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Step-by-step practice: English · Level 1Chapter 6 · Segmenting and spelling short words
Step-by-step English Level 1 · Segmenting and spelling short words · Summary

Step-by-step English Level 1 Segmenting and spelling short words: summary and key words

Part of the Step-by-step English Level 1 segmenting and spelling short words chapter. Chapter overview · whole chapter on one page

Chapter summary

SkillMethod
Split a word into soundsWrite one letter for each sound, in order
Spell a picture namePut the letters in the order of the sounds
Fix a wrong letterChange only the letter that is wrong
Check a written wordRead the word back and compare it with the picture

Can you…?

  • I can split a picture name into one letter for each sound
  • I can spell a short word from a set of letters
  • I can find the middle and last letter of a short word
  • I can fix one wrong letter in a word

Key terms

segment
split a word into its sounds, one letter for each sound
spell
write the letters of a word in order
fix
change the one letter that is wrong

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