Phoneme Substitution Worksheets

What is Phoneme Substitution?

The ability to hear, identify and manipulate the smallest mental units of sound, called phonemes, is known as phonemic awareness. Improving this helps in differentiating between units of meaning. This is where the phoneme substitution comes in. It is critical to help kids develop or strengthen their phonemic awareness. To aid the development of phoneme awareness, the phoneme substitution is used. It helps kids comprehend the sounds they hear. The strategy involves replacing a phoneme with another phoneme. It helps in creating new words and even aids language development among kids.

New Words

Replace the beginning sound of each word with the /s/ sound to create a new word that matches the picture.

Changing Phonemes

Replace the beginning sound of each word with a new sound to create a new word that matches the picture.

My Clues

Replace the beginning sound of each word to make a new word. Write the new word on the lines. Use the pictures as clues.

/sn/ and /t/

Replace the beginning sound of each word with the /sn/ sound to create a new word that matches the picture.

New Words

Replace all the beginning sounds to make a new word. Write the new beginning sound on the line to complete the new word.

My /dr/ and /sh/

See how to use these sounds in words.

Short e

Replace the short vowel sound of each word with the short / e / sound to create a new word. Write the new word on the line.

Makes Use of Short Vowels

See if you can replace these sounds to make it work for you.

Substituting Phonemes

Take that sound and move the bold sound in.

Substituting

Take these sound packets to moving thoughts.

Short a

Replace the short vowel sound of each word with the short a.

Short i

Let's see how these vowels sound in words.

Oh Man!

Use short o in words that are lined up.

Be Bold

Replace the bolded letter with the phoneme in the box. Write each new word on the line.

Short u

Create new words.