Step-by-step English Level 1: Review: short words and blending
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Review: short words and blending
Short words have three letters: a consonant, a vowel and a consonant. Blend the sounds to read them.
To spell a picture name, put its letters in order, one for each sound.
Key ideas
- Read every letter.
- Join the sounds to blend.
- Spell from the first sound to the last.
Method. Read the word first, then find the picture that matches.
- Read the word from the left. Sound out each letter, then join the sounds.c - a - t
- Look at each picture. Find the picture with that name.cat = picture C
- Write the answer. C
Check. The other pictures show different names: tin, mug. ✓
Watch out. Read every letter. Do not guess from the first letter only.
Method. Say the name slowly, then write its letters in order.
- Say the name of the picture slowly. Say each sound, first to last.pig
- Put the letters in order. Start with the first sound.p - i - g
- Read the letters from left to right. Check the word matches the picture.pig
- Write the answer. pig
Check. Read the letters back: p - i - g. They make pig. ✓
Watch out. Each letter goes in the order of the sounds, not in alphabetical order.
Method. Blend the first two letters, then add the last one.
- Blend the first two letters. Join the two sounds into one.bu
- Add the last letter. Join the last sound on the end.bus
- Find the matching word. Choice A is bus.bus = choice A
- Write the answer. A
Check. Read the whole word again: bus. ✓
Watch out. Add the last letter at the end. Do not change the first two.
Watch out
Watch out: blend the whole word, not only the first two sounds. Then check the last letter.Exam tip
Grown-up tip. Let the child point to each letter while blending. Ask for the middle letter first.
Exercise 10B Practice: review: short words and blending
Method. Read the word, then say what the picture shows.
- Read the word. Sound out each letter.m - u - g
- Look at the picture. Say what it shows.cup
- Compare them. Do they show the same name?mug and cup are different
- Write the answer. No
Check. The picture shows a cup. ✓
Watch out. Check every letter in the word, not only the first.
Method. Read the word first, then find the picture that matches.
- Read the letters in order. Say each letter in order.h - e - n
- Join them into one word. Blend the sounds together, not one at a time.hen
- Find the picture with that name. Picture B shows a hen.hen = picture B
- Write the answer. B
Check. The other pictures show different names: leg, bed. ✓
Watch out. Read every letter. Do not guess from the first letter only.
Method. Say the name slowly, then write its letters in order.
- Say the name of the picture slowly. Say each sound, first to last.bed
- Put the letters in order. Start with the first sound.b - e - d
- Read the letters from left to right. Check the word matches the picture.bed
- Write the answer. bed
Check. Read the letters back: b - e - d. They make bed. ✓
Watch out. Each letter goes in the order of the sounds, not in alphabetical order.
Method. Blend the first two letters, then add the last one.
- Blend the first two letters. Join the two sounds into one.pe
- Add the last letter. Join the last sound on the end.pen
- Find the matching word. Choice A is pen.pen = choice A
- Write the answer. A
Check. Read the whole word again: pen. ✓
Watch out. Add the last letter at the end. Do not change the first two.
Method. Read the word, then say what the picture shows.
- Read the word. Sound out each letter.d - o - g
- Look at the picture. Say what it shows.dog
- Compare them. Do they show the same name?dog and dog are the same
- Write the answer. Yes
Check. The picture shows a dog. ✓
Watch out. Check every letter in the word, not only the first.
Method. Say the name slowly, then write its letters in order.
- Say the name of the picture slowly. Say each sound, first to last.mop
- Put the letters in order. Start with the first sound.m - o - p
- Read the letters from left to right. Check the word matches the picture.mop
- Write the answer. mop
Check. Read the letters back: m - o - p. They make mop. ✓
Watch out. Each letter goes in the order of the sounds, not in alphabetical order.
Method. Read the word first, then find the picture that matches.
- Read the letters in order. Say each letter in order.b - u - s
- Join them into one word. Blend the sounds together, not one at a time.bus
- Find the picture with that name. Picture C shows a bus.bus = picture C
- Write the answer. C
Check. The other pictures show different names: rug, tin. ✓
Watch out. Read every letter. Do not guess from the first letter only.
Method. Blend the first two letters, then add the last one.
- Blend the first two letters. Join the two sounds into one.hu
- Add the last letter. Join the last sound on the end.hut
- Find the matching word. Choice A is hut.hut = choice A
- Write the answer. A
Check. Read the whole word again: hut. ✓
Watch out. Add the last letter at the end. Do not change the first two.
Method. Read the word, then say what the picture shows.
- Read the word. Sound out each letter.h - e - n
- Look at the picture. Say what it shows.hen
- Compare them. Do they show the same name?hen and hen are the same
- Write the answer. Yes
Check. The picture shows a hen. ✓
Watch out. Check every letter in the word, not only the first.
Method. Say the name slowly, then write its letters in order.
- Say the name of the picture slowly. Say each sound, first to last.rug
- Put the letters in order. Start with the first sound.r - u - g
- Read the letters from left to right. Check the word matches the picture.rug
- Write the answer. rug
Check. Read the letters back: r - u - g. They make rug. ✓
Watch out. Each letter goes in the order of the sounds, not in alphabetical order.
Method. Find the middle letter, then find the choice that has the same one.
- Find the middle letter of the model word. It is the vowel in the middle.cat: middle = a
- Find the word with the same middle letter. Check each choice.hat has middle a
- Write the answer. B
Check. Both cat and hat have a in the middle. ✓
Watch out. Look at the middle letter only, not the first or the last.
Method. Find the middle letter, then find the choice that has the same one.
- Find the middle letter of the model word. It is the vowel in the middle.dog: middle = o
- Find the word with the same middle letter. Check each choice.log has middle o
- Write the answer. B
Check. Both dog and log have o in the middle. ✓
Watch out. Look at the middle letter only, not the first or the last.
Method. Find the middle letter, then find the choice that has the same one.
- Find the middle letter of the model word. It is the vowel in the middle.bed: middle = e
- Find the word with the same middle letter. Check each choice.pen has middle e
- Write the answer. A
Check. Both bed and pen have e in the middle. ✓
Watch out. Look at the middle letter only, not the first or the last.