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Shake the bottle before you pour the juice.
What does Shake mean?
to move quickly back and forth.
Dictionary definition
To move quickly back and forth or up and down.
Example sentences
Shake in a sentence
medium
The table began to shake when the heavy truck passed by.
hard
The experiment showed how sound waves can make a thin surface shake.
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Practice 1
What does shake mean?
Shake means to move quickly back and forth or up and down.
Practice 2
Which word is closest in meaning to shake?
Vibrate means to move quickly back and forth, like shake.
Practice 3
Which word is the past tense of shake?
Shook is the irregular past tense of shake.
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MeaningShake means to move quickly back and forth.
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Word family
Shake word family
Base word
shake
verb
shakes
Shakes now or often.
verb
shook
Shook in the past.
verb
shaken
Past participle of shake.
verb
shaking
Moving quickly back and forth now.
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Hint for students
to move quickly back and forth.
Common mix-up
Shake is not the same as steady. Shake means to move quickly back and forth.
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Read this model sentence: The table began to shake when the heavy truck passed by. Clue words: table, began, heavy. Underline clue words that show direction, order, or position. Now write one new sentence that shows shake without using the word shake. Ask: Does my sentence clearly show shake?
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Ask students to explain this model sentence: "The table began to shake when the heavy truck passed by." Why does shake fit better than steady?
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