Name: _______________________________________ Date: ___________________
Change the Words
Directions: Look at the words inside each box. Follow the steps underneath each box to create a
new word with those original words.
1. CAT
1. Keep the first letter in the word the same. _____
2. Change the second letter to the fourth vowel in the alphabet. _____ _____
3. Change the third letter to the letter that comes before n in the alphabet. _____ _____ _____
4. Add the second letter in the alphabet to the end of the word. _____ _____ _____ _____
New Word: _____________________________________
2. SAME
1. Change the first letter in the word to the letter that comes before it in the alphabet. ___
2. Switch the first vowel in the word to the fourth vowel in the alphabet. ___ ___
3. Change the last letter in the word to the letter that comes before L in the alphabet.
_____ _____ _____ _____
4. Change the third letter in the word to the third letter in the alphabet.
_____ _____ _____ _____
New Word: _____________________________________
3. MITTEN
1. Change the two double letters in the middle so that they are both the fourth letter of the
alphabet. _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____
2. Move the fifth letter in the word to become the sixth letter in the word.
_____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____
3. Change the first letter in the new word to the last letter in the word cap.
_____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____
4. Change the first vowel in the word so that it is the same as the vowel in luck.
_____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____
5. For the fifth letter in the new word, make it the letter that is in the middle of old.
_____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____
New Word: _____________________________________
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