Olympiad Notes: Making a Word | English Olympiad Class 1 PDF Download

Introduction

One common type of question is “Making a Word,” where you must join letters to form correct words, change letters to create new words, or choose the correct spelling from options.

Learning how to make words helps in:

• Building vocabulary
• Improving spelling
• Developing reading skills

1. Forming Words from Given Letters

Letters are jumbled, and you must arrange them to form a meaningful word.
Example:

• T, A, C → CAT

• G, O, D → DOG and GOD

2. Changing One Letter to Make a New Word

Replacing a single letter can give a different word.
Example:

• CAT → BAT → HAT → MAT

• PIN → PAN → FAN → MAN

3. Adding a Letter

By adding one extra letter, you can make a new and bigger word.
Example:

• AT → BAT → BOAT

• IN → PIN → SPIN

4. Removing a Letter

By removing a letter, a shorter word is formed.
Example:

• STOP → TOP → TO

• HAND → AND

5. Word Families

Words that end with the same sound/pattern.
Example:

• -at family: cat, bat, hat, mat, rat

• -in family: pin, win, tin, fin, kin

• -og family: dog, log, hog, fog

6. Blending Sounds (Phonics)

Words by joining sounds/letters.
Example:

• c + ar = car

• s + un = sun

Tips to Prepare for Olympiad

• Practice 3-letter and 4-letter words first.
• Learn word families (-at, -in, -og, -et).
• Play jumbled letters games to improve word-making.
• Focus on phonics (sounds of letters).
• Read small storybooks to see new words in use.