"Let's Make New Words" worksheet for early literacy practice, where students change one letter in CVC words to create new words.

This worksheet is designed to help early readers practice CVC (Consonant-Vowel-Consonant) word families by changing just one letter in a given word to make a new, real word — often matching the picture shown.

Let’s go row by row and solve each one:

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✔ Row 1:
- Picture: Pot → Word: `pot`
- New picture: Balloon → We need a CVC word that sounds like “pop” (balloon = pop!)
- Change the last letter t → p
- ✔ New word: pop

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✔ Row 2:
- Picture: Dog with bone → Word: `beg`
- New picture: Sock → Sounds like “leg”
- Change first letter b → l
- ✔ New word: leg

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✔ Row 3:
- Picture: Door → Word: `tab`
- New picture: Bathtub → Sounds like “tub”
- Change middle letter a → u
- ✔ New word: tub

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✔ Row 4:
- Picture: Robber → Word: `rob`
- New picture: Fish → Sounds like “rod” (fish on a rod)
- Change last letter b → d
- ✔ New word: rod

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✔ Row 5:
- Picture: Pit (as in fruit pit) → Word: `pit`
- New picture: First aid kit → Sounds like “kit”
- Change first letter p → k
- ✔ New word: kit

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✔ Row 6:
- Picture: Bed → Word: `bed`
- New picture: Girl → Sounds like “bad”? No — wait, it’s a girl. Maybe “kid”? But we need to change only one letter from “bed”.
- Let’s try: Change e → i → gives us bid? Not matching.
- Wait — look again: The girl is holding something? Or maybe it’s “bed” → change to bad? But “bad” doesn’t match girl.
- Actually — common CVC swap: bed → bid? Still not right.
- Let’s think: Maybe it’s bed → bad? But “bad” doesn’t match girl.
- Wait — perhaps it’s bed → bet? No.
- Let’s re-express: The target image is a girl, which might be hinting at “kid”, but “kid” starts with ‘k’, not ‘b’. So maybe it’s bed → led? But that’s not a girl.

👉 Important: Sometimes these worksheets expect you to match the sound or concept loosely. But let’s check standard answers for this type of sheet.

Actually — looking closely: The girl might be meant to represent “bed → bid**? No.

Wait — another possibility: bed → bud? But no picture of bud.

Let’s look at the structure: The blank has b _ d — so first and last letters are fixed as b and d. So we must change only the middle letter.

From `bed` → change e to what? To make a real word: bad, bid, bud

Which one matches a girl? None perfectly — but “bad” is sometimes used playfully for a mischievous girl? Unlikely.

Actually — this may be an error in interpretation. Let me check the next rows.

Wait — maybe the girl is meant to be “bed → bed**? No.

Hold on — perhaps the image is not “girl” but “bed → bed**? No.

Another thought: Maybe it’s “bed” → “bet”? But that doesn’t fit.

Actually — I think I see it! The girl might be representing “bed → bid**? Still no.

Let me skip and come back.

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✔ Row 7:
- Picture: Two men shaking hands → Word: `met`
- New picture: Three people (family?) → Sounds like “men”
- Change last letter t → n
- ✔ New word: men

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✔ Row 8:
- Picture: Can (of food) → Word: `can`
- New picture: Van → Sounds like “van”
- Change first letter c → v
- ✔ New word: van

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✔ Row 9:
- Picture: Pug dog → Word: `pug`
- New picture: Pig → Sounds like “pig”
- Change middle letter u → i
- ✔ New word: pig

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Now back to Row 6 — `bed` → girl → blank is b _ d

The most likely intended answer is “bid” — even though it doesn’t perfectly match the girl image. OR — perhaps the girl is meant to represent “bed → bad**? But “bad” doesn’t fit.

Wait — let’s consider: In some phonics systems, “bed” → “bed → bid” is taught as a word family. And “bid” is a valid CVC word.

But the image of the girl — maybe it’s a stretch, or perhaps it’s a typo.

Alternatively — maybe it’s “bed” → “bed → bod**? No, “bod” isn’t common.

I think the intended answer is:

✔ bid — because it’s the only common CVC word fitting b _ d from “bed” by changing the vowel.

So we’ll go with bid.

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## ✔ Final Answers:

| Original Word | Changed Letter | New Word |
|---------------|----------------|----------|
| pot | t → p | pop |
| beg | b → l | leg |
| tab | a → u | tub |
| rob | b → d | rod |
| pit | p → k | kit |
| bed | e → i | bid |
| met | t → n | men |
| can | c → v | van |
| pug | u → i | pig |

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## 📝 Explanation for Students:

You’re learning how to build new words by changing just one letter in a CVC word (like cat, dog, run). This helps you understand how letters make sounds and how small changes create new meanings!

For example:
- “pot” becomes “pop” when you change the last letter.
- “beg” becomes “leg” when you change the first letter.
- “pug” becomes “pig” when you change the middle letter.

Keep practicing — it’s like a word puzzle!

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✔ Completed Worksheet Answers:

1. pot → pop
2. beg → leg
3. tab → tub
4. rob → rod
5. pit → kit
6. bed → bid *(best fit for b_d)*
7. met → men
8. can → van
9. pug → pig

Let me know if you’d like a printable version or more practice! 😊