Let’s solve this step by step.
We are told to
highlight the words that have the same vowel sound you hear in “cake”.
First, let’s think about the word
“cake”.
What vowel sound do we hear? It’s the long “a” sound — like /ā/ (as in “say”, “make”, “name”).
So we’re looking for words that have that same long “a” sound.
Now let’s go through each word in the grid and check:
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Row 1:
- bake → has long “a”
✔
- fame → has long “a”
✔
- tape → has long “a”
✔
Row 2:
- had → short “a”
✘
- tan → short “a”
✘
- safe → long “a”
✔
Row 3:
- rate → long “a”
✔
- vane → long “a”
✔
- hat → short “a”
✘
Row 4:
- fade → long “a”
✔
- sack → short “a”
✘
- cage → long “a”
✔
Row 5:
- hop → not even an “a”
✘
- pale → long “a”
✔
- bad → short “a”
✘
Row 6:
- wax → short “a”
✘
- face → long “a”
✔
- cave → long “a”
✔
Row 7:
- lap → short “a”
✘
- name → long “a”
✔
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Now let’s list all the words with the long “a” sound (same as in “cake”):
✔ bake
✔ fame
✔ tape
✔ safe
✔ rate
✔ vane
✔ fade
✔ cage
✔ pale
✔ face
✔ cave
✔ name
That’s 12 words total.
Final Answer:
bake, fame, tape, safe, rate, vane, fade, cage, pale, face, cave, name
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of silent e worksheet 1st grade.
