Mix-Ups: was and saw, on and no

Tell apart words that use the same letters in a different order.

Some sight words are made of the same letters in reverse order. 'Was' and 'saw' both use w, a, and s. 'On' and 'no' both use o and n. Our eyes can flip them, especially when we read fast. The fix is simple: look at the first letter.

'Saw' starts with s, like 'see', and it means you looked at something. 'No' starts with n, and it means not yes. Then check the meaning: 'I saw a bird' makes sense; 'I was a bird' does not. Meaning is your safety net.

• 1was/saw and on/no use the same letters.
• 2Look carefully at the first letter.
• 3Check that the sentence makes sense.