What does hammock mean?
Word: Hammock
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Hammock means a long piece of strong cloth or net, tied up at both ends, that people lie in to rest.
How do you spell hammock?
Syllables: ham - mock
Tricky part: The middle has a double m. Only one m is heard, so children often write hamock.
Watch out for: hamock, hamok
Memory tip: The two m's sit side by side in the middle, like two friends sharing one hammock.
Hammock in a sentence
Example 1: Dadaji likes to read the newspaper in his hammock on the veranda.
Example 2: We tied a hammock between two coconut palms at the beach house.
Example 3: The baby fell asleep while the hammock swung gently.
Fun Fact
The word hammock comes, through Spanish, from hamaka, a word of the Taino people of the Caribbean.
Practise the CREST Way
Spellacadabra
Choose the option in which the following letters will fit in the given order:
a, o
a) k_tt_n
b) r_bb_t
c) b_tt_n
d) h_mm_ck
Show answer
d) h_mm_ck. Only h_mm_ck makes a real word with a and then o in its gaps.
Jumble Tumble
What is the meaning of the word that can be formed from the given letters?
mhakmoc
a) a folding chair taken to the beach on holiday
b) a swinging bed hung between two trees or poles
c) a thin mat rolled out for yoga practice
d) a soft cushion for the back of a chair
Show answer
b) a swinging bed hung between two trees or poles. Mhakmoc unscrambles to hammock.
Spell Spies
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) cushion
b) pillow
c) blanket
d) matress
Show answer
d) matress. Mattress needs a double t as well as a double s.
Word Champ
Which of the words cannot be made using the letters in the given word?
hammock
a) ham
b) hook
c) mock
d) comma
Show answer
b) hook. Hook's middle is oo, and hammock has only one o to spare.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which of these would be hardest to do in a hammock?
a) take a nap
b) stand up straight
c) read a book
d) listen to music
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b) stand up straight
2. Why did sailors on old ships often sleep in hammocks?
a) they were very heavy
b) they kept out the rain
c) they took up little space
d) they were made of wood
Show answer
c) they took up little space
