Change One Sound, Make a New Word

Swap the first, middle, or last sound to build a new word.

Words are built from sounds, so changing just one sound makes a new word. This game trains your ears and eyes. Start with 'cat'. Change the first sound /k/ to /h/ and you get 'hat'. Change the middle sound /a/ to /u/ and 'hat' becomes 'hut'.

Change the last sound /t/ to /m/ and 'hut' becomes 'hum'. In four steps, cat turned into hum! When you read, watch every letter, because one letter can turn a cup into a cap.

• 1One new sound can make a new word.
• 2You can change the first, middle, or last sound.
• 3Look at every letter when you read.