What the sentence means
This sentence talks about a mother chicken and her babies. It means:
- The hen (mother chicken) pecks — she pokes or taps the ground with her beak to find food.
- The chicks (baby chickens) make tiny PEEPs — they make small, high sounds that we spell as "peep."
Words to know
- Hen – a girl chicken, the mom.
- Pecks – taps with her beak to get food.
- Chicks – baby chickens.
- Tiny – very small.
- Peeps – little chirping sounds. This is an example of a sound word (onomatopoeia).
Look at the sentence
Write or say it like this: The hen pecks, and the chicks make tiny PEEPs.
Notice two short ideas joined by the word and. The comma makes a tiny pause.
Fun things to do (step by step)
- Say the sentence out loud. Try to make the word "PEEP" sound like a little bird: "peep!"
- Act it out: pretend your finger is a beak. "Peck" at a soft toy or the floor gently like a hen. Then clap softly for the chicks' "peeps."
- Draw a hen and some chicks. Label them "hen" and "chicks." Draw little lines near chicks to show peeping sounds.
- Count the words together: clap for each word in the sentence.
- Try changing one word: what if the chicks are "loud" instead of "tiny"? Say: "The hen pecks, and the chicks make loud PEEPs." How does that sound different?
Short practice game
Ask a grown-up to say either "hen" or "chicks." If they say "hen," you peck. If they say "chicks," you peep like a baby chick. Take turns!
Have fun reading, drawing, and making little peeps!