What does peacock mean?
Word: Peacock
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Peacock means a large bird. The male has a long, shiny blue-green tail with eye shapes on it, which he spreads out like a fan.
How do you spell peacock?
Syllables: pea - cock
Tricky part: The first part is spelt like the vegetable pea, e-a, not pee or pi.
Watch out for: peecock, picock, peicock
Memory tip: Picture a green pea perched on the bird's head. Write the vegetable pea first, then the rest of the bird's name.
Idioms and Phrases
- as proud as a peacock: Very pleased with yourself and showing it. Example: "After scoring a goal, Kabir walked around as proud as a peacock."
Peacock in a sentence
Example 1: A peacock danced in the garden when the clouds came.
Example 2: We saw a peacock on the wall of the old fort in Jaipur.
Example 3: The peacock dropped a long feather near the gate.
Fun Fact
The peacock was named the national bird of India in 1963. Every year after the rainy season, the male sheds his long tail feathers and grows a new set.
Practise the CREST Way
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) penguin
b) duck
c) peacok
d) ostrich
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c) peacok. Peacock finishes with c and k side by side, like clock and sock.
Word Connection
Select the feminine form of the word:
peacock
a) peacockess
b) peahen
c) peafowl
d) peachick
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b) peahen. A female peacock is a peahen: keep pea and finish with hen.
Word Cookie
Insert the correct letter to form a word:
peac_ck
a) u
b) e
c) a
d) o
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d) o. The second beat of peacock has an o, as in rock.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
The peacock spread out its beutiful tail.
a) peacock
b) spread
c) beutiful
d) tail
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c) beutiful. Beautiful starts b-e-a-u: there is an a between the e and the u.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What does a peacock mostly eat?
a) fish and crabs
b) grass and hay
c) seeds and insects
d) leaves and bark
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c) seeds and insects
2. Pick the sentence that is true about a peacock.
a) It cannot fly at all.
b) It swims like a duck.
c) It can fly up into a tree.
d) It sleeps in a burrow.
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c) It can fly up into a tree.
