The ack
Family Set
Written by Cherry Carl
Illustrated by Ron Leishman
Images©Toonaday.com/Toonclipart.com
-ack Word Family List
back
black
crack
flack
hack
jack
knack
lack
pack
quack
rack
sack
shack
slack
smack
snack*
stack
tack
track
backpack
Help! It’s a Snack Attack!
(ack)
(Tune: BINGO)
There he goes, my daddy, Jack!
Poor guy’s got a snack attack!
Give him Cracker Jacks,
flapjacks (a whole stack),
soda pop (a six pack),
and help him fight his snack attack!
Cut and Paste: ack
black
sack
tack
stack
track
jack
pack
crack
Finish and Write
Say the name of each picture. If the picture belongs in the –ack family and rhymes
with snack, add –ack to finish writing the word.
t
s
bl
sn
s
tr
j
sl
p
Circle and Write
Look at the picture in each box. Circle the word that matches the picture. Write the word on
the lines.
1.
black
block
2.
pick
pack
3.
tack
tick
4.
jar
jack
5.
sack
sock
Cloze the Gap! (ack)
Read the following sentences, saying the word “snack” when
you come to a blank space. Use words from the ack family to
fill in the blanks and make sense. Reread your sentences to
double check your choices!
1.
Do you like to eat a
after school?
2.
Some people carry their lunch in a paper
3.
Did you
4.
Our teacher has a big
5.
May I borrow your
crayon?
6.
Watch out for that
in the sidewalk!
7.
My class comes
8.
Why don’t we ask
9.
May we use a
.
a lunch for the field trip?
of papers to grade.
from the library at noon.
to play kickball with us?
to put our papers on the wall?
10. Boy, the coat
sure is messy today!
Word Bank
sack
back
snack
black
pack
rack
stack
crack
Jack
tack
Alphabet
Avenue
Place the words below in alphabetical order.
1.
7.
2.
8.
3.
9.
4.
10.
5.
11.
6.
12.
WORD BANK
back
pack
quack
snack
track
black
rack
tack
sack
lack
whack
stack
Suffix City: ack
Look at the root words on the left.
Use your magnetic letters to add –s, -ed and –ing to make new words.
Write the new words in the boxes below.
R oot W or d
-s
-e d
- in g
quacks
quacked
quacking
lack
quack
sack
crack
pack
back
track
snack
stack
Quack!
I quacked!
I’m quacking!
Word Bank
snack
track
crack
quack
stack
pack
sack
back
Suffix City Cloze: ack
Use your Suffix City: ack worksheet to help you fill in the blanks below.
1.
The policeman
2.
That baby duck keeps on
3.
My mom is
4.
She is packing it in a paper
5.
Do you get to have
6.
The football players
7.
the robber and arrested him.
for its mama.
my lunch for me.
.
after school?
the quarterback.
the deer wasn’t easy for the hunter.
8.
When we go on a trip, my Mom
9.
Don’t
10. Oh, no! The golf balls
11.
I always jump over the
12. Who knocked over the
my suitcase.
the dishes too high.
the car window!
in the sidewalk.
of books?
ack See, Say, Spell and Write
snack
ack Crossword Puzzle
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
1.
3.
5.
7.
8.
Across
noise made with lips when eating
the darkest of all colors
a large strong bag
to fill a suitcase for traveling
a race course; rails for trains
sack
crack
smack
pack
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Down
food eaten between meals
a break (i.e. in a window)
opposite of front
special skill for doing something
a large, neat pile of things
a frame for hanging things
Word Bank
black
knack
stack
rack
back
snack
track
Definition Derby: ack
Read each –ack family word in the first column. Find the correct definition and write the matching letter next
to the word (see sample). Write each word in a sentence.
Word
1.
back
2. black
3. crack
4. knack
5. lack
6. pack
7. quack
8. rack
9. sack
10. shack
11. smack
12. snack
i
Sentence
Definition
Some people like to sit at the back of a. ability or special
the room.
talent
b. an imposter or a
fake; a duck’s sound
c. to spank or slap; to
make noises with
lips when eating
d. a stand or a shelf or
hanging or storing
things
e. break or fracture; a
sharp noise
f. a large bag made of
strong material
g. not have; to be
short of
h. a hut or shed; a
roughly built cabin
i. the opposite of
front
j. to nibble; usually
between regular
meals
k. the darkest of all
colors
l. to fill a suitcase or
sack; a group or set
Score With Scrabble!
