sack
-ack Word Family List
attack
knack
slack
back
lack
smack
black
pack
snack
crack
quack
stack
flack
rack
tack
hack
sack*
track
jack
shack
backpack
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Meet the -ack Word Family
attack
back
black
flack
hack
jack
knack
lack
pack
quack
rack
sack
shack
slack
smack
snack
stack
tack
track
backpack
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Bookmarkers: -ack
Bookmarkers provide easy access to the word family list.
Cut and distribute bookmarkers for students to keep at their desk.
For durability, print on vellum and laminate.
attack
back
black
flack
hack
jack
knack
lack
pack
quack
rack
sack
shack
slack
smack
snack
stack
tack
track
backpack
attack
back
black
flack
hack
jack
knack
lack
pack
quack
rack
sack
shack
slack
smack
snack
stack
tack
track
backpack
attack
back
black
flack
hack
jack
knack
lack
pack
quack
rack
sack
shack
slack
smack
snack
stack
tack
track
backpack
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attack
back
black
flack
hack
jack
knack
lack
pack
quack
rack
sack
shack
slack
smack
snack
stack
tack
track
backpack
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Matching 1: -ack
Set 1 of 3
Draw a line from the –ack picture to the matching -ack word.
1.
attack
2.
hack
3.
pack
4.
shack
5.
stack
6.
back
7.
jack
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Matching 2: -ack
Set 2 of 3
Draw a line from the –ack picture to the matching -ack word.
1.
quack
2.
slack
3.
tack
4.
black
5.
knack
6.
rack
7.
smack
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Matching 3: -ack
Set 3 of 3
Draw a line from the –ack picture to the matching -ack word.
1.
track
2.
flack
3.
lack
4.
sack
5.
snack
6.
jack
7.
backpack
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Finish the Word 1: -ack
Say the name of each picture. If the picture belongs in the -ack family, add -ack to finish
the word.
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cr
sn
l
st
h
qu
p
r
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Finish the Word 2: -ack
Say the name of each picture. If the picture belongs in the -ack family, add -ack to finish
the word.
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fl
j
kn
sh
t
tr
sm
att
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Look, Circle and Write 1: -ack
Look at the picture in each box. Circle the word that matches the picture. Write the word
on the lines. Draw a picture in the box to illustrate the last word.
snack
snake
quick
quack
smile
smack
jelly
jack
tree
track
shake
sack
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slack
stack
soup
stop
shack
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Look, Circle and Write 2: -ack
Look at the picture in each box. Circle the word that matches the picture. Write the word
on the lines.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
attack
apples
black
blink
crook
crack
small
smack
pick
pack
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-ack Buddy Puzzle 1
Cut, color, match pairs and glue. For durability, print on vellum and laminate.
b ack
bl ack
cr ack
fl ack
h ack
j ack
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-ack Buddy Puzzle 2
Cut, color, match pairs and glue. For durability, print on vellum and laminate.
j ack
kn ack
l ack
p ack
qu ack
r ack
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-ack Buddy Puzzle 3
Cut, color, match pairs and glue. For durability, print on vellum and laminate.
s ack
sh ack
sl ack
sm ack
sm ack
sn ack
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-ack Buddy Puzzle 4
Cut, color, match pairs and glue. For durability, print on vellum and laminate.
sn ack
st ack
t ack
tr ack
tr ack
tr ack
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-ack Word Family Flash Cards. Cut and Laminate.
attack
back
black
crack
flack
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-ack Word Family Flash Cards. Cut and Laminate.
hack
jack
knack
lack
pack
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-ack Word Family Flash Cards. Cut and Laminate.
quack
rack
sack
shack
slack
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-ack Word Family Flash Cards. Cut and Laminate.
smack
snack
stack
tack
track
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X’s and O’s 1: -ack
Circle each picture that ends with the -ack rhyme. Draw an X on the pictures that do not .
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X’s and O’s 2: -ack
Circle each picture that ends with the -ack rhyme. Draw an X on the pictures that do not .
