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CK words
The /k/ sound at the end of a word is spelled ck, k or c. These lists teach the most common rule: ck comes right after a short vowel.
- Sound
- /k/ after a short vowel
- Usually taught
- 1st grade
- Words on this page
- 31 in 3 lists
CK words: word lists
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One-syllable ck words
15 words- back
- pack
- black
- snack
- neck
- check
- pick
- sick
- kick
- stick
- sock
- rock
- clock
- duck
- truck
Two-syllable ck words
8 words- jacket
- rocket
- chicken
- bucket
- ticket
- cricket
- pickle
How the pattern works
Use ck right after a single short vowel at the end of a syllable: back, neck, pocket.
Use k after a consonant (milk, desk, bank), after a long vowel with silent e (cake, bike), or after a vowel team (look, seek).
Ck never starts a word.
Common mistakes
- Writing only c or only k after a short vowel: “bac” or “bak” for back.
- Adding ck after a consonant: “milck.”
- Using ck after a long vowel: “cacke” for cake.
Practice ideas
- Ask two questions: “Is the vowel short? Is it right before the /k/?” Two yeses means ck.
- Sort the words into ck and k, then explain each choice.
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