Meaning & use
finch bird
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Meaning
nouncountable
A small bird that eats seeds and has a short, strong beak, often kept as a pet or seen in gardens.
Grammar: Countable: use 'a finch bird' or 'finch birds'; the plural is regular.
Patterns
- a finch bird
- finch birds
- keep a finch bird
- see a finch bird
My grandmother keeps a finch bird in a cage by the window.
A bright yellow finch bird landed on the feeder this morning.
We saw several finch birds hopping on the lawn, looking for seeds.
Word forms
| plural | finch birds |
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Common combinations
- a small finch bird
- A small finch bird perched on the branch and sang.
- keep a finch bird
- They keep a finch bird as a family pet.
- feed a finch bird
- You should feed a finch bird seeds and fresh water.
- a pair of finch birds
- A pair of finch birds built a nest in the hedge.
- wild finch birds
- Wild finch birds often visit gardens in winter.
Synonyms and how they differ
Word family
- finch noun
- The standard name for this type of bird.
Commonly confused: finch bird or flinch?
finch bird vs flinch
Flinch means to make a quick, small movement because of fear or pain; it sounds similar but is not a bird.
Practice
Choose the correct sentence:
Choose one answer.
The correct sentence uses 'a finch bird' because 'finch bird' is a countable noun and needs an article. Option 2 is wrong because 'garden's' is possessive, not a place. Option 3 is missing the article 'a'. Option 4 uses 'a' with a plural noun, which is incorrect.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “finch bird”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.