Learn to Spell: -at words

Ages 4–6 · 5 minutes · English

Practice spelling -at words like cat, hat and bat!

Students can build their beginner spelling skills by practicing spelling words with the -at pattern such as cat, sat, hat, bat, rat and mat.

No prior experience is required.

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Learn to Spell 1

Standards alignment

Common Core State Standards

L.K.2.c — Write a letter or letters for most consonant and short-vowel sounds (phonemes).
L.K.2.d — Spell simple words phonetically, drawing on knowledge of sound-letter relationships.
RF.K.3.d — Distinguish between similarly spelled words by identifying the sounds of the letters that differ.
RF.K.3.a — Demonstrate basic knowledge of one-to-one letter-sound correspondences by producing the primary or many of the most frequent sound for each consonant.
RF.K.3.b — Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.

Alabama

ELA21.K.35b — With prompting and support, encode vowel-consonant (VC) and consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) words, while using some knowledge of basic position-based rules for spelling English words.
ELA21.K.10 — Apply knowledge of phoneme-grapheme correspondences and word-analysis skills to decode and encode (spell) words accurately in both isolation and in decodable, grade-appropriate text.
ELA21.K.10b — Identify the vowel in a closed syllable and produce the short vowel sound for the five major vowels when decoding closed syllables.
ELA21.K.10h — Distinguish between similarly spelled words by identifying the phonemes and graphemes that differ.
ELA21.K.10c — Decode consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) words in isolation and in decodable text.

Alaska

L.K.2.c — Write a letter or letters for most consonant and short-vowel sounds (phonemes).
L.K.2.d — Spell simple words phonetically, drawing on knowledge of sound-letter relationships.
RF.K.3.d — Distinguish between similarly spelled words by identifying the sounds of the letters that differ.
RF.K.3.a — Demonstrate basic knowledge of one-to-one letter-sound correspondences by producing the primary sound or many of the most frequent sounds for each consonant.
RF.K.3.b — Associate the long and short sounds with the common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.

Arizona

K.WF.3.a — Represent phonemes in simple words, using letter-sound relationships.
K.WF.3.c — Spell VC (Vowel-Consonant) (e.g., at, in) and CVC (Consonant-Vowel-Consonant) (e.g., pet, mud) words with short vowel sounds.
K.RF.3.d — Distinguish between similarly spelled words by identifying the sounds of the letters that differ.
K.WF.2 — Demonstrate and apply sound-letter concepts when writing.

Arkansas

K.FR.14.PE — Encode one-syllable words with single consonants and all short vowels (e.g., cat, net, hit, pop, pup).
K.FR.16.PE — Encode words phonetically, drawing on knowledge of sound-letter relationships.
K.FR.9.PD — Decode one-syllable words with single consonants and all short vowels (e.g., bag, sip, web, hog, cut).
K.FR.5.PA — Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final sounds in three sound words.

California

L.K.2.c — Write a letter or letters for most consonant and short-vowel sounds (phonemes).
L.K.2.d — Spell simple words phonetically, drawing on knowledge of sound-letter relationships.
RF.K.3.d — Distinguish between similarly spelled words by identifying the sounds of the letters that differ.
RF.K.3.a — Demonstrate basic knowledge of one-to-one letter-sound correspondences by producing the primary or many of the most frequent sound for each consonant.
RF.K.3.b — Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels. (Identify which letters represent the five major vowels [Aa, Ee, Ii, Oo, and Uu] and know the long and short sound of each vowel. More complex long vowel graphemes and spellings are targeted in the grade 1 phonics standards.)

Colorado

RWC20-GR.K-S.2-GLE.3-EO.c.iv — Distinguish between similarly spelled words by identifying the sounds of the letters that differ.
RWC20-GR.K-S.3-GLE.4-EO.b.iii — Write a letter or letters for most consonant and short-vowel sounds (phonemes).
RWC20-GR.K-S.3-GLE.4-EO.b.iv — Spell simple words phonetically, drawing on knowledge of sound-letter relationships.
RWC20-GR.K-S.2-GLE.3-EO.a.ii — Recognize that spoken words are represented in written language by specific sequences of letters.
RWC20-GR.K-S.2-GLE.3-EO.c.ii — Associate the long and short sounds with the common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.

