The sheep bleated softly.

Meaning: This sentence describes a sheep making a gentle sound.

Choice of Words: The sheep is a small, domesticated animal. Bleated is a verb that describes the sound made by sheep. Softly is an adverb that describes the volume of the sheep's bleat.

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The woolly creatures baaed quietly.

Meaning: This also means the sheep made a quiet, gentle sound.

Choice of Words: Woolly creatures is a fun way to describe sheep because they have lots of wool. Baaed is another word for the sound sheep make. Quietly means not making much noise. When we put them together, "The woolly creatures baaed quietly" tells us that the sheep made a soft, muffled bleating sound.

The flock of sheep whispered their bleats.

Meaning: This means the sheep made very quiet, gentle sounds, as if they were having a quiet conversation.

Choice of Words: Flock means a group of sheep. Whispered means to speak very softly. Bleats is the sound sheep make. When we put them together, "The flock of sheep whispered their bleats" tells us that the sheep made very soft, gentle bleating sounds, as if they were whispering to each other.

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