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Phoneme Substitution Practice

A Grade 3 ELA worksheet focusing on phoneme substitution, helping students practice changing sounds in words to form new words.

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.3.3.A

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Phoneme Substitution Practice

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Read each question carefully and follow the instructions to change phonemes and create new words.

Change the beginning sound to make a new word.

1. Change the /c/ in 'cat' to /h/:  

2. Change the /b/ in 'bat' to /f/:  

3. Change the /m/ in 'man' to /f/:  

4. Change the /s/ in 'sit' to /h/:  

Change the middle sound (vowel) to make a new word.

1. Change the /a/ in 'cap' to /o/:  

2. Change the /i/ in 'pin' to /e/:  

3. Change the /o/ in 'cot' to /u/:  

4. Change the /e/ in 'bed' to /a/:  

Change the ending sound to make a new word.

1. Change the /t/ in 'cat' to /p/:  

2. Change the /n/ in 'run' to /g/:  

3. Change the /d/ in 'mad' to /t/:  

4. Change the /k/ in 'sock' to /l/:  

Read the word. Change the indicated phoneme to create a new word and write it on the line.

1. Word: 'slide'. Change the /l/ to /t/.

2. Word: 'brain'. Change the /ai/ to /ea/.

3. Word: 'chick'. Change the /ck/ to /p/.