IXL | Change one letter to make a new word | Kindergarten language arts

This is the word hug:

hug

Fill in the missing letter to change the word hug to the word

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This is the word hug:

hug

Fill in the missing letter to change the word hug to the word

Words are made up of sounds. When you change one sound in a word, you can create a new word.

For example, listen to the word

bug

If you change the first sound in bug

to /r/, the word changes to

So, the first letter also changes.

rug

If you change the middle sound in rug

to /a/, the word changes to

So, the vowel letter also changes.

rag

If you change the last sound in rag

to /t/, the word changes to

So, the last letter also changes.

rat

The missing letter is t. The letters t-u-g make the word tug.

tug

Changing the first sound in hug to /t/, changed the word hug to tug.

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