Word Family Stories
the "-ake" family
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Hello! My name is Tommy. Today you will learn about Word Families and how they help you become a better reader.
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Word Families show you how words can be alike. If you can read the word cat, then you can also read hat, bat, and mat, because they are in the -at family and end the same way!
Cat Hat Bat Mat
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In this activity, we’ll read a story and it will be your job to spot the words from the Word Family. Read the word out loud that you think is a part of the word family. Once you feel confident you are correct, click on your answer.
Jake
Cake
Snake
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Let's do a practice example! Click the word below you think is in the same word family as the word: DRAW
bAT
Tap
CAN
PAD
Saw
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Great work! Saw is in the same word family as draw because they both end with the "aw" sound. Now that you understand, let's read the story! Remember, you have to click the words in the order they appear in the sentence.
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Jake and the Cake
An -ake word family story
Start
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Hint
Click the word in this sentence that is the first of the "-ake" word family shown.
Jake the snake was wide awake. He saw a very big, round cake. “I will take the cake!” said Jake.
Back
Hint
Click the word in this sentence that is the first of the "-ake" word family shown.
Jake the snake was wide awake. He saw a very big, round cake. “I will take the cake!” said Jake.
Back
Hint
Click the word in this sentence that is the next of the "-ake" word family shown.
Jake the snake was wide awake. He saw a very big, round cake. “I will take the cake!” said Jake.
Back
Hint
Click the word in this sentence that is the next of the "-ake" word family shown.
Jake the snake was wide awake. He saw a very big, round cake. “I will take the cake!” said Jake.
Back
Hint
Click the word in this sentence that is the next of the "-ake" word family shown.
Jake the snake was wide awake. He saw a very big, round cake. “I will take the cake!” said Jake.
Back
Hint
Click the word in this sentence that is the next of the "-ake" word family shown.
Jake the snake was wide awake. He saw a very big, round cake. “I will take the cake!” said Jake.
Back
Great work! Let's keep going!
Jake the snake was wide awake. He saw a very big, round cake. “I will take the cake!” said Jake.
Continue
Back
Hint
Click the word in this sentence that is the first of the "-ake" word family shown.
He gave it a shake, shake, shake. But the cake began to break! “Oh no!” said Jake.
Back
Hint
Click the word in this sentence that is the next of the "-ake" word family shown.
He gave it a shake, shake, shake. But the cake began to break! “Oh no!” said Jake.
Back
Hint
Click the word in this sentence that is the next of the "-ake" word family shown.
He gave it a shake, shake, shake. But the cake began to break! “Oh no!” said Jake.
Back
Hint
Click the word in this sentence that is the next of the "-ake" word family shown.
He gave it a shake, shake, shake. But the cake began to break! “Oh no!” said Jake.
Back
Hint
Click the word in this sentence that is the next of the "-ake" word family shown.
He gave it a shake, shake, shake. But the cake began to break! “Oh no!” said Jake.
Back
You're a natural! Let's finish this story!
He gave it a shake, shake, shake. But the cake began to break! “Oh no!” said Jake.
Continue
Back
Hint
Click the word in this sentence that is the first of the "-ake" word family shown.
Then his friend, Lake the drake, came to help Jake. They baked a new cake to take, and sang, “Yum, yum! Let’s eat this cake!”
Back
Hint
Click the word in this sentence that is the next of the "-ake" word family shown.
Then his friend, Lake the drake, came to help Jake. They baked a new cake to take, and sang, “Yum, yum! Let’s eat this cake!”
Back
Hint
Click the word in this sentence that is the next of the "-ake" word family shown.
Then his friend, Lake the drake, came to help Jake. They baked a new cake to take, and sang, “Yum, yum! Let’s eat this cake!”
Back
Hint
Click the word in this sentence that is the next of the "-ake" word family shown.
Then his friend, Lake the drake, came to help Jake. They baked a new cake to take, and sang, “Yum, yum! Let’s eat this cake!”
Back
Hint
Click the word in this sentence that is the next of the "-ake" word family shown.
Then his friend, Lake the drake, came to help Jake. They baked a new cake to take, and sang, “Yum, yum! Let’s eat this cake!”
Back
Hint
Click the word in this sentence that is the next of the "-ake" word family shown.