Connecticut

L.K.2.c — Write a letter or letters for most consonant and short-vowel sounds (phonemes).
L.K.2.d — Spell simple words phonetically, drawing on knowledge of sound-letter relationships.
RF.K.3.d — Distinguish between similarly spelled words by identifying the sounds of the letters that differ.
RF.K.3.a — Demonstrate basic knowledge of one-to-one letter-sound correspondences by producing the primary or many of the most frequent sound for each consonant.
RF.K.3.b — Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.

Delaware

L.K.2.c — Write a letter or letters for most consonant and short-vowel sounds (phonemes).
L.K.2.d — Spell simple words phonetically, drawing on knowledge of sound-letter relationships.
RF.K.3.d — Distinguish between similarly spelled words by identifying the sounds of the letters that differ.
RF.K.3.a — Demonstrate basic knowledge of one-to-one letter-sound correspondences by producing the primary or many of the most frequent sound for each consonant.
RF.K.3.b — Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.

Florida

ELA.K.F.1.3 — Use knowledge of grade-appropriate phonics and word-analysis skills to decode words accurately. • Demonstrate knowledge of the most frequent sound for each consonant. • Demonstrate knowledge of the short and long sounds for the five major vowels. • Decode consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) words. • Encode consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) words.
ELA.K.C.3.1 — Follow the rules of standard English grammar, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling appropriate to grade level.
ELA.K.F.1.2 — Demonstrate phonological awareness. • Blend and segment syllables in spoken words. • Identify and produce alliterative and rhyming words. • Blend and segment onset and rimes of single-syllable words. • Identify the initial, medial, and final sound of spoken words. • Add or delete phonemes at the beginning or end of a spoken word and say the resulting word. • Segment and blend phonemes in single-syllable spoken words.

Georgia

ELAGSEKL2.c — Write a letter or letters for most consonant and short-vowel sounds (phonemes).
ELAGSEKL2.d — Spell simple words phonetically, drawing on knowledge of sound-letter relationships.
ELAGSEKRF3.c — Distinguish between similarly spelled words by identifying the sounds of the letters that differ.
ELAGSEKRF1.b — Recognize that spoken words are represented in written language by specific sequences of letters.
ELAGSEKRF3.a — Demonstrate basic knowledge of one to one letter-sound correspondences for each consonant.

Hawaii

K.L.2c — Write a letter or letters for most consonant and short-vowel sounds (phonemes).
K.L.2d — Spell simple words phonetically, drawing on knowledge of sound-letter relationships.
K.RF.3d — Distinguish between similarly spelled words by identifying the sounds of the letters that differ.
K.RF.3a — Demonstrate basic knowledge of one-to-one letter-sound correspondences by producing the primary or many of the most frequent sound for each consonant.
K.RF.3b — Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.

Idaho

K.FR.PH.3d — Distinguish between similarly spelled CVC words by identifying the sounds of the letters that differ.
K.GC.M.3 — Spell words phonetically, drawing on knowledge of sound-letter relationships.
K.FR.PC.1b — Recognize that spoken words are represented in written language by specific sequences of letters.
K.FR.PH.3a — Demonstrate knowledge of one-to-one letter-sound correspondences by producing the most frequent sound for each consonant letter.
K.FR.PH.3b — Associate the long and short sounds for the five major vowel letters.

Illinois

L.K.2.c — Write a letter or letters for most consonant and short-vowel sounds (phonemes).
L.K.2.d — Spell simple words phonetically, drawing on knowledge of sound-letter relationships.
RF.K.3.d — Distinguish between similarly spelled words by identifying the sounds of the letters that differ.
RF.K.3.a — Demonstrate basic knowledge of one-to-one letter-sound correspondences by producing the primary or many of the most frequent sound for each consonant.
RF.K.3.b — Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.

Indiana

K.W.8 — Demonstrate command of capitalization, punctuation, and spelling, focusing on: a. Capitalization – Capitalizing the first word in a sentence and the pronoun I. b. Punctuation – Recognizing and naming end punctuation. c. Encoding – Spelling simple words phonetically, drawing on phonemic awareness.
K.RF.6 — Identify and produce the beginning, middle (medial), and final sounds in three and four phoneme words. (E)
K.RF.7 — Use letter-sound knowledge to decode the sound of each consonant. (E)
K.RF.2 — Recognize that written words are made up of sequences of letters.

