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Add a Letter to Create a New Word

In this worksheet, students will create a new word by inserting a letter into an existing word.

'Add a Letter to Create a New Word' worksheet

Key stage:  KS 2

Year:  Year 3 11+ worksheets

Curriculum topic:   Verbal Reasoning

Curriculum subtopic:   Move a Letter

Difficulty level:  

Worksheet Overview

Welcome word detective, we need your help with this word puzzle.

Can we count on you to solve the mystery?

 

We need to insert the letter into the word below to make a new word:

pant

 

The letter can be placed anywhere in the word but we cannot jumble the order of the letters.

 

Let’s add the letter i at the start of the word.

ipant - This doesn’t make a real word.

 

How about after the first letter?

piant - Also, not a real word.

 

Let’s try after the second letter:

paint - We have found our real word! 

 

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Which real word can we make if we insert the letter n into the word below?

pat

 

Let’s see what the word would look like with the letter added in different positions:

 

Position Word created Real or not?
Before 1st letter npat Not real
After 1st letter  pnat Not real
After 2nd letter  pant Real! We have a winner!
After 3rd letter  patn Not real 

 

The correct answer is pant

 

Let’s try another:

Which real word can we make if we insert the letter m into the word below?

tea

 

Let’s see what the word would look like with the letter added in different positions:

 

Position Word created Real or not? 
Before 1st letter  mtea Not real 
After 1st letter  tmea Not real 
After 2nd letter  tema Not real 
After 3rd letter  team Real! We have a winner!

 

The correct answer is team.      

  a team

 

 

Now, it’s your turn to create new words by inserting letters.

 

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Pssstt!! Here’s a handy hint to help you reach superstar status:

Say each of the newly formed words out loud, this will help you to recognise which ones are real words.

 

Good luck letter inserter!

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