Then his friend, Lake the drake, came to help Jake. They baked a new cake to take, and sang, “Yum, yum! Let’s eat this cake!”
Back
What a great story! Now, let's see it all together.
Then his friend, Lake the drake, came to help Jake. They baked a new cake to take, and sang, “Yum, yum! Let’s eat this cake!”
Continue
Back
Jake the snake was wide awake. He saw a very big, round cake. “I will take the cake!” said Jake. He gave it a shake, shake, shake. But the cake began to break! “Oh no!” said Jake. Then his friend, Lake the drake, came to help Jake. They baked a new cake to take, and sang, “Yum, yum! Let’s eat this cake!”
JakeSnake Awake Cake Take Shake Lake Drake
Continue
Well, I hope you enjoyed that tale! Thank you for learning word families with me!
Home
Having Some Trouble?
Read the sentence and look for -ake words
Listen for the "-ake" sound
Tap or click the -ake words in order
If it doesn't work, go back and click the -ake word before it
Having Some Trouble?
Read the sentence and look for -ake words
Listen for the "-ake" sound
Tap or click the -ake words in order
If it doesn't work, go back and click the -ake word before it
Not quite.
Remember, the word we want is in a word family with the word: draw. This means the word we are looking for has to end with an "aw" sound.
Having Some Trouble?
Read the sentence and look for -ake words
Listen for the "-ake" sound
Tap or click the -ake words in order
If it doesn't work, go back and click the -ake word before it
Having Some Trouble?
Read the sentence and look for -ake words
Listen for the "-ake" sound
Tap or click the -ake words in order
If it doesn't work, go back and click the -ake word before it
Not quite.
Remember, the word we want is in a word family with the word: draw. This means the word we are looking for has to end with an "aw" sound.
Having Some Trouble?
Read the sentence and look for -ake words
Listen for the "-ake" sound
Tap or click the -ake words in order
If it doesn't work, go back and click the -ake word before it
Having Some Trouble?
Read the sentence and look for -ake words
Listen for the "-ake" sound
Tap or click the -ake words in order
If it doesn't work, go back and click the -ake word before it
Having Some Trouble?
Read the sentence and look for -ake words
Listen for the "-ake" sound
Tap or click the -ake words in order
If it doesn't work, go back and click the -ake word before it
Having Some Trouble?
Read the sentence and look for -ake words
Listen for the "-ake" sound
Tap or click the -ake words in order
If it doesn't work, go back and click the -ake word before it
Having Some Trouble?
Read the sentence and look for -ake words
Listen for the "-ake" sound
Tap or click the -ake words in order
If it doesn't work, go back and click the -ake word before it
Not quite.
Remember, the word we want is in a word family with the word: draw. This means the word we are looking for has to end with an "aw" sound.
Having Some Trouble?
Read the sentence and look for -ake words
Listen for the "-ake" sound
Tap or click the -ake words in order
If it doesn't work, go back and click the -ake word before it
Having Some Trouble?
Read the sentence and look for -ake words
Listen for the "-ake" sound
Tap or click the -ake words in order
If it doesn't work, go back and click the -ake word before it
Having Some Trouble?
Read the sentence and look for -ake words
Listen for the "-ake" sound
Tap or click the -ake words in order
If it doesn't work, go back and click the -ake word before it
Having Some Trouble?
Read the sentence and look for -ake words
Listen for the "-ake" sound
Tap or click the -ake words in order
If it doesn't work, go back and click the -ake word before it
Having Some Trouble?
Read the sentence and look for -ake words
Listen for the "-ake" sound
Tap or click the -ake words in order
If it doesn't work, go back and click the -ake word before it
Not quite.
Remember, the word we want is in a word family with the word: draw. This means the word we are looking for has to end with an "aw" sound.
Having Some Trouble?
Read the sentence and look for -ake words
Listen for the "-ake" sound
Tap or click the -ake words in order
If it doesn't work, go back and click the -ake word before it
Having Some Trouble?
Read the sentence and look for -ake words
Listen for the "-ake" sound
Tap or click the -ake words in order
If it doesn't work, go back and click the -ake word before it
Having Some Trouble?
Read the sentence and look for -ake words
Listen for the "-ake" sound
Tap or click the -ake words in order
If it doesn't work, go back and click the -ake word before it
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Transcript
Word Family Stories
the "-ake" family
Lets Begin!
