after a short vowel should be strongly emphasized by the teacher.

nick dike flake fleck flick
cake sock deck meek flock
pack yoke slick shock poke
track hack dock snake neck
stuck clack sleek strike crack
freak pluck truck stroke brake
drake shake black struck sneak
spoke tweak broke smack shuck

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bake sake like beak stoke
back sack lick beck stock
take slake pike Luke smoke
tack slack pick luck smock
rake stake peak duke croak
rack stack peck duck crock
lake dike speak coke cloak
lack Dick speck cock clock


_Tch_ generally has the same sound as _ch_. _Ch_ usually follows vowels
having the long sound, while _tch_ usually follows vowels having the
short sound.

each teach peach reach speech
bleach screech leech breach beech
coach roach poach broach preach