Hummingbirds sipped nectar sweet blooms.

Meaning: Hummingbirds drank the sweet liquid from flowers.

Choice of Words: Hummingbirds are small birds with long, thin beaks. Sipped means to drink a small amount of liquid. Nectar is a sweet liquid produced by flowers. Sweet means pleasant to the taste or smell. Blooms are flowers.

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Hummingbirds drank the sweet juice from flowers.

Meaning: This means that hummingbirds use their long beaks to suck the sugary liquid from flowers.

Choice of Words: Hummingbirds are tiny birds that love to eat nectar, which is a sweet liquid found in flowers. "Drank" means to swallow a liquid, and "sweet" means something that tastes good. "Blooms" are another word for flowers.

The tiny birds enjoyed the sugary liquid from the blossoms.

Meaning: This means that hummingbirds love to eat the sweet nectar from flowers.

Choice of Words: Hummingbirds are very small birds, so they are often called "tiny." "Enjoyed" means that they liked the taste of the nectar. "Sugary" means something that has a lot of sugar in it, and "blossoms" are another word for flowers.

The hummingbirds sucked the delicious liquid from the colorful petals.

Meaning: This means that hummingbirds use their beaks to drink the sweet nectar from flowers.

Choice of Words: Hummingbirds have long, thin beaks that they use to suck nectar from flowers. "Delicious" means something that tastes very good. "Liquid" is another word for a drink. "Petals" are the colorful parts of a flower.

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