Back
Hello! My name is Tommy. Today you will learn about Word Families and how they help you become a better reader.
Continue
Back
Word Families show you how words can be alike. If you can read the word cat, then you can also read hat, bat, and mat, because they are in the -at family and end the same way!
Cat Hat Bat Mat
Continue
Back
In this activity, we’ll read a story and it will be your job to spot the words from the Word Family. Read the word out loud that you think is a part of the word family. Once you feel confident you are correct, click on your answer.
Jake
Cake
Snake
Continue
Back
Let's do a practice example! Click the word below you think is in the same word family as the word: DRAW
bAT
Tap
CAN
PAD
Saw
Back
Great work! Saw is in the same word family as draw because they both end with the "aw" sound. Now that you understand, let's read the story! Remember, you have to click the words in the order they appear in the sentence.
Begin
Back
Jake and the Cake
An -ake word family story
Start
Back
Hint
Click the word in this sentence that is the first of the "-ake" word family shown.
Jake the snake was wide awake. He saw a very big, round cake. “I will take the cake!” said Jake.
Back
Hint
Click the word in this sentence that is the first of the "-ake" word family shown.
Jake the snake was wide awake. He saw a very big, round cake. “I will take the cake!” said Jake.
Back
Hint
Click the word in this sentence that is the next of the "-ake" word family shown.
Jake the snake was wide awake. He saw a very big, round cake. “I will take the cake!” said Jake.
Back
Hint
Click the word in this sentence that is the next of the "-ake" word family shown.
Jake the snake was wide awake. He saw a very big, round cake. “I will take the cake!” said Jake.
Back
Hint
Click the word in this sentence that is the next of the "-ake" word family shown.
Jake the snake was wide awake. He saw a very big, round cake. “I will take the cake!” said Jake.
Back
Hint
Click the word in this sentence that is the next of the "-ake" word family shown.
Jake the snake was wide awake. He saw a very big, round cake. “I will take the cake!” said Jake.
Back
Great work! Let's keep going!
Jake the snake was wide awake. He saw a very big, round cake. “I will take the cake!” said Jake.
Continue
Back
Hint
Click the word in this sentence that is the first of the "-ake" word family shown.
He gave it a shake, shake, shake. But the cake began to break! “Oh no!” said Jake.
Back
Hint
Click the word in this sentence that is the next of the "-ake" word family shown.
He gave it a shake, shake, shake. But the cake began to break! “Oh no!” said Jake.
Back
Hint
Click the word in this sentence that is the next of the "-ake" word family shown.
He gave it a shake, shake, shake. But the cake began to break! “Oh no!” said Jake.
Back
Hint
Click the word in this sentence that is the next of the "-ake" word family shown.
He gave it a shake, shake, shake. But the cake began to break! “Oh no!” said Jake.
Back
Hint
Click the word in this sentence that is the next of the "-ake" word family shown.
He gave it a shake, shake, shake. But the cake began to break! “Oh no!” said Jake.
Back
You're a natural! Let's finish this story!
He gave it a shake, shake, shake. But the cake began to break! “Oh no!” said Jake.
Continue
Back
Hint
Click the word in this sentence that is the first of the "-ake" word family shown.
Then his friend, Lake the drake, came to help Jake. They baked a new cake to take, and sang, “Yum, yum! Let’s eat this cake!”
Back
Hint
Click the word in this sentence that is the next of the "-ake" word family shown.
Then his friend, Lake the drake, came to help Jake. They baked a new cake to take, and sang, “Yum, yum! Let’s eat this cake!”
Back
Hint
Click the word in this sentence that is the next of the "-ake" word family shown.
Then his friend, Lake the drake, came to help Jake. They baked a new cake to take, and sang, “Yum, yum! Let’s eat this cake!”
Back
Hint
Click the word in this sentence that is the next of the "-ake" word family shown.
Then his friend, Lake the drake, came to help Jake. They baked a new cake to take, and sang, “Yum, yum! Let’s eat this cake!”
Back
Hint
Click the word in this sentence that is the next of the "-ake" word family shown.
Then his friend, Lake the drake, came to help Jake. They baked a new cake to take, and sang, “Yum, yum! Let’s eat this cake!”
Back
Hint
Click the word in this sentence that is the next of the "-ake" word family shown.
