Step-by-step English Level 1: Reading a short line
Part of the Step-by-step English Level 1 reading short sentences chapter. Chapter overview · whole chapter on one page
Reading a short line
A line can be only two or three words. Read every word, from left to right.
Red hat. is a short line. It tells you about one thing, a hat, and what colour it is.
Read the line, then look for the picture that it describes.
Key ideas
- Read every word from left to right.
- A short line can tell you one thing.
- Sentences start with a capital letter.
Method. Look at the picture, then read each sentence.
- Look at the picture. Say what it shows.hat
- Read each sentence. Find the one about the picture.Red hat. / Big bus. / Hot sun.
- Match the sentence. Choice A tells us about the hat.A: Red hat.
- Write the answer. A
Check. Read the sentence again: it talks about a hat. ✓
Watch out. A sentence that talks about something else is wrong, even if it has the same letters.
Method. Look at the picture, then read each sentence.
- Look at the picture. Say what it shows.bus
- Read each sentence. Find the one about the picture.Hot sun. / Big bus. / Red hat.
- Match the sentence. Choice B tells us about the bus.B: Big bus.
- Write the answer. B
Check. Read the sentence again: it talks about a bus. ✓
Watch out. A sentence that talks about something else is wrong, even if it has the same letters.
Method. Look at the picture, then read each sentence.
- Look at the picture. Say what it shows.sun
- Read each sentence. Find the one about the picture.Red hat. / Big bus. / Hot sun.
- Match the sentence. Choice C tells us about the sun.C: Hot sun.
- Write the answer. C
Check. Read the sentence again: it talks about a sun. ✓
Watch out. A sentence that talks about something else is wrong, even if it has the same letters.
Watch out
Watch out: Hot sun. and Big bus. are both short lines. Read every word before you choose.Exam tip
Grown-up tip. Ask the child to read the line with a finger under each word, then point to the picture it describes.
Exercise 9A Practice: reading a short line
Method. Look at the picture, then read each sentence.
- Look at the picture. Say what it shows.mug
- Read each sentence. Find the one about the picture.Big mug. / Red bed. / Hot pan.
- Match the sentence. Choice A tells us about the mug.A: Big mug.
- Write the answer. A
Check. Read the sentence again: it talks about a mug. ✓
Watch out. A sentence that talks about something else is wrong, even if it has the same letters.
Method. Look at the picture, then read each sentence.
- Look at the picture. Say what it shows.pig
- Read each sentence. Find the one about the picture.Red hen. / Big pig. / Hot pan.
- Match the sentence. Choice B tells us about the pig.B: Big pig.
- Write the answer. B
Check. Read the sentence again: it talks about a pig. ✓
Watch out. A sentence that talks about something else is wrong, even if it has the same letters.
Method. Look at the picture, then read each sentence.
- Look at the picture. Say what it shows.cat
- Read each sentence. Find the one about the picture.Big cat. / Red bus. / Hot pan.
- Match the sentence. Choice A tells us about the cat.A: Big cat.
- Write the answer. A
Check. Read the sentence again: it talks about a cat. ✓
Watch out. A sentence that talks about something else is wrong, even if it has the same letters.
Method. Look at the picture, then read each sentence.
- Look at the picture. Say what it shows.bed
- Read each sentence. Find the one about the picture.Hot pan. / Big hen. / Red bed.
- Match the sentence. Choice C tells us about the bed.C: Red bed.
- Write the answer. C
Check. Read the sentence again: it talks about a bed. ✓
Watch out. A sentence that talks about something else is wrong, even if it has the same letters.
Method. Look at the picture, then read each sentence.
- Look at the picture. Say what it shows.hen
- Read each sentence. Find the one about the picture.Big hen. / Red cup. / Hot pan.
- Match the sentence. Choice A tells us about the hen.A: Big hen.
- Write the answer. A
Check. Read the sentence again: it talks about a hen. ✓
Watch out. A sentence that talks about something else is wrong, even if it has the same letters.
Method. Check the first letter and the end mark of each line.
- Look at the first letter of each line. It should be a capital letter.red hat / Red hat.
- Look at the end of each line. It should end with a full stop.Red hat. ends with a full stop
- Pick the correct line. Only one line has both.choice B
- Write the answer. B
Check. Choice B starts with a capital and ends with a full stop. ✓
Watch out. Every sentence starts with a capital letter and ends with a full stop.
Method. Check the first letter and the end mark of each line.
- Look at the first letter of each line. It should be a capital letter.big bus / Big bus.
- Look at the end of each line. It should end with a full stop.Big bus. ends with a full stop
- Pick the correct line. Only one line has both.choice B
- Write the answer. B
Check. Choice B starts with a capital and ends with a full stop. ✓
Watch out. Every sentence starts with a capital letter and ends with a full stop.
Method. Check the first letter and the end mark of each line.
- Look at the first letter of each line. It should be a capital letter.hot sun / Hot sun.
- Look at the end of each line. It should end with a full stop.Hot sun. ends with a full stop
- Pick the correct line. Only one line has both.choice B
- Write the answer. B
Check. Choice B starts with a capital and ends with a full stop. ✓
Watch out. Every sentence starts with a capital letter and ends with a full stop.
Method. Check the first letter and the end mark of each line.
- Look at the first letter of each line. It should be a capital letter.big pig / Big pig.
- Look at the end of each line. It should end with a full stop.Big pig. ends with a full stop
- Pick the correct line. Only one line has both.choice B
- Write the answer. B
Check. Choice B starts with a capital and ends with a full stop. ✓
Watch out. Every sentence starts with a capital letter and ends with a full stop.
Method. Check the first letter and the end mark of each line.
- Look at the first letter of each line. It should be a capital letter.red bed / Red bed.
- Look at the end of each line. It should end with a full stop.Red bed. ends with a full stop
- Pick the correct line. Only one line has both.choice B
- Write the answer. B
Check. Choice B starts with a capital and ends with a full stop. ✓
Watch out. Every sentence starts with a capital letter and ends with a full stop.
Method. Check the first letter and the end mark of each line.
- Look at the first letter of each line. It should be a capital letter.Big cat. / big cat
- Look at the end of each line. It should end with a full stop.Big cat. ends with a full stop
- Pick the correct line. Only one line has both.choice A
- Write the answer. A
Check. Choice A starts with a capital and ends with a full stop. ✓
Watch out. Every sentence starts with a capital letter and ends with a full stop.
Method. Check the first letter and the end mark of each line.
- Look at the first letter of each line. It should be a capital letter.hot pan / Hot pan.
- Look at the end of each line. It should end with a full stop.Hot pan. ends with a full stop
- Pick the correct line. Only one line has both.choice B
- Write the answer. B
Check. Choice B starts with a capital and ends with a full stop. ✓
Watch out. Every sentence starts with a capital letter and ends with a full stop.
Method. Check the first letter and the end mark of each line.
- Look at the first letter of each line. It should be a capital letter.Big hen. / big hen
- Look at the end of each line. It should end with a full stop.Big hen. ends with a full stop
- Pick the correct line. Only one line has both.choice A
- Write the answer. A
Check. Choice A starts with a capital and ends with a full stop. ✓
Watch out. Every sentence starts with a capital letter and ends with a full stop.