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The -at word family
Printable list of -at family words · 1 page
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The -at family is often the very first word family children learn. The rime -at is two sounds, short a and /t/, and almost every consonant in front of it makes a real word: bat, cat, fat, hat, mat, pat, rat, sat, vat.
After the CVC words, this list adds -at words with a digraph or blend in front (chat, that, flat, spat). Those are a good stretch once your child reads ch, th and l-blends. That is a high-frequency word, so it's worth reading early even though the th makes it a little harder.
Practice idea: write -at on a card and hold letters in front of it. Then switch to the missing-letters sheet, where your child picks the first letter that makes a real word.
Tips for using it
- Say the rime first (at), then add the first sound (c... at, cat). Then try the reverse: blend all three sounds.
- Ask your child to find -at words in a favorite picture book.
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What words are in the -at word family?
Bat, cat, fat, hat, mat, pat, rat, sat and vat are the CVC words. With blends and digraphs you also get chat, flat, spat and that.
Is that in the -at family?
Yes. It's spelled with th plus -at and rhymes with cat. The th makes the voiced sound you also hear in this and them.