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Spell Bee Word: Rat


What does rat mean?

Word: Rat

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Rat means an animal that looks like a big mouse, with a long thin tail.

How do you spell rat?

Syllables: rat

Tricky part: Rat has a short a in the middle, the sound at the start of ant. Some children stretch it and write two a's, or put an e there.

Watch out for: raat, raet

Memory tip: A rat with an apple: both words have the short a you hear at the start of ant.

Rat in a sentence

Example 1: A rat ran across the road.

Example 2: The rat was eating a piece of bread.

Example 3: Our cat chased a rat out of the kitchen.

Fun Fact

A rat's front teeth never stop growing, so it chews things to keep them short.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Magic

Choose the correctly spelt magical word:

a) ratt
b) rat

Show answer

b) rat. One t closes the word.

Rhyme Chime

Find the word that doesn't rhyme with rat:

a) cat
b) hut
c) mat
d) hat

Show answer

b) hut. Hat, cat and mat all sound like rat at the end; hut does not.

Letter Treasure

Fill in the missing consonant:

_at

a) d
b) r

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b) r. Rat starts with the r of rabbit.

Word Link Express

Continue the word chain:

rat ---> tub ---> ____

a) toy
b) bus

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b) bus. Tub ends with b, so bus comes next. Toy starts with t, like tub.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does a rat often hide?

a) in a nest on a tree
b) in a hole in the wall
c) in a pond with frogs
d) in a hive with bees

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b) in a hole in the wall

2. A rat is an animal that ____.

a) has fur and whiskers
b) has scales and fins
c) has a shell and claws
d) has feathers and a beak

Show answer

a) has fur and whiskers

Associated Words

pinyousixjutfit
hamfinduggumlet

Next steps

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