Vocabulary and Pronunciation: Pets and animals

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How to use this lesson

For Teachers: Guide students through the word table for 5 minutes, then give them 15 minutes to complete the practice exercises and voice recordings. Check answers together using the auto-checker and listen to pronunciation recordings in class.

For Learners: First, read the word table and listen to the examples to learn the 10 words. Next, complete all practice exercises and record your voice in the shadowing section.

Word table

Look at the 10 words below. Read the meaning, collocations, example, and memory tip for each word.

Word	Meaning	Common Collocations	Example Sentence	Memory Tip
(1) Pets
pet	An animal that lives in your home.	family pet, keep a pet	I have a small pet dog.	Picture: A friendly cat sitting on your lap.
cage	A box with metal bars for an animal.	bird cage, clean the cage	The yellow bird is in a cage.	Word part: 'C' looks like a curve around a bird.
tail	The back part of an animal's body.	long tail, wag its tail	The dog wags its tail when happy.	Contrast: Head is at the front, tail is at the end.
fur	Soft hair on an animal's skin.	soft fur, white fur	My cat has warm, soft fur.	Sound: 'Fur' sounds like 'purr' from a happy cat.
(2) Care
feed	To give food to an animal.	feed the cat, feed daily	I feed my fish every morning.	Word part: 'feed' comes from 'food'.
walk	To take a dog outside on foot.	walk the dog, daily walk	We walk the dog in the park.	Picture: Two legs moving down the street.
brush	To clean animal fur with a comb tool.	brush the fur, brush daily	She brushes her dog's soft fur.	Sound: 'Shhh' is the sound of brushing fur.
(3) Describing animals
cute	Pretty, sweet, and nice to look at.	cute puppy, cute kitten	The baby rabbit is very cute.	Sound: You say 'Aww, so cute!' when you see a puppy.
noisy	Making a lot of loud sounds.	noisy dog, noisy birds	Parrots can be very noisy pets.	Contrast: The opposite of quiet.
quiet	Making very little or no sound.	quiet cat, stay quiet	My rabbit is a quiet animal.	Sound: Put a finger to your lips: 'Shh, be quiet.'

Practice

Complete the 16 practice questions below. Work through each part from easy to hard.

Part 1: Collocation Matrix (Items 1-4)

Match each verb or word on the left with the noun it naturally goes with:

Word

the dog

the cage

the cat

the fur

1. walk

____the dog ____the cage ____the cat ____the fur

2. clean

____the dog ____the cage ____the cat ____the fur

3. feed

____the dog ____the cage ____the cat ____the fur

4. brush

____the dog ____the cage ____the cat ____the fur

Part 2: Gap-fills with Word Bank (Items 5-8)

Word Bank: cage | feed | pet | quiet

5. Amy: Do you have a ____ at home?

Ben: Yes, I have a small rabbit.

6. Mom: Don't forget to ____ the fish before school.

Leo: OK, I will give them food now.

7. The bird sleeps inside its warm ____ at night.

8. Fish do not make noise; they are very ____ pets.

Part 3: Choose the Word (Items 9-12)

Choose the best word to complete each sentence.

9. The kitten has very soft and clean ___.

____ a. fur ____ b. tail ____ c. cage

10. Everyone smiles because the puppy is so ___.

____ a. noisy ____ b. cute ____ c. quiet

11. The parrot screams all morning; it is very ___.

____ a. cute ____ b. soft ____ c. noisy

12. Look at the happy puppy; it wags its long ___.

____ a. tail ____ b. fur ____ c. pet

Part 4: Sentence Building (Items 13-16)

Put the words in the right order to make a good sentence. Write the full sentence.

13. Words: walk / I / my dog / daily

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14. Words: the fur / We / brush / often

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15. Words: is / This / cute / pet

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16. Words: cats / are / quiet / Some

____

Shadowing

Listen to each item and read aloud into the recording box to practice your pronunciation.

1. Collocation: wag its tail

wag its tail

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2. Collocation: soft fur

soft fur

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3. Collocation: clean the cage

clean the cage

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4. Collocation: cute puppy

cute puppy

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5. Sentence: I feed my pet every day.

I feed my pet every day.

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6. Sentence: We walk the dog in the park.

We walk the dog in the park.

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7. Sentence: The dog has a long tail.

The dog has a long tail.

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8. Sentence: Birds can be very noisy.

Birds can be very noisy.

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9. Long Sentence: I feed my little bird every morning.

I feed my little bird every morning.

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10. Long Sentence: My cat has warm fur.

My cat has warm fur.

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11. Word: quiet

quiet

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12. Word: brush

brush

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____

How to use this lesson

Word table

Practice

Part 1: Collocation Matrix (Items 1-4)

Part 2: Gap-fills with Word Bank (Items 5-8)

Part 3: Choose the Word (Items 9-12)

Part 4: Sentence Building (Items 13-16)

Shadowing

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