Step-by-step English Level 1: Fix one wrong letter
Part of the Step-by-step English Level 1 segmenting and spelling short words chapter. Chapter overview · whole chapter on one page
Fix one wrong letter
Sometimes a word is almost right, but one letter is wrong. Look at the picture, say its name, and find the letter that does not fit.
If the word is cit and the picture is a cat, change the i to a. The word becomes cat.
Change only the wrong letter. Keep the others the same.
Key ideas
- Look at the picture and say its name.
- Find the letter that is wrong.
- Change only that letter.
Method. Say the name, compare the letters, and change the one that is wrong.
- Look at the picture and say its name. The name tells you the spelling.dog
- Compare the letters. Letter 2 is the wrong one.i should be o
- Write the word with the fix. Change only the letter that is wrong.dog
- Write the answer. dog
Check. dog has 3 letters and matches the picture. ✓
Watch out. Only letter 2 changes. The other letters stay the same.
Method. Say the name, compare the letters, and change the one that is wrong.
- Look at the picture and say its name. The name tells you the spelling.cat
- Compare the letters. Letter 2 is the wrong one.i should be a
- Write the word with the fix. Change only the letter that is wrong.cat
- Write the answer. cat
Check. cat has 3 letters and matches the picture. ✓
Watch out. Only letter 2 changes. The other letters stay the same.
Method. Say the name, compare the letters, and change the one that is wrong.
- Look at the picture and say its name. The name tells you the spelling.hat
- Compare the letters. Letter 2 is the wrong one.o should be a
- Write the word with the fix. Change only the letter that is wrong.hat
- Write the answer. hat
Check. hat has 3 letters and matches the picture. ✓
Watch out. Only letter 2 changes. The other letters stay the same.
Watch out
Watch out: change only one letter. If you change more, you may make a different word.Exam tip
Grown-up tip. Ask the child to point to the wrong letter first, then say the right letter. Praise the careful check.
Exercise 6C Practice: fix one wrong letter
Method. Read the word, then say what the picture shows.
- Read the word. Sound out each letter.d - i - g
- Look at the picture. Say what it shows.dog
- Compare them. Do they show the same name?dig and dog are different
- Write the answer. No
Check. The picture shows a dog. ✓
Watch out. Check every letter in the word, not only the first.
Method. Read the word, then say what the picture shows.
- Read the word. Sound out each letter.c - i - t
- Look at the picture. Say what it shows.cat
- Compare them. Do they show the same name?cit and cat are different
- 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, then say what the picture shows.
- Read the word. Sound out each letter.h - o - t
- Look at the picture. Say what it shows.hat
- Compare them. Do they show the same name?hot and hat are different
- Write the answer. No
Check. The picture shows a hat. ✓
Watch out. Check every letter in the word, not only the first.
Method. Read the word, then say what the picture shows.
- Read the word. Sound out each letter.m - a - g
- Look at the picture. Say what it shows.mug
- Compare them. Do they show the same name?mag and mug are different
- Write the answer. No
Check. The picture shows a mug. ✓
Watch out. Check every letter in the word, not only the first.
Method. Say the name, compare the letters, and change the one that is wrong.
- Look at the picture and say its name. The name tells you the spelling.mug
- Compare the letters. Letter 2 is the wrong one.a should be u
- Write the word with the fix. Change only the letter that is wrong.mug
- Write the answer. mug
Check. mug has 3 letters and matches the picture. ✓
Watch out. Only letter 2 changes. The other letters stay the same.
Method. Say the name, compare the letters, and change the one that is wrong.
- Look at the picture and say its name. The name tells you the spelling.pen
- Compare the letters. Letter 2 is the wrong one.i should be e
- Write the word with the fix. Change only the letter that is wrong.pen
- Write the answer. pen
Check. pen has 3 letters and matches the picture. ✓
Watch out. Only letter 2 changes. The other letters stay the same.
Method. Say the name, compare the letters, and change the one that is wrong.
- Look at the picture and say its name. The name tells you the spelling.bus
- Compare the letters. Letter 2 is the wrong one.a should be u
- Write the word with the fix. Change only the letter that is wrong.bus
- Write the answer. bus
Check. bus has 3 letters and matches the picture. ✓
Watch out. Only letter 2 changes. The other letters stay the same.
Method. Say the name, compare the letters, and change the one that is wrong.
- Look at the picture and say its name. The name tells you the spelling.net
- Compare the letters. Letter 2 is the wrong one.u should be e
- Write the word with the fix. Change only the letter that is wrong.net
- Write the answer. net
Check. net has 3 letters and matches the picture. ✓
Watch out. Only letter 2 changes. The other letters stay the same.
Method. Say the name, compare the letters, and change the one that is wrong.
- Look at the picture and say its name. The name tells you the spelling.rug
- Compare the letters. Letter 2 is the wrong one.a should be u
- Write the word with the fix. Change only the letter that is wrong.rug
- Write the answer. rug
Check. rug has 3 letters and matches the picture. ✓
Watch out. Only letter 2 changes. The other letters stay the same.