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Read short words: cat, pen, sit, hop, sun worksheet

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Name: ____________________ Date: ______________

Directions: Circle the best option. Write your answer on the line.

Which word rhymes with hat?
A. cat · B. pin · C. hop
Answer: ____________________________________
Blend p-e-n.
A. pan · B. pin · C. pen
Answer: ____________________________________
Change c in cat to b.
A. bit · B. bat · C. bet
Answer: ____________________________________
Which word has the same middle vowel sound as sit?
A. pin · B. pan · C. pen
Answer: ____________________________________
Blend h-o-p.
A. hip · B. hat · C. hop
Answer: ____________________________________
Change s in sun to r.
A. red · B. run · C. ran
Answer: ____________________________________
Which word rhymes with hen?
A. ten · B. tin · C. tan
Answer: ____________________________________
Choose a word that names a pet.
A. sit · B. hot · C. cat
Answer: ____________________________________

Use it in your own words

Read cat, mat and sat. Change c in cat to h. Say the new word and draw it.

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Answer key: Read short words: cat, pen, sit, hop, sun

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cat — Hat and cat share the -at sound.
pen — The middle short vowel is e.
bat — Keep at and change the first sound.
pin — Sit and pin share the short i sound.
hop — Blend h, short o and p.
run — Keep un and change the first sound.
ten — Hen and ten share the -en sound.
cat — Cat is an animal; sit is an action and hot describes temperature.

Writing task: Answers vary. Check whether the learner uses the lesson’s pattern and communicates a clear meaning. This task is not automatically graded.

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