What does pluck mean?
Word: Pluck
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: Pluck means to pull something off quickly with your fingers, like a flower, a fruit or a leaf.
Synonyms: pick, pull
How do you spell pluck?
Syllables: pluck
Tricky part: The k sound after the short u is spelt ck. A single k is a common slip.
Watch out for: pluk, plukk, plucke
Memory tip: A duck can pluck. Both words end in u, c, k.
Idioms and Phrases
- pluck up courage: To find the nerve to do something hard. Example: "Daniel plucked up courage and sang on stage."
Pluck in a sentence
Example 1: Please do not pluck the flowers in the park.
Example 2: Mum plucked a few leaves from the basil plant.
Example 3: He plucked the strings of the violin softly.
Fun Fact
Pluck is a very old word. In Old English, more than a thousand years ago, it was pluccian.
Practise the CREST Way
Sound Check
Which of the following words does not rhyme with pluck?
a) stuck
b) luck
c) block
d) truck
Show answer
c) block. Luck, stuck and truck all end in uck like pluck; block ends in ock.
Word Champ
Choose the correct word for the blank:
Grandma asked me to _______ a few mint leaves for her tea.
a) pluck
b) plug
c) plum
d) puck
Show answer
a) pluck. To pull leaves off a plant is to pluck them; a plug goes in a socket.
Jumble Tumble
What is the meaning of the word that can be formed from the given letters?
kulcp
a) to pull off with fingers
b) to push with your feet
c) to wave with your hand
d) to dig with a spade
Show answer
a) to pull off with fingers. Kulcp can be sorted into pluck, to pull something off.
Spell Spies
Choose the misspelt word/s in the given sentence:
Every morning we pluck fresh flowers from the gardan.
a) fresh and flowers
b) only morning
c) pluck and gardan
d) only gardan
Show answer
d) only gardan. Garden ends in en; pluck is spelt correctly.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which of these do you play by plucking its strings?
a) a guitar
b) a drum
c) a flute
d) a trumpet
Show answer
a) a guitar
2. If you pluck up courage, you become ____.
a) brave
b) sleepy
c) angry
d) hungry
Show answer
a) brave
