What does hawk mean?
Word: Hawk
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Hawk means a large bird with a curved beak that hunts small animals during the day.
How do you spell hawk?
Syllables: hawk
Tricky part: Hawk has aw in the middle, which is easy to get wrong because au and o can make the same sound. Children often write hauk or hok.
Watch out for: hauk, hok, hawck
Memory tip: A hawk saw a mouse. The aw in saw is the same aw in hawk.
Idioms and Phrases
- watch like a hawk: To watch someone or something very closely. Example: "During the test, our teacher watched us like a hawk."
Hawk in a sentence
Example 1: A hawk circled high above the field.
Example 2: The hawk swooped down and caught a lizard.
Example 3: We saw a hawk sitting on the electric pole.
Fun Fact
A young hawk that is still in the nest is called an eyas.
Practise the CREST Way
Spell Spies
Choose the option with no spelling errors:
a) hawk, crow, parrott, sparow
b) hawk, crowe, parrot, sparro
c) hawk, crou, parot, sparrow
d) hawk, crow, parrot, sparrow
Show answer
d) hawk, crow, parrot, sparrow. Crow, parrot and sparrow are right only in this list; parrot and sparrow each need a double r.
Sound Check
Which of the following words rhymes with hawk?
a) week
b) walk
c) hook
d) work
Show answer
b) walk. The l in walk is silent, so walk rhymes with hawk.
Jumble Tumble
What is the meaning of the word that can be formed from the given letters?
kawh
a) a long fish that lives in rivers
b) a small insect that makes honey
c) a large bird with a hooked beak that hunts small animals
d) a farm animal that gives milk
Show answer
c) a large bird with a hooked beak that hunts small animals. K, a, w and h make hawk, a hunting bird.
Word Champ
Choose the correct word for the blank:
From the top of the tree, a ______ watched the field for mice.
a) hulk
b) hunk
c) hook
d) hawk
Show answer
d) hawk. Only a bird could sit in a tree and watch for mice.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A hawk grabs its food with its ____.
a) ears
b) feathers
c) tail
d) claws
Show answer
d) claws
2. Which of these birds is most like a hawk?
a) a peacock
b) a duck
c) a hen
d) an eagle
Show answer
d) an eagle
