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Ake Word Family

Words that rhyme with cake, from bake and snake to pancake and mistake, in four lists.

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List 1: one letter before -ake (cake)

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  1. 1.bakeWe bake cornbread in an iron pan.
  2. 2.cakeThe cake leaned a little to one side.
  3. 3.fakeThe fake spider fooled nobody this time.
  4. 4.lakeOur canoe drifted across the quiet lake.
  5. 5.makeWe make paper boats out of old maps.
  6. 6.rakeA bent rake still gathers plenty of leaves.
  7. 7.takeTake two napkins and pass the basket on.
  8. 8.wakeRoosters wake the whole farm before dawn.

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List 1: one letter before -ake (cake) 8

  • bake We bake cornbread in an iron pan.
  • cake The cake leaned a little to one side.
  • fake The fake spider fooled nobody this time.
  • lake Our canoe drifted across the quiet lake.
  • make We make paper boats out of old maps.
  • rake A bent rake still gathers plenty of leaves.
  • take Take two napkins and pass the basket on.
  • wake Roosters wake the whole farm before dawn.

List 2: two letters before -ake (snake) 7

  • brake Squeeze the hand brake before the hill.
  • drake The drake paddled ahead of the ducklings.
  • flake A flake of paint peeled off the bench.
  • quake The dishes rattled during the small quake.
  • shake Wet dogs shake themselves beside the nearest person.
  • snake A green snake slid through the tall grass.
  • stake Hammer the tent stake into firm ground.

List 3: compound words that end in -ake (pancake) 12

  • cheesecake A slice of cheesecake wobbled on the plate.
  • clambake Smoke drifted from the clambake on the beach.
  • cupcake Each cupcake had a cherry on top.
  • earthquake Books slid off shelves in the earthquake.
  • handshake The two captains traded a firm handshake.
  • intake Leaves clogged the air intake of the mower.
  • keepsake She kept the ticket stub as a keepsake.
  • namesake My cousin is the namesake of our great-aunt.
  • pancake Flip the pancake when the bubbles pop.
  • rattlesnake A rattlesnake lay coiled beneath the warm ledge.
  • shortcake We piled berries on the warm shortcake.
  • snowflake A paper snowflake hung in every window.

List 4: longer words, stress on -ake (mistake) 8

  • awake The baby stayed awake through the whole parade.
  • forsake A loyal dog will not forsake its owner.
  • mistake One small mistake turned the cookies salty.
  • overtake The red kayak began to overtake ours.
  • partake Every guest may partake of the birthday feast.
  • remake We had to remake the poster after the spill.
  • retake The photographer asked to retake the class picture.
  • undertake Few hikers undertake that climb in winter.

How it works

Long a, a k and a silent e: that is the whole of the ake word family. All 35 words here rhyme with cake, from one-syllable words such as rake and snake to earthquake and overtake.

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Ake word family words in four lists

List 1 puts one letter in front: bake, cake, fake, lake, make, rake, take, wake. List 2 puts two: brake, flake, shake, snake, stake, quake, drake. List 3 is compound words such as pancake, snowflake and handshake. List 4 has longer words with the stress on the ending: awake, mistake, overtake.

Took, shook, woke: past forms that change

Bake, rake, fake and quake add d: baked, raked. Four family words change instead. The American Heritage Dictionary gives take, took, taken; shake, shook, shaken; make, made; wake, woke or waked. The longer verbs of List 4 follow them: overtook, partook, forsook, remade, awoke.

  • Drop the e before -ing: baking, making, taking, shaking, waking.
  • A drake is a male duck, and a namesake is someone or something named after another.

Questions and answers

Can I print ake word family worksheets?

Yes. Each of the four lists prints by itself: as a Word list with a sentence for every word, a Test sheet, an ABC order sheet or a Missing letters sheet. List 1, with bake and cake, has the shortest words.

Do break and steak rhyme with cake?

Yes. The American Heritage Dictionary writes break as (brāk) and steak as (stāk), exactly as it writes brake and stake. They spell long a with ea, so they are not on these lists. Ache (āk) rhymes as well.

What vowel sound do ake words have?

Long a. The dictionary writes it ā, so cake is (kāk) and snake is (snāk). All 35 words on these lists say it.

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