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Flocks of geese flew overhead.
What does Flocks mean?
Groups of birds or sheep.
Dictionary definition
Groups of birds, sheep, or people; also gathers in groups.
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Flocks in a sentence
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Visitors flock to the festival each year.
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Flocks can mean groups of animals or crowds of people moving together.
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Groups is close in meaning to flocks.
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Individuals contrasts with flocks.
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Partnoun, verb.
MeaningFlocks means Groups of birds or sheep.
ExampleExample: Flocks of geese flew overhead.
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Synonyms
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groupsCollections of people or things.
flockRelated word that supports the meaning of flocks.
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individualsSingle people or things.
opposite ideaA contrasting idea to flocks, depending on context.
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Flocks word family
Base word
flocks
noun
flockses
More than one flocks.
verb
flocksed
Past form of flocks.
verb
flocksing
Action form of flocks.
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Hint for students
Flocks are groups of birds, sheep, or sometimes people. The word points to many together, not just one.
Common mix-up
Flocks is not the same as crowds in every sentence. Birds and sheep are often in flocks, while people are usually in crowds unless the sentence is comparing their movement.
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Write one sentence that shows flocks without using the word flocks. Example: Large groups of birds flew south together. Clue words: large groups, birds, flew, together Now try your own sentence. Ask: Does my sentence show groups of birds, sheep, or people moving together?
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Ask students to explain this model sentence: "Flocks of geese crossed the evening sky." Why does flocks fit better than pairs?
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