Meaning: Woodpeckers used their beaks to peck on the tree's bark.
Choice of Words: Woodpeckers: birds with strong beaks
Tapped: struck lightly and repeatedly
Bark: the outer covering of a tree
Alternative Expressions
The birds pecked at the tree trunk.
Meaning: This sentence also means that woodpeckers were hitting the bark of a tree with their beaks, but it uses different words to describe the same action.
Choice of Words: **Birds** is a general term for animals that have wings and can fly. **Pecked** means to hit something with a sharp point, like a beak. **Tree trunk** is the main stem of a tree.
Woodpeckers drummed on the tree.
Meaning: This sentence is similar to the other two, but it uses the word **drummed** to describe the sound that the woodpeckers were making.
Choice of Words: **Drummed** means to hit something repeatedly to make a sound. **Tree** is a plant with a trunk and branches.