The -at Word Family

-at Words for Kids | cat, bat, mat, hat, rat, sat | Grade 1 | English1to5.com
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The -at Word Family

Cat, Bat, Mat, Hat — words that rhyme with -at!

📖 Learn the -at Words

The -at word family is one of the most popular CVC word families! All these words end with the same sound: “at”. Just change the first letter and you get a brand new word!

CConsonant
+
AVowel
+
TConsonant
= CAT 🐱

💡 How It Works

Take the ending -at and add different consonants in front: c + at = cat, b + at = bat, m + at = mat. They all rhyme!

🐱 All -at Words

Each word starts with a different consonant but ends with -at!

🐱cat“kuh” + “at”The cat is sleeping on the mat.
🦇bat“buh” + “at”The bat flies at night.
🧹mat“muh” + “at”Wipe your feet on the mat.
🎩hat“huh” + “at”I wear a hat in the sun.
🐀rat“ruh” + “at”The rat ran under the table.
🪑sat“suh” + “at”She sat on the chair.

🔨 Build the -at Words

Tap the letters in order to spell each word!

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🎮 -at Words Quiz

Test your -at word family knowledge!

🐱 Which word matches this picture?

Which word rhymes with cat?

What do you get when you add r + at?

🎩 Complete: I wear a ___ on my head.

Which is NOT in the -at family?

🎉 Quiz Complete!

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Fun Fact About -at Words

The word “cat” is one of the first words children learn to read in English! The -at family has more than 15 words — including flat, chat, brat, and splat!

🎵 Cat sat on a mat,
🎩 Wearing a funny hat!
🦇 A bat flew over the rat,
📖 That’s the end of -at!
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