CVC · short a

CVC word: rat

“rat” is a CVC word with the short a sound, in the -at family.

Sound it out

LettersSound
r/r/
a/a/
t/t/

Practise

  • Say each sound, then blend: /r/ /a/ /t/ → rat.
  • Trace it with the CVC tracing pack.
  • Find the other -at words below.

-at family

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