Step-by-step practice English textbook

Chapter 9: Reading short sentences

  • Strand Reading and writing
  • Level Level 1
  • Practice 71 questions with step-by-step solutions

Step-by-step practice: English (Level 1). Small steps, repeated until fluent. Content: Read a line of two or three words with known letters and tricky words, Read a sentence of four to six words and match it to a picture, Start a sentence with a capital letter and end it with a full stop, Put the words of a sentence back in the right order.

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By the end of this chapter you will be able to

  • I can read a short line of two or three words
  • I can read a sentence and find the picture it describes
  • I can tell whether a sentence starts with a capital and ends with a full stop
  • I can put the words of a sentence in the right order

You should already know

  • Chapters 1 to 8: letter sounds, CVC words, blending, spelling and tricky words

Where this leads

  • Level 1 check (Chapter 10)

Lessons in this chapter

  1. 9.1 Reading a short line
  2. 9.2 Reading a sentence
  3. 9.3 Capital letters and full stops
  4. 9.4 Putting the words in order
  5. Summary and key words
  6. Check-up and practice test questions

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