Step-by-step practice English textbook

Chapter 6: Reading longer words

  • Strand Word reading
  • Level Level 2
  • Practice 73 questions with step-by-step solutions

Step-by-step practice: English (Level 2). Small steps, repeated until fluent. Content: Read words of four to six letters that use the taught sounds and digraphs, Split a longer word into its sounds and blend them, Match a longer written word to its picture, Find the word with a given sound in a list.

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By the end of this chapter you will be able to

  • I can split a longer word into its sounds
  • I can blend the sounds of a longer word together
  • I can match a longer word to its picture
  • I can find the word with a given sound in a list

You should already know

  • Digraphs sh, ch, th and ng (Chapters 2 and 3)
  • Long vowel sounds ai, ee, oa and igh (Chapters 4 and 5)

Where this leads

  • Spelling longer words (Chapter 7)

Lessons in this chapter

  1. 6.1 Splitting a longer word into sounds
  2. 6.2 Blending a longer word
  3. 6.3 Matching a longer word to its picture
  4. 6.4 Finding a word with a given sound
  5. 6.5 Reading words with two or more sound units
  6. Summary and key words
  7. Check-up and practice test questions

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