Dictionary-enhanced word family
Word Forms of “Chicken”
a farm animal that lays eggs and is eaten as food
Word Family of Chicken
How to Use Each Word Form in a Sentence
- The farmer kept chickens in the backyard. A1
- She cooked a delicious chicken dinner for the family. A1
- The chickens laid brown eggs this morning. A1
Origin and Word Formation of Chicken
from Old English cicen
Common Word Form Mistakes with Chicken
Wrong: I bought a chicken meat from the market.
Correct: I bought chicken from the market.
Chicken meat is used as uncountable noun without article; you would say 'a chicken' for the whole bird or 'chicken' for the meat.
Wrong: The chickens is laying eggs.
Correct: The chickens are laying eggs.
Plural noun 'chickens' requires plural verb 'are', not singular 'is'.
Frequently Asked Questions About Word Forms of Chicken
What are the word forms of “chicken”?
The confirmed forms are shown in the word family cards above. Missing parts of speech are hidden instead of filled with placeholder text.
What part of speech is “chicken”?
“chicken” is primarily a noun. Some forms above show how the same root works as other parts of speech.
Where does “chicken” come from?
from Old English cicen