Iowa

RF.K.3 — Know and apply grade-level phonics, which includes word analysis skills to support decoding and encoding words.
RF.K.3.d — Distinguish between similarly spelled words by identifying the sounds of the letters that differ.
RF.K.1.b — Recognize that spoken words are represented in written language by specific sequences of letters.
RF.K.3.a — Demonstrate basic knowledge of phoneme-grapheme (one-to-one, letter-sound) correspondences by producing the primary and most frequent sounds for each consonant.
RF.K.3.b — Associate the long and short sounds with common graphemes (spellings) for the five major vowels.

Kansas

RF.K.3.d — Distinguish between similarly spelled words by identifying the sounds of the letters that differ (e.g., bat/cat, bat/bit/, bat/bad).
W.K.11.c — Write a letter or letters for most consonant and short vowel sounds.
W.K.11.d — Spell simple words phonetically, drawing on knowledge of letter-sound relationships.
RF.K.3.a — Demonstrate basic knowledge of one-to-one letter-sound correspondences by producing the primary or many of the most frequent sounds for each consonant.
RF.K.3.b — Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.

Kentucky

L.K.2.c — Write a letter or letters for most consonant and short-vowel sounds.
L.K.2.d — Spell simple words phonetically, drawing on knowledge of sound-letter relationships.
RF.K.3.b — Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.
RF.K.3.d — Orally distinguish between similarly spelled words by identifying the sounds of the letters that differ.
RF.K.2.c — Blend and segment onsets and rimes of single-syllable spoken words.

Louisiana

L.K.2.c — Write a letter or letters for most consonant and short-vowel sounds (phonemes).
L.K.2.d — Spell simple words phonetically, drawing on knowledge of sound-letter relationships.
RF.K.3.d — Distinguish between similarly spelled words by identifying the sounds of the letters that differ.
RF.K.3.a — Demonstrate basic knowledge of one-to-one letter-sound correspondences by producing the primary or many of the most frequent sounds for each consonant.
RF.K.3.b — Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.

Maine

L.2.K.c — Write a letter or letters for most consonant and short-vowel sounds (phonemes).
L.2.K.d — Spell simple words phonetically, drawing on knowledge of sound-letter relationships.
R.3.K.b — Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.
R.3.K.d — Distinguish between similarly spelled words by identifying the sounds of the letters that differ.
R.2.K.d — Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in three-phoneme (consonant-vowel-consonant, or CVC) words.* (This does not include CVCs ending with /l/, /r/, or /x/.)

Maryland

L.K.2.c — Write a letter or letters for most consonant and short-vowel sounds (phonemes).
L.K.2.d — Spell simple words phonetically, drawing on knowledge of sound-letter relationships.
RF.K.3.d — Distinguish between similarly spelled words by identifying the sounds of the letters that differ.
RF.K.3.a — Demonstrate basic knowledge of one-to-one letter-sound correspondences by producing the primary or many of the most frequent sound for each consonant.
RF.K.3.b — Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.

Massachusetts

L.K.2.e — Spell simple words phonetically, drawing on knowledge of sound-letter relationships.

Michigan

L.K.2.c — Write a letter or letters for most consonant and short-vowel sounds (phonemes).
L.K.2.d — Spell simple words phonetically, drawing on knowledge of sound-letter relationships.
RF.K.3.d — Distinguish between similarly spelled words by identifying the sounds of the letters that differ.
RF.K.3.a — Demonstrate basic knowledge of one-to-one letter-sound correspondences by producing the primary or many of the most frequent sound for each consonant.
RF.K.3.b — Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.

Minnesota

0.1.1.2.a — Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words: decode words using one-to-one letter sound correspondences in three-phoneme CVC words and knowledge of word families, demonstrating both accuracy and automaticity.
0.2.1.2 — Demonstrate one-to-one letter-sound correspondence.
0.2.1.1 — Recognize that words are represented in written language by specific sequences of letters, which are separated by spaces, and put in a specific order to create a sentence.
1.2.1.2 — Accurately spell words in common word families and high-frequency words; use phonetic spelling for other words.

Mississippi

L.K.2.c — Write a letter or letters for most consonant and short-vowel sounds (phonemes).
L.K.2.d — Spell simple words phonetically, drawing on knowledge of sound-letter relationships.
RF.K.3.d — Distinguish between similarly spelled words by identifying the sounds of the letters that differ.
RF.K.3.a — Demonstrate basic knowledge of one-to-one letter-sound correspondences by producing the primary sound or many of the most frequent sounds for each consonant.
RF.K.3.b — Associate the long and short sounds with the common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.

