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Vocabulary: A1 Animals

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A1 | Vocabulary | 8 min

Topic: Animals

Read the instructions carefully and complete each animal vocabulary exercise below.

A cow, house cat, lion and dolphin represent farm, pet, wild land and sea animals.

Four animal groups. One very proud little cat.

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Categorize Animals

Match each animal to its usual category: Farm (farm animals), Pet (common household pets), Wild (wild land animals), or Sea (sea animals).

Animal
Farm
Pet
Wild
Sea
Cow
____Farm____Pet____Wild____Sea
Hen
____Farm____Pet____Wild____Sea
Dog
____Farm____Pet____Wild____Sea
Cat
____Farm____Pet____Wild____Sea
Lion
____Farm____Pet____Wild____Sea
Elephant
____Farm____Pet____Wild____Sea
Shark
____Farm____Pet____Wild____Sea
Whale
____Farm____Pet____Wild____Sea
Word bank: big | small | fast | eat | live | sleep

An elephant is very ____.

A mouse is very ____.

Hint: a word for size (big or small).

Word bank: big | small | fast | eat | live | sleep

A mouse is not big; it is a very ____ animal.

Hint: a word for size, the opposite of 'big'.

Word bank: big | small | fast | eat | live | sleep

A cheetah is not slow; it can run at high speed because it is very ____.

Hint: a word for speed, the opposite of 'slow'.

Word bank: big | small | fast | eat | live | sleep

Cows need food. They ____ green grass every day.

Hint: a verb for taking in food, such as green grass.

Word bank: big | small | fast | eat | live | sleep

Whales make their home in water; they ____ in the deep ocean.

Hint: a verb for the place where an animal has its home.

Word bank: big | small | fast | eat | live | sleep

Bats rest with their eyes closed during the day; they ____ upside down in caves.

Hint: a verb for resting with your eyes closed during the day.

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