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We shared a chocolate cake after dinner.
What does Cake mean?
Cake is a sweet baked dessert.
Dictionary definition
a sweet baked food often eaten for birthdays or special occasions.
Example sentences
Cake in a sentence
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The birthday cake had blue icing and candles on top.
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The recipe explained how flour, eggs, and sugar help the cake rise in the oven.
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What does cake mean?
Cake is a sweet baked food often served as dessert.
Practice 2
Which word is closest in meaning to cake?
A cake is a kind of dessert.
Practice 3
Which sentence uses cake correctly?
Cake is something people can eat at a party.
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WordCake.
Partnoun.
MeaningCake is a sweet baked dessert.
ExampleExample: We shared a chocolate cake after dinner.
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Synonyms
Words like Cake
Antonyms
Opposite words
vegetableA food that is not usually a sweet dessert.
main courseThe main part of a meal, not dessert.
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Word family
Cake word family
Base word
cake
noun
cake
Base form.
noun
cakes
More than one cake.
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Hint for students
Cake is a sweet baked dessert.
Common mix-up
Cake is not the same as vegetable. Cake means cake is a sweet baked dessert.
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Read this model sentence: The birthday cake had blue icing and candles on top. Clue words: birthday, blue, icing. Underline clue words that show why cake fits instead of vegetable. Now write one new sentence that shows cake without using the word cake. Ask: Does my sentence clearly show cake?
Teacher prompt
Ask students to explain this model sentence: "The birthday cake had blue icing and candles on top." Why does cake fit better than vegetable?
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