Missouri

1.L.1.B.e — spell words using regular spelling patterns
1.L.1.B.f — spell words phonetically using phonemic awareness and spelling knowledge
K.RF.3.A.a — producing and writing letter(s) for most short vowel and consonant sounds
1.RF.3.A.e — combining sounds from letters and common spelling patterns to create and decode recognizable words
K.RF.3.A.d — recognizing that new words can be created when letters are changed, added, or deleted and using letter-sound knowledge to write simple messages and words

Montana

L.K.2.c — Write a letter or letters for most consonant and short-vowel sounds (phonemes).
L.K.2.d — Spell simple words phonetically, drawing on knowledge of sound-letter relationships.
RF.K.3.d — Distinguish between similarly spelled words by identifying the sounds of the letters that differ.
RF.K.3.a — Demonstrate basic knowledge of one-to-one letter-sound correspondences by producing the primary or many of the most frequent sound for each consonant.
RF.K.3.b — Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.

Nebraska

LA.K.F.3.d — Encode consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) words.
LA.K.F.3.e — Distinguish between similarly spelled words by identifying the sounds of the letters that differ.
LA.K.F.3.a — Demonstrate basic knowledge of one-to-one sound to letter correspondences by producing the primary or many of the most frequent sounds for each consonant.
LA.K.F.3.c — Decode consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) words.
LA.K.FW.2 — Demonstrate sound-letter concepts when writing.

Nevada

L.K.2.c — Write a letter or letters for most consonant and short-vowel sounds (phonemes).
L.K.2.d — Spell simple words phonetically, drawing on knowledge of sound-letter relationships.
RF.K.3 — Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
RF.K.3.a — Demonstrate basic knowledge of one-to-one letter-sound correspondences by producing the primary or many of the most frequent sound for each consonant.
RF.K.3.d — Distinguish between similarly spelled words by identifying the sounds of the letters that differ.

New Hampshire

L.K.2.c — Write a letter or letters for most consonant and short-vowel sounds (phonemes).
L.K.2.d — Spell simple words phonetically, drawing on knowledge of sound-letter relationships.
RF.K.3.d — Distinguish between similarly spelled words by identifying the sounds of the letters that differ.
RF.K.3.a — Demonstrate basic knowledge of one-to-one letter-sound correspondences by producing the primary or many of the most frequent sound for each consonant.
RF.K.3.b — Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.

New Jersey

L.K.2.c — Write a letter or letters for most consonant and short-vowel sounds (phonemes).
L.K.2.d — Spell simple words phonetically, drawing on knowledge of sound-letter relationships.
RF.K.3 — Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding and encoding words.
RF.K.3.a — Demonstrate basic knowledge of one-to-one letter-sound correspondences by producing many of the most frequently used sounds of each consonant.
RF.K.3.b — Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.
RF.K.3.d — Distinguish between similarly spelled words by identifying the sounds of the letters that differ (e.g., nap and tap; cat and cot).

New Mexico

L.K.2.c — Write a letter or letters for most consonant and short-vowel sounds (phonemes).
L.K.2.d — Spell simple words phonetically, drawing on knowledge of sound-letter relationships.
RF.K.3.d — Distinguish between similarly spelled words by identifying the sounds of the letters that differ.
RF.K.3.b — Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.
RF.K.2.c — Blend and segment onsets and rimes of single-syllable spoken words.

New York

KRF3b — Decode short vowel sounds with common spellings.
KRF3c — Decode some regularly spelled one-syllable words.
KL2 — Demonstrate command of the conventions of academic English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing. (See Notes for grade-band conventions.)
KRF3a — Demonstrate one-to-one letter-sound correspondence by producing the primary sound or most frequent sound for each consonant.

North Carolina

L.K.2 — Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing; demonstrate proficiency within the K-1 conventions continuum.
RF.K.4.b — Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.
RF.K.4.d — Distinguish between similarly spelled words by identifying the sounds of the letters that differ.
RF.K.1.b — Recognize that spoken words are represented in written language by specific sequences of letters.
RF.K.3.d — Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in three-phoneme (consonant-vowel-consonant, or CVC) words. (This does not include CVCs ending with /l/, /r/, or /x/.)

