Decoding: Stretch out the Word

Decoding: Stretch out the Word exercise

• Match the word you hear to the word you read.

  Hints

  • Slow down
  • Sound out each letter

  What is the first sound you hear? Find that sound at the beginning of the word.

  Solution

  You can stretch out a word to help you when reading a word you do not know.

• Match the word you hear to the correct text.

  Hints

  Look at the written word and stretch out the sounds.

  What sounds do you hear?

  Blend the sounds to say the word.

  Solution

  • c o t --> cot
  • s l ee p --> sleep
  • s w i m --> swim
  • p l a n --> plan

• What is the missing word?

  Hints

  Listen carefully to the sounds in the sentence, what can you hear?

  What is Kala holding? What sound does that begin with?

  Solution

  Kala has a book.

• Assign each sentence to the matching audio.

  Hints

  First of all, is the sentence about a cat or a dog?

  Next, listen carefully to the last word in the sentence? What does it start with?

  Solution

  Stretching out a word can help you figure out words you don't know when reading.
  

  • The cat can j u m p. --> The cat can jump.
  • The dog can r u n. --> The dog can run.
  • The dog can s i t. --> The dog can sit.
  • The cat can s l ee p. --> The cat can sleep.

• Decode the word by stretching it out.

  Hints

  Sound out each letter.

  Try to say the sounds a bit faster

  Blend the sounds together to say the word.

  Solution

  The correct choice is pat.

• Match the sentence you read to the sentence you hear.

  Hints

  What word do you hear when you stretch out the word?

  • Use the picture to help you decode the word.
  • What is this a picture of? A monkey.

  What word do you hear when you stretch out the word?

  Listen carefully to all of the words. As you listen, read the sentence and check if it is the same.

  Solution

  The monkey went to sleep.