Delete key works back words in Pages

Some how my delete ket is working back words like in MS word, when I hit the delete key it delete the next thing in line, not the last like it always has. I know I must have done something in some kind of setting but have now idea where. How do I get the delete key to work in it's default mannor?

There are two delete keys on the Mac keyboard. One is forward delete (next to the "end" key) and the other one is backwards delete next to the +/= key.
The forward delete key is supposed to delete the next character and the backward delete the previous character.

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