Then his friend, Lake the drake, came to help Jake. They baked a new cake to take, and sang, “Yum, yum! Let’s eat this cake!”
Back
What a great story! Now, let's see it all together.
Then his friend, Lake the drake, came to help Jake. They baked a new cake to take, and sang, “Yum, yum! Let’s eat this cake!”
Continue
Back
Jake the snake was wide awake. He saw a very big, round cake. “I will take the cake!” said Jake. He gave it a shake, shake, shake. But the cake began to break! “Oh no!” said Jake. Then his friend, Lake the drake, came to help Jake. They baked a new cake to take, and sang, “Yum, yum! Let’s eat this cake!”
JakeSnake Awake Cake Take Shake Lake Drake
Continue
Well, I hope you enjoyed that tale! Thank you for learning word families with me!
Home
Having Some Trouble?
Read the sentence and look for -ake words
Listen for the "-ake" sound
Tap or click the -ake words in order
If it doesn't work, go back and click the -ake word before it
Having Some Trouble?
Read the sentence and look for -ake words
Listen for the "-ake" sound
Tap or click the -ake words in order
If it doesn't work, go back and click the -ake word before it
Not quite.
Remember, the word we want is in a word family with the word: draw. This means the word we are looking for has to end with an "aw" sound.
Having Some Trouble?
Read the sentence and look for -ake words
Listen for the "-ake" sound
Tap or click the -ake words in order
If it doesn't work, go back and click the -ake word before it
Having Some Trouble?
Read the sentence and look for -ake words
Listen for the "-ake" sound
Tap or click the -ake words in order
If it doesn't work, go back and click the -ake word before it
Not quite.
Remember, the word we want is in a word family with the word: draw. This means the word we are looking for has to end with an "aw" sound.
Having Some Trouble?
Read the sentence and look for -ake words
Listen for the "-ake" sound
Tap or click the -ake words in order
If it doesn't work, go back and click the -ake word before it
Having Some Trouble?
Read the sentence and look for -ake words
Listen for the "-ake" sound
Tap or click the -ake words in order
If it doesn't work, go back and click the -ake word before it
Having Some Trouble?
Read the sentence and look for -ake words
Listen for the "-ake" sound
Tap or click the -ake words in order
If it doesn't work, go back and click the -ake word before it
Having Some Trouble?
Read the sentence and look for -ake words
Listen for the "-ake" sound
Tap or click the -ake words in order
If it doesn't work, go back and click the -ake word before it
Having Some Trouble?
Read the sentence and look for -ake words
Listen for the "-ake" sound
Tap or click the -ake words in order
If it doesn't work, go back and click the -ake word before it
Not quite.
Remember, the word we want is in a word family with the word: draw. This means the word we are looking for has to end with an "aw" sound.
Having Some Trouble?
Read the sentence and look for -ake words
Listen for the "-ake" sound
Tap or click the -ake words in order
If it doesn't work, go back and click the -ake word before it
Having Some Trouble?
Read the sentence and look for -ake words
Listen for the "-ake" sound
Tap or click the -ake words in order
If it doesn't work, go back and click the -ake word before it
Having Some Trouble?
Read the sentence and look for -ake words
Listen for the "-ake" sound
Tap or click the -ake words in order
If it doesn't work, go back and click the -ake word before it
Having Some Trouble?
Read the sentence and look for -ake words
Listen for the "-ake" sound
Tap or click the -ake words in order
If it doesn't work, go back and click the -ake word before it
Having Some Trouble?
Read the sentence and look for -ake words
Listen for the "-ake" sound
Tap or click the -ake words in order
If it doesn't work, go back and click the -ake word before it
Not quite.
Remember, the word we want is in a word family with the word: draw. This means the word we are looking for has to end with an "aw" sound.
Having Some Trouble?
Read the sentence and look for -ake words
Listen for the "-ake" sound
Tap or click the -ake words in order
If it doesn't work, go back and click the -ake word before it
Having Some Trouble?
Read the sentence and look for -ake words
Listen for the "-ake" sound
Tap or click the -ake words in order
If it doesn't work, go back and click the -ake word before it
Having Some Trouble?
Read the sentence and look for -ake words
Listen for the "-ake" sound
Tap or click the -ake words in order
If it doesn't work, go back and click the -ake word before it