Step-by-step practice English textbook

Chapter 8: Tricky words: my, you, they, all, are, was, her

  • Strand Word reading
  • Level Level 1
  • Practice 73 questions with step-by-step solutions

Step-by-step practice: English (Level 1). Small steps, repeated until fluent. Content: Read each tricky word on sight, without sounding it out, Choose the tricky word that completes a sentence, Tell apart two words that look alike, such as was and saw, Find a tricky word in a list of written words.

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By the end of this chapter you will be able to

  • I can read my, you, they, all, are, was and her by sight
  • I can choose the tricky word that makes a sentence make sense
  • I can tell was and saw apart
  • I can find a tricky word in a list

You should already know

  • Tricky words: the, to, I, no, go, he, she, we, me, be (Chapter 7)

Where this leads

  • Reading short sentences (Chapter 9)

Lessons in this chapter

  1. 8.1 Tricky words: my, you and they
  2. 8.2 Tricky words: all, are and her
  3. 8.3 Tricky words: was and saw
  4. 8.4 Mixing the eight tricky words
  5. Summary and key words
  6. Check-up and practice test questions

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