How to read "pet"

/p/ · /e/ · /t/ — short e /e/

"pet" has three sounds and no surprises. Stretch them together — /p//e//t/ — and speed up until the word appears. That single move is the whole skill of decoding.

/p/

/e/

/t/

Blend "pet" step by step

Say /p/ and hold it.
Slide straight into /e/ — no pause.
Close with /t/.
Repeat faster each time until it sounds like "pet".

Words that rhyme with "pet"

All of these end in "-et". Once your child reads one, the rest come almost free — only the first sound changes.

Common questions

How many sounds are in "pet"?

Three: /p/, /e/, /t/. That is why "pet" is called a CVC word — one consonant sound, one vowel sound, one consonant sound.

What vowel sound does "pet" have?

The short e /e/ sound, made by the letter e in the middle of the word.

What rhymes with "pet"?

bet, get, jet, let, met, net, set, vet, wet, yet — they all end in "-et", so only the first sound changes.

Is "pet" a good first word to teach?

Yes, if your child already knows the sounds /p/, /e/, /t/. Teach the sounds first, then the blend — never the other way round.

Blend "pet" in the game

Blending Bay stretches each sound aloud and rewards a correct blend with a sticker.

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