The woodpecker fed its babies the insect.

Meaning: The woodpecker gave the insect to its babies to eat.

Choice of Words: To feed means to give food to someone or something. Insect is a small, wingless animal with six legs.

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The woodpecker gave the insect to its babies to eat.

Meaning: This means that the woodpecker found an insect and gave it to its young birds to eat.

Choice of Words: Woodpecker is a type of bird known for its strong beak that it uses to peck at trees. Fed means to give food to someone or something. Babies are young birds that are not yet able to feed themselves. Insect is a small, wingless creature that often lives in the ground or on plants.

The woodpecker brought the insect to its nest for its babies to eat.

Meaning: This means that the woodpecker found an insect and carried it back to its nest, where its babies were waiting to eat it.

Choice of Words: Brought means to carry or move something from one place to another. Nest is a place where birds lay their eggs and raise their young.

The woodpecker dropped the insect into its babies' mouths.

Meaning: This means that the woodpecker found an insect and let it fall into its babies' mouths, so that they could eat it.

Choice of Words: Dropped means to let something fall from your hand or from a higher place. Mouths are the openings in the heads of animals and people that they use to eat and drink.

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