What does flock mean?
Word: Flock
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Flock means a group of birds, sheep or goats that stay or move together.
Synonyms: group, crowd
How do you spell flock?
Syllables: flock
Tricky part: After a short vowel, the k sound at the end of a word is usually written ck. Children often write only k.
Watch out for: flok, flokc, flocke
Memory tip: Picture a flock of sheep all wearing socks: flock and sock end the same way.
Idioms and Phrases
- birds of a feather flock together: people who are alike like to spend time together Example: "The cricket fans all sat in one row; birds of a feather flock together."
Flock in a sentence
Example 1: A flock of parrots landed on the guava tree.
Example 2: The shepherd led his flock of sheep across the road.
Example 3: Pigeons flock to the square when people scatter grain.
Fun Fact
Starlings fly in huge flocks called murmurations, twisting across the sky like one big cloud.
Practise the CREST Way
Spell Spies
Choose the pair which has a spelling error:
a) swarm : bees
b) pride : lions
c) herd : cattel
d) flock : sheep
Show answer
c) herd : cattel. Cattle ends in l-e, as little does.
Word Champ
Choose the correct word for the blank:
A ______ of geese flew low over the lake.
a) flick
b) frock
c) block
d) flock
Show answer
d) flock. A group of birds is a flock; a frock is a dress and a block is a solid lump.
Jumble Tumble
Choose the correct sequence of the jumbled letters to form a meaningful word:
ckolf 12345
a) 54321
b) 54312
c) 53412
d) 45312
Show answer
b) 54312. Start with f (letter 5) and l (letter 4); o, c and k follow as 3, 1 and 2.
Sound Check
Which word does not rhyme with flock?
a) knock
b) rock
c) wok
d) smoke
Show answer
d) smoke. Smoke has a long o; knock, wok and rock all share the short o and k sound of flock.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which animals often move in a flock?
a) tigers
b) ducks
c) spiders
d) snakes
Show answer
b) ducks
2. Flock can also be a verb. When people flock to a place, they ...
a) visit it once, alone
b) stay far away from it
c) clean it every morning
d) go there in large numbers
Show answer
d) go there in large numbers