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See, Say, Spell 1: -ack
See and say the name of the -ack picture. Then, spell the -ack word. On the last one, say the
-ack word and draw a picture of it.
snack
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See, Say, Spell 2: -ack
See and say the name of the -ack picture. Then, spell the -ack word. On the last one, say the
-ack word and draw a picture of it.
jack
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Alphabet Soup: -ack
Write the -ack words from the word bank in alphabetical order.
1.
7.
2.
8.
3.
9.
4.
10.
5.
11.
6.
12.
pack
flack
jack
black
tack
rack
back
hack
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sack quack
snack lack
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Cloze the Gap: -ack
Read the sentences saying the word “sack" when you come to a blank space.
If it sounds silly, choose another word from the -ack family to complete the sentence.
1.
____________________ and I ride the same school bus.
2.
I carried a tall ____________________ of books to the library.
3.
We go ____________________ to school on Monday.
4.
I brought my lunch in a paper ____________________.
5.
Did you ____________________ the sunscreen in the beach bag?
6.
I’m eating an apple for a __________________.
7.
The classroom rules are hung on the wall with a _________________.
8.
Did you hear the baby duck ____________________ for its mother?
9.
My grandma baked a ____________________berry pie.
10. I joined the ____________________ team because I like to run.
11. The ball hit me ____________________ in the face!
12. I stepped over the ____________________ on the sidewalk.
Word Bank
pack quack crack
stack snack tack
sack
track
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back
black
smack
Jack
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Picture Sentences: -ack
Read each sentence below. Write the sentence and spell the -ack picture. Illustrate the sentences
on the back of your paper.
1. The potato
2. I’m going to
3. That old
race was a lot of fun!
for the camping trip.
looks spooky!
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Score with Scrabble: -ack
Read each Scrabble word. Add and record the numbers in the score box. Total the scores
at the bottom.
B A C K
3
1
5
3
B L A C K
3
1
3
1
5
C R A C K
F L A C K
3
1
1
3
5
4
1
1
3
5
H A C K
3
1
3
5
J A C K
3
1
3
1
L A C K
1
1
3
5
P A C K
R A C K
3
1
1
3
5
1
3
5
S A C K
1
1
3
5
T R A C K
1
1
1
3
5
Total
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The Shape Station: -ack
Write the words from the word bank to fit the box patterns.
1.
5.
2.
6.
3.
7.
4.
8.
sack
jack
crack
pack
flack
quack
back
black
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Word Family Definitions: -ack
(set 1of 2)
Read each word in the first column. Find the correct definition and write the matching letter In the column
under the arrow. Then, write a sentence for each word.
Word
Sentence
Definition
1. attack
a. a break or fracture
2. back
b. to have a special skill or
talent
3. black
c. to fill a suitcase
4. crack
d. a boy’s name
5. flack
e. not having something
6. hack
f. to charge forcefully at
someone
7. jack
g. to receive criticism
8. knack
h. the darkest color
9. lack
i. to cut, chop or slash with
heavy blows
10. pack
j. the opposite of front
Jack has
a musical
knack!
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Word Family Definitions: -ack
(set 2 of 2)
Read each word in the first column. Find the correct definition and write the matching letter in the
column under the arrow. Then, write a sentence for each word.
Word
Sentence
Definition
1. quack
a. a hut or shed
2. rack
b. food eaten between
meals
3. sack
c. a short nail used to pin
papers onto a wall
4. shack
d. to pile things one on top
of another
5. slack
e. a slap or spank
6. smack
f. a stand to organize coats,
hats or shoes
7. snack
g. loose, sagging or drooping
8. stack
h. the sound ducks make
9. tack
i. a racing course; rails for
trains
10. track
j. a bag
I’m having a
snack attack!
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Spelling Cut & Paste: -ack
(set 1 of 2)
Cut the letters and spell the words illustrated in the pictures. Glue words to the squares. Add .
a
c
j
1
3
8
a
c
1
3
p
3
a
1
a
1
k
k
b
t
1
3
1
1
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c
3
k
1
c
3
k
1
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Spelling Cut & Paste: -ack
(set 2 of 2)
Cut the letters and spell the words illustrated in the pictures. Glue words to the squares. Add .
a
c
1
3
a
c
3
k
b
t
t
5
1
1
3
a
1
a
1
c
3
k
k
k
n
l
s
5
1
5
3
1
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1
c
3
k
5
r
1
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Word Search: -ack
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back black crack flack hack knack lack
pack quack track sack shack smack snack
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Crossword Puzzle: -ack
2.
