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Step-by-step practice: English · Level 1Chapter 7 · Tricky words: the, to, I, no, go, he, she, we, me, be
Step-by-step English Level 1 · Tricky words: the, to, I, no, go, he, she, we, me, be · Summary

Step-by-step English Level 1 Tricky words: the, to, I, no, go, he, she, we, me, be: summary and key words

Part of the Step-by-step English Level 1 tricky words: the, to, i, no, go, he, she, we, me, be chapter. Chapter overview · whole chapter on one page

Chapter summary

SkillMethod
Read the, to and I by sightLearn the shape of the word, not its sounds
Read no, go and he by sightRead the whole sentence before you choose
Read she, we, me and be by sightCheck who the sentence is about
Use a tricky word in a phraseRead the phrase aloud and check it sounds right

Can you…?

  • I can read the, to, I, no, go, he, she, we, me and be by sight
  • I can find a tricky word in a list
  • I can choose the tricky word that completes a sentence
  • I can use a tricky word in a short phrase

Key terms

tricky word
a word that does not follow the usual sounds, so we learn it by sight
by sight
read straight away, without sounding out
phrase
a short group of words, such as go to

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