35 Duck Sentences For Better English

Use these 35 level-specific duck sentences to attain better English grammar and vocabulary, alongside comprehension. Includes duck questions.

Ducks are among the more popular animals one finds in nature or at the park. There are many interesting aspects to these birds. Did you know that ducks are actually social animals that prefer to live in groups? Ducks are amazing creatures!

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5 easy duck sentences

Here are some easy duck sentences that use short and simple sentences. Suitable for beginners in English.

1. Those ducks are walking past.
2. That duck is swimming.
3. Can you see the ducklings?
4. These ducks are cute.
5. The ducks are in the park.

5 duck related words

Here are some words that are related to ducks. We can use them to make more advanced English sentences.

1. Drake: this means male duck
2. Bill: this is the thing at the front of the duck’s mouth, like a beak.
3. Duckling: this is a baby duck
4. To duck: this doesn’t exactly refer to ducks. We put our heads down to avoid being hit!
5. Quack: this is the sound that ducks make. Also, it can mean doctor, in a derogatory way. A bad doctor.

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5 intermediate duck sentences

Let’s practice five duck sentences aimed at intermediate learners of English.

1. The Mallard is the most common duck in the world
2. That Drake is making a lot of noise.
3. Can you hear the little ducklings quacking? How cute!
4. These ducks have been living by the pond since spring.
5. I think mallards have the nicest coloring of all ducks.

5 advanced duck sentences

These next five sentences with duck will be of a more advanced type. Watch out for perfect tense structures and also if formations.

1. If I had known that there would be so many ducks at the park, I would have brought some food.
2. The ducklings living by the river will have been born in April, I’d guess.
3. The Mallard is probably the most well-known of all duck varieties due to their distinctive coloring.
4. If I hadn’t talked to you today, I wouldn’t have known that the ducklings were walking in the park. A great photo op!
5. These drakes have been quacking all afternoon, my ears are starting to ache!

5 sentences with duck using adverbs

As an English teacher with many years of experience, I would highly recommend using adverbs if you are learning English. Adverbs allow us to modify other words, and tell detail. For example, we can talk about how, or the way something is done. For instance, Alice can speak English smoothly.

Let’s look at five sentences with duck that use adverbs. The adverbs we will use are as follows:

Adverb:	loudly	quietly
quickly	cutely	aggressively

1. The ducklings played loudly in the pond.
2. The mother duck swam quietly by.
3. Those ducks moved quickly as a cat approached the pond!
4. The little ducklings waddled cutely by.
5. That big duck moved aggressively toward the food. He didn’t want anyone else grabbing it.

12 duck questions to practice ESL

Let’s now look at 10 duck questions, gradually building up in difficulty. There are no answers. The reason is I’d like you to make your own answers, as this is English conversation practice. This is particularly suitable for ESL learners. ESL means English as a second language.

1. Where do ducks live?
2. What do ducks eat?
3. Can ducks swim?
4. Do ducks like water?
5. Can ducks fly?
6. What kind of animals are ducks?
7. Do ducks prefer rivers or ponds?
8. What is a male duck called?
9. What does the English verb duck mean?
10. What sound does a duck make?
11. If we called a doctor a quack, what does that mean?
12. Is it polite to call a doctor a quack?

Duck sentences of all levels for better English

I hope you have enjoyed today’s duck sentences that have focused on easy, intermediate, and advanced English. Also we’ve looked at adverbs to further improve our English, alongside 10 duck questions. Use all these and try to remember them all. If you can do all this, I’m sure your English will receive a boost today!