4.
1.
5.
3.
6.
9.
7.
10.
8.
12.
Down
Across
1. chewing gum makes this sound
1. food eaten between meals
4. the opposite of front
2. to fill a suitcase
6. a bag
3. to have a special skill or talent
7. a short, stubby pin or nail
4. the opposite of white
8. the sound ducks make
5. a break or fracture
9. loose or saggy
6. a hut or shed
12. a boy’s name
7. rails for trains; a race course
10. not having something
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Suffix Word Builder: -ack
Look at the root words on the left. Make new words by adding -s, -ed and -ing. Write the new
words in the boxes.
Root Word
-s
-ed*
back
crack
lack
pack
quack
sack
smack
snack
stack
track
Attack!
He attacks!
He’s attacking me!
I’ve been attacked!
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-ing*
Name ___________________________________
Suffix Cloze the Gap: -ack
Complete the sentences using -ack suffix words. You may use your -ack Suffix Word Builder
worksheet and the word bank below for support.
1.
I ____________________ a sandwich in my lunchbox..
2.
The little ducks are _________________________ for their mother.
3.
Mom told me to stop ____________________ my lips when I chew.
4.
How many ____________________ of pancakes can you eat?
5.
I added the ____________________ eggs to the cake batter.
6.
There will be plenty of ____________________ to eat at the party!
7.
Sadly, I ____________________ the energy to finish the race.
8.
I _________________________ away slowly when the dog growled at me.
9.
I followed the deer’s ____________________ into the woods.
10. My brother likes ____________________ groceries for his summer job.
Word Bank
sacking
stacks
snacks
packed
smacking
tracks
backed
lacked
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quacking
cracked
Word Family Slide: -ack
ack
Word Family Slide: -ack
(Sound Blending)
Cut around the circle. Cut the two slits in the circle beside the rime chunk to insert the slide.
Demonstrate use for students: blending to form and say new words in this word family.
For durability, print on vellum, cut and laminate.
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Word Family: -ack
Pictures and Words for Sorts
-ack pictures and words
-ack pictures and words
-ack pictures and words
-ack pictures and words
attack
back
black
crack
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Word Family: -ack
Pictures and Words for Sorts
-ack pictures and words
-ack pictures and words
-ack pictures and words
-ack pictures and words
flack
hack
jack
knack
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Word Family: -ack
Pictures and Words for Sorts
-ack pictures and words
-ack pictures and words
-ack pictures and words
-ack pictures and words
lack
pack
quack
rack
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Word Family: -ack
Pictures and Words for Sorts
-ack pictures and words
-ack pictures and words
-ack pictures and words
-ack pictures and words
sack
shack
slack
smack
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Word Family: -ack
Pictures and Words for Sorts
-ack pictures and words
-ack pictures and words
-ack pictures and words
-ack pictures and words
snack
stack
tack
track
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Word List Handwriting Practice: -ack
Trace over words in the -ack word list. Then, write the words on the space below.
Draw a pictures of the words on the back of your paper.
back
black
crack
hack
jack
pack
quack
rack
sack
shack
snack
tack
track
knack
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flack
lack
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Sentences Handwriting Practice: -ack
Trace over the words in each sentence. Then, write the sentences on the space below.
Draw a picture for a sentence on the back of your paper.
Jack lives in a black shack.
The shack had a crack.
Jack had a snack attack.
Jack ate a stack of flapjacks.
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Writing Station: -ack
attack back black crack flack hack jack knack lack pack
quack rack sack shack slack smack snack stack tack track
Write sentences or a creative story using the -ack words.
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Word Family Fun: -ack
Create words from the -ack word family
____ack
____ack
____ack
____ack
____ack
____ack
____ack
____ack
____ack
____ack
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Word Family Picture: -ack
Create words from the -ack word family.
Then, draw a picture of an -ack word in the box.
____ack
____ack
____ack
____ack
____ack
____ack
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