map = picture B
- Write the answer. B
Check. The other pictures show different names: net, top. ✓
Watch out. Read every letter. Do not guess from the first letter only.
Method. Read the word first, then find the picture that matches.
- Read the word from the left. Sound out each letter, then join the sounds.p - o - t
- Look at each picture. Find the picture with that name.pot = picture A
- Write the answer. A
Check. The other pictures show different names: tin, mug. ✓
Watch out. Read every letter. Do not guess from the first letter only.
Method. Read the word first, then find the picture that matches.
- Read the word from the left. Sound out each letter, then join the sounds.n - e - t
- Look at each picture. Find the picture with that name.net = picture B
- 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. Find the middle letter, then find the choice that has the same one.
- Find the middle letter of the model word. It is the vowel in the middle.bus: middle = u
- Find the word with the same middle letter. Check each choice.bug has middle u
- Write the answer. A
Check. Both bus and bug have u 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.
- Find the middle letter of the model word. It is the vowel in the middle.bed: middle = e
- Find the word with the same middle letter. Check each choice.hen has middle e
- Write the answer. A
Check. Both bed and hen 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.
- Find the middle letter of the model word. It is the vowel in the middle.mug: middle = u
- Find the word with the same middle letter. Check each choice.cup has middle u
- Write the answer. C
Check. Both mug and cup have u 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.
- Find the middle letter of the model word. It is the vowel in the middle.map: middle = a
- Find the word with the same middle letter. Check each choice.fan has middle a
- Write the answer. A
Check. Both map and fan have a 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.
- Find the middle letter of the model word. It is the vowel in the middle.mop: middle = o
- Find the word with the same middle letter. Check each choice.pot has middle o
- Write the answer. B
Check. Both mop and pot have o in the middle. ✓
Watch out. Look at the middle letter only, not the first or the last.