Step-by-step English Level 2 · Tricky words: said, so, do, have, like, some, come, were, what, when · Lesson 8.3

Step-by-step English Level 2: like and some

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8.3

like and some

Level 2
Read like and some on sight, Choose like or some to complete a sentence

The word like is a tricky word. The i is long, and the e is silent. Read it as like.

The word some is a tricky word. It is read as /sum/, not /so-me/. The letters o and m make a short sound.

Read the whole sentence before you choose.

Key ideas

like has a long i and a silent e.
some is read as /sum/.
Read the whole sentence before you choose.

Worked example 8.3.1

Choose the word that completes the sentence: I ______ red apples. A some B lake C like Choose A, B or C.

Method. Read the sentence with each choice in the gap.

Read the sentence with the gap. Think about what the sentence needs.
I ______ red apples.
Read each choice in the gap. Only one choice makes sense.
some / lake / like
Pick the word that fits. like means enjoy.
like fits
Write the answer.
C

Check. Read the sentence with like in the gap. It makes sense. ✓

Watch out. Read the whole sentence with your choice in the gap.

Worked example 8.3.2

Choose the word that completes the sentence: Can I have ______ jam? A some B like C sum Choose A, B or C.

Method. Read the sentence with each choice in the gap.

Read the sentence with the gap. Think about what the sentence needs.
Can I have ______ jam?
Read each choice in the gap. Only one choice makes sense.
some / like / sum
Pick the word that fits. some means a few or part of an amount.
some fits
Write the answer.
A

Check. Read the sentence with some in the gap. It makes sense. ✓

Watch out. Read the whole sentence with your choice in the gap.

Worked example 8.3.3

Read the word on the card: like. Which word is the same? A lake B like C lime Choose A, B or C.

Method. Read the card, then find the same word on the list.

Read the card. Read the whole word.
like
Find the same word. like is the same word on the card.
like = choice B
Write the answer.
B

Check. Both words read like. ✓

Watch out. Look at every letter. Tricky words do not follow the usual sounds.

Watch out

Watch out: some is not read as so-me. It is one short sound, then m.

Exam tip

Grown-up tip. Ask the child to point to the silent e in like, and to say some with a short sound.

Exercise 8C Practice: like and some

FRead the word on the card: some. Which word is the same? A sore B same C some Choose A, B or C.

Done

FChoose the word that completes the sentence: Do you ______ to swim? A lake B some C like Choose A, B or C.

Done

FChoose the word that completes the sentence: There are ______ eggs in the bowl. A some B like C same Choose A, B or C.

Done

FChoose the word that completes the sentence: I ______ the colour blue. A like B some C lime Choose A, B or C.

Done

FChoose the word that completes the sentence: Mum made ______ soup. A like B same C some Choose A, B or C.

Done

FWhich word means a few? Choose like, some or same. A some B same C like Choose A, B or C.

Done

FRead the word: cat. Which picture matches? Choose A, B or C.

Done

FChoose the word that completes the sentence: He does not ______ peas. A like B lake C some Choose A, B or C.

Done

FChoose the word that completes the sentence: We picked ______ flowers. A like B some C same Choose A, B or C.

Done