Reading Strategy

Follow these steps to read a word.

  • 1 Look for a pattern in the word. Find the vowel. How many consonants come after the vowel? Use the pattern to figure out the vowel sound.

    Illustration of a finger pointing to “o” in the word “go” The vowel o is at the end, so it is long.Illustration of a finger pointing to “o” in the word “got.” A consonant comes after the vowel o, so the vowel is short.

  • 2 Start at the beginning. Blend the sounds together to say the word.

    Illustration of a finger pointing to the letter “g” in the word “go.” Next to this is: g + o = goIllustration of a finger pointing to “g” in the word “got.” Next to this is: g + o + t = got
Reading Help

Look for patterns in a long word, too.

First divide the word into parts. Then look for a pattern in each part.

Illustration of the words “basket” and “napkin” broken up into smaller parts

What pattern do you see in each part? Is the vowel long or short?

Reading Practice

Use what you learned to read the sentences.

  • 1. Meg is lost. She has to be in the city soon.

  • 2. Meg stops to get gas. She asks for help.

  • 3. A man by the pump gives her a map.

  • 4. He tells her, “Take the tunnel at Elm Canyon.”

  • 5. “Then go down the hill to First Street, and go left.”

  • 6. “Thank you so much!” Meg answers.

Spelling Practice

7.–10. Now write the sentences that your teacher reads.

Word Work

11.–18. Make a chart. Then read these words:

mesockbebed
nomensonot

Write each word in the chart. Put it under the word that has the same vowel sound.

gogotweweb
11.13.15.17.
12.14.16.18.
    Example

  • 11. Illustration of the word “go” over the word “no”