Creak Vs Creek

Homophones are the words that sound the same, yet have different meanings. In this article we will see the difference between Creak and Creek and their correct usages.

Creak Vs Creek

Creak: (v) is a grating or squeaking sound; the sound made by a badly-oiled door when it opens; the sound made by damaged or worn out wooden boards of a floor.

For e.g.

  • She is a light sleeper;even the creak of the door disturbs his sleep.
  • The old floorboards may creak when you walk on them.

Creek: is a small stream (a small canal we see after a heavy rain); a long narrow body of water.

For e.g.

  • There is a creek flowing beside the cottage in the woods.
  • The children caught tadpoles in the creek.

 

2 thoughts on “Creak Vs Creek”

Leave a Comment

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

error: Content is protected !!

Adblocker detected! Please consider reading this notice.

We've detected that you are using AdBlock Plus or some other adblocking software which is preventing the page from fully loading.

We don't have any banner, Flash, animation, obnoxious sound, or popup ad. We do not implement these annoying types of ads!

We need fund to operate the site, and almost all of it comes from our online advertising.

Please add academicseasy.com to your ad blocking whitelist or disable your adblocking software.

×