back
black
crack
jack
knack
lack
pack
quack
sack
smack
snack
track
SCORE
ack Word Search
b
l
a c k d s
a c k
a f n
r g w h v
j
c d t
a c k a f
r g
k g r
c d
h
j
j
d
c w a n
a k f g k h c d
q d c n s m a c k s
u f k k n a c k g t
a g v h a d f h
c d f
j
back
pack
stack
a
c g w n d c
k p a c k d
shack
track
quack
j
crack
smack
lack
black
knack
l
tack
snack
a c k
sack
rack
ack Family Word Slide
ack
ack Family Word Slide
(Sound Blending)
Print on vellum, cut, and laminate for durability. Cut the top and bottom slits to the left of the rime chunk
for the slide. Model proper use for students: blending to form and say new words.
b
l
sh
bl
p
sm
cr
qu
sn
j
r
tr
kn
s
smack
smack
smack
snack
snack
snack
snack
sack
sack
sack
sack
stack
stack
crack
crack
track
track
back
pack
jack
jack
tack
quack
quack
black
-ack Words and Pictures for Sorts
-ack Words and Pictures
-ack Words and Pictures
black
-ack Words and Pictures
-ack Words and Pictures
jack
-ack Words and Pictures
-ack Words and Pictures
jack
-ack Words and Pictures
-ack Words and Pictures
tack
-ack Words and Pictures for Sorts
-ack Words and Pictures
-ack Words and Pictures
quack
-ack Words and Pictures
-ack Words and Pictures
quack
-ack Words and Pictures
-ack Words and Pictures
track
-ack Words and Pictures
-ack Words and Pictures
pack
-ack Words and Pictures for Sorts
-ack Words and Pictures
-ack Words and Pictures
back
-ack Words and Pictures
-ack Words and Pictures
track
-ack Words and Pictures
-ack Words and Pictures
sack
-ack Words and Pictures
-ack Words and Pictures
sack
-ack Words and Pictures for Sorts
-ack Words and Pictures
-ack Words and Pictures
sack
-ack Words and Pictures
-ack Words and Pictures
smack
-ack Words and Pictures
-ack Words and Pictures
smack
-ack Words and Pictures
-ack Words and Pictures
smack
-ack Words and Pictures for Sorts
-ack Words and Pictures
-ack Words and Pictures
crack
-ack Words and Pictures
-ack Words and Pictures
crack
-ack Words and Pictures
-ack Words and Pictures
snack
-ack Words and Pictures
-ack Words and Pictures
snack
-ack Words and Pictures for Sorts
-ack Words and Pictures
-ack Words and Pictures
snack
-ack Words and Pictures
-ack Words and Pictures
snack
-ack Words and Pictures
-ack Words and Pictures
stack
-ack Words and Pictures
-ack Words and Pictures
stack
ack Family Handwriting
Practice
Name:
Directions: Trace over the letters in each sentence and then write it yourself in
the space below. Draw a picture for the story on the back of your paper.
Big Mack is a lumberjack.
He eats a stack of flapjacks.
He takes his snack in a gunnysack.
He hits the sack in his shack.
ack Family Handwriting
Practice
Name:
Directions: Trace over the letters in each sentence and then write it yourself in
the space below. Draw a picture for the story on the back of your paper.
Zack has to pack his backpack.
Jack chooses to pack a knapsack.
Big Mack packs a black sack.
They all pack Crackerjack snacks!
ack Partner Puzzle
Print the Partner Puzzle on vellum. Laminate for durability or print in gray scale for children to cut, color and glue.
bl ack sn ack
j ack
t ack
s ack cr ack
Word Family (-ack)
back, black, crack, flack, hack, jack, knack, lack, pack,
quack, rack, sack, shack, slack, smack, snack, stack,
tack, track, whack
Write sentences or a story with –ack words of your choice.
What’s it Worth? (ack)
a
(cut, spell, glue)
a
1
c
2
k
3
a
c
c
k
b
4
l
5
t
4
s
6
j
4
c
4
r
2
k
1
1
2
2
3
3
a
a
c
c
k
k
1
1
2
2
3
3
More Circle and Write
Say the name of each picture. Read the words and circle the word that names the picture. Write the word
underneath the picture. Make a picture for the last three words. You may need to use the dictionary.
crack
creek
Jack
Jake
blue
black
tack
tick
sick
sack
rack snack back
ack
ack
ack
ack
ack
ack
-ack family
-ack family
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My ack Book
My ack Book