North Dakota

K.F.9 — Encode words with phoneme-grapheme correspondences:
K.F.9b — predictable short vowels
K.F.9a — predictable consonants
K.F.8b — predictable short vowels spelled with a, i, o, u, e

Ohio

L.K.2.d — Spell simple words phonetically, drawing on knowledge of sound-letter relationships.
RF.K.3.d — Distinguish between similarly spelled words by identifying the sounds of the letters that differ.
RF.K.3.a — Demonstrate basic knowledge of one-to-one grapheme (letter)-sound correspondences by producing the primary sound or many of the most frequent sounds for each consonant.
RF.K.3.b — Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.
L.2.2.d — Generalize learned spelling patterns when writing words (e.g., cage → badge; boy → boil).

Oklahoma

K.2.SE.2 — Students will represent all of the sounds in a Consonant/Vowel/Consonant (CVC) word logically in phonetic spelling (e.g., "kat" for cat or "fer" for fur).
K.2.PA.3 — Students will isolate and pronounce initial and final sounds in spoken words.
K.2.PWS.4 — Students will blend letter sounds to decode simple Vowel/Consonant (VC) and Consonant/Vowel/Consonant (CVC) words (e.g., VC words = at, in, up; CVC words = pat, hen, lot).
K.2.PWS.3 — Students will produce the sounds for short and long vowels and the most common sound for consonants (e.g., a = /ă/ & /ā/, f = /f/, s = /s/, x = /ks/).

Oregon

K.L.2d — Spell simple words phonetically.
K.RF.3d — Distinguish between similarly spelled words by identifying the sounds of the letters that differ.
K.RF.3e — Decode cvc words.
K.RF.3a — Demonstrate basic knowledge of one-to-one letter-sound correspondences by producing the primary or many of the most frequent sound for each consonant.
K.RF.3b — Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings for the five major vowels.

Pennsylvania

CC.1.1.K.D — Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words. • Demonstrate basic knowledge of one-to-one letter-sound correspondence. • Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings for the five major vowels. • Read grade-level high-frequency sight words with automaticity. • Distinguish between similarly spelled words by identifying the sounds of the letters that differ.
CC.1.4.K.F — Demonstrate a grade- appropriate command of the conventions of standard English grammar, usage, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling. • Capitalize the first word in a sentence and the pronoun I. • Recognize and use end punctuation. • Spell simple words phonetically.
CC.1.1.K.C — Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes). • Recognize and produce rhyming words. • Count, pronounce, blend, and segment syllables in spoken words. • Blend and segment onsets and rimes of single-syllable spoken words. • Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final sound (phonemes) in the three-phoneme (CVC) words.
CC.1.4.K.L — Demonstrate a grade- appropriate command of the conventions of standard English grammar, usage, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling. • Capitalize the first word in a sentence and the pronoun I. • Recognize and use end punctuation. • Spell simple words phonetically.
CC.1.4.K.R — Demonstrate a grade- appropriate command of the conventions of standard English grammar, usage, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling. • Capitalize first word in sentence and pronoun I. • Recognize and use end punctuation. • Spell simple words phonetically.

Rhode Island

L.K.2.d — Write a letter or letters for most consonant and short-vowel sounds (phonemes).
L.K.2.e — Spell simple words phonetically, drawing on knowledge of sound-letter relationships.
RF.K.3.d — Distinguish between similarly spelled words by identifying the sounds of the letters that differ.
RF.K.3.a — Demonstrate basic knowledge of one-to-one letter-sound correspondences by producing the primary or many of the most frequent sound for each consonant.
RF.K.3.b — Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.

South Carolina

ELA.K.F.3.6 — Delete, add, and substitute the initial, medial, and final letters in CVC words to build or make new words.
ELA.K.F.3.8 — Decode and encode words using: a. VC; b. CV; c. CVC; d. consonant digraphs (i.e., ch, sh, th, wh); and e. combination (i.e., qu).
ELA.K.F.3.4 — Identify the vowel and produce the vowel sound in a printed syllable or word when decoding: a. in a closed syllable (VC: at; CVC: bat); b. in an open syllable (e.g. he, so, me, go, hi); and c. in a vowel- consonant-e (VCe) syllable with prompting and support.
ELA.K.F.3.3 — Produce one-to-one letter-sound correspondences for each consonant with automaticity.

