Six pages of sound swaps, read aloud. Each row shows a picture and a letter: children say the picture's name, change one of its sounds to the letter's sound and circle the picture of the new word. They change the first sound (cat to hat), the last sound (bus to bug), the middle sound (pan to pen), and add a sound to the start (lock to block). One wrong picture in a row changes a different sound, so children have to listen to the right part of the word.
Do the first row together slowly: "Cat. Take away the /k/ and say /h/ instead. H-at, hat!" Stretching the sounds helps children hear where the change goes. Letter tiles or magnetic letters make the swap easy to see.
Play a quick game: "Say mop. Now change the /m/ to /t/." Take turns making silly words too.
Worksheets on changing one sound in a word to make a new word, such as cat to hat, dog to doll and pan to pen. Children change the first, last or middle sound, or add a sound at the start, and circle the picture of the new word.
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