South Dakota

K.L.2.c — Write a letter or letters for most consonant and short-vowel sounds (phonemes).
K.L.2.d — Spell simple words phonetically, drawing on knowledge of sound-letter relationships.
K.RF.2.d — Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in three-phoneme (consonant-vowel-consonant, or CVC) words. (This does not include CVCs ending with /l/, /r/, or /x/.)
K.RF.2.e — Add or substitute individual sounds (phonemes) in three phoneme words (consonant-vowel-consonant, or CVC) to make new words. *(This does not include CVCs ending with /l/, /r/, or /x.
K.RF.3 — Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.

Tennessee

K.FL.WC.4.d — Spell VC (at, in) and CVC (pet, mud) words with short vowels; spell V (a, I) and CV (be, go) words with long vowels.
K.FL.PWR.3.d — Decode regularly spelled CVC words.
K.FL.PWR.3.e — Distinguish between similarly spelled words by identifying the letters that differ.
K.FL.WC.4.b — Write a letter/letters for most consonant and short vowel sounds (phonemes).

Texas

K.2C.i — spelling words with VC, CVC, and CCVC;
K.2C.ii — spelling words using sound-spelling patterns; and
K.2B.iii — recognizing that new words are created when letters are changed, added, or deleted such as it - pit - tip - tap; and
K.2C — demonstrate and apply spelling knowledge by:
K.2B.i — identifying and matching the common sounds that letters represent;

Utah

K.R.3.b — Demonstrate mastery of short vowel sounds (/ă/, /ĕ/, /ĭ/, /ŏ/, /ŭ/) in isolation and in VC and CVC words in singlesyllable words.
K.R.2.b — Identify the initial, medial, and final sound in 2–3 phoneme words.
K.R.3 — Demonstrate mastery of age-appropriate phonics skills.
K.R.3.d — Demonstrate mastery of segmenting and blending sounds in VC and CVC words when reading.

Vermont

L.K.2.c — Write a letter or letters for most consonant and short-vowel sounds (phonemes).
L.K.2.d — Spell simple words phonetically, drawing on knowledge of sound-letter relationships.
RF.K.3 — Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
RF.K.3.b — Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.
RF.K.3.d — Distinguish between similarly spelled words by identifying the sounds of the letters that differ.

Washington

L.K.2.c — Write a letter or letters for most consonant and short-vowel sounds (phonemes).
L.K.2.d — Spell simple words phonetically, drawing on knowledge of sound-letter relationships.
RF.K.3.d — Distinguish between similarly spelled words by identifying the sounds of the letters that differ.
RF.K.3.a — Demonstrate basic knowledge of one-to-one letter-sound correspondences by producing the primary or many of the most frequent sound for each consonant.
RF.K.3.b — Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.

Washington, D.C.

L.K.2.c — Write a letter or letters for most consonant and short-vowel sounds (phonemes).
L.K.2.d — Spell simple words phonetically, drawing on knowledge of sound-letter relationships.
RF.K.3.d — Distinguish between similarly spelled words by identifying the sounds of the letters that differ.
RF.K.3.a — Demonstrate basic knowledge of one-to-one letter-sound correspondences by producing the primary or many of the most frequent sound for each consonant.
RF.K.3.b — Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.

West Virginia

ELA.K.37.c — Write a letter or letters for most consonant and short-vowel sounds (phonemes).
ELA.K.37.d — Spell simple words phonetically, drawing on knowledge of sound-letter relationships
ELA.K.II.b — Associate common spellings (graphemes) with the five major short vowel sounds.
ELA.K.II — Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
ELA.K.II.d — Distinguish between similarly spelled words by identifying the sounds of the letters that differ.

Wisconsin

ELA.K.L.6.c — Phonetically spell simple words drawing on knowledge of letter-sound relationships. Related to Reading Foundational standards (RF.K.3).
ELA.K.RF.3.d — Distinguish between similarly spelled words by identifying the sounds of the letters that differ.
ELA.K.L.6.d — Writes letters for most consonant and short vowel sounds (phonemes). Related to Reading Foundational standards (RF.K.3).
ELA.K.RF.3.a — Demonstrate basic knowledge of one-to-one letter-sound correspondences by producing the primary or many of the most frequent sounds for each consonant.
ELA.K.RF.3.b — Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.

Wyoming

L.K.2.c — Write a letter or letters for most consonant and short-vowel sounds (phonemes).
L.K.2.d — Spell simple words phonetically, drawing on knowledge of sound-letter relationships.
RF.K.3.d — Distinguish between similarly spelled words by identifying the sounds of the letters that differ.
RF.K.2.c — Blend and segment onsets and rimes of single-syllable spoken words.
RF.K.3.b — Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.