APIEVocabulary & Pronunciation: Frogs and Ponds
Frogs and ponds
Answers and an explanation for each question appear once you add this activity to your own library.
Frogs and Ponds 🐸
Learn 10 everyday words about pond life in 20 minutes.
💡 How to use this lesson
👩🏫 For the Teacher
Use this 20-minute lesson to teach 10 pond words.
Check answers together after each practice activity.
🎒 For the Learner
First, read the word table carefully and listen to the sounds.
Next, try all the practice exercises and record your voice.
Word table
Listen to the words, learn their meanings, and read the memory tips.
| Word | Meaning | Common Collocations | Example Sentence | Memory Tip |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🌱 Theme 1: Pond life | ||||
| 🔊 tadpole | a baby frog with a tail | small tadpole | A small tadpole swims in the water. | The tail is long like a pole. |
| 🔊 toad | a big, bumpy animal like a frog that lives on land | big toad | The big toad sits near the pond. | Toad rhymes with "road": it walks on land. |
| 🔊 bug | a tiny insect | small bug | A small bug walks on a leaf. | Bug starts with "b" like "buzz". |
| 🔊 dragonfly | a fast flying insect with long wings | fast dragonfly | The fast dragonfly flies over water. | It has wings like a tiny dragon! |
| 💧 Theme 2: By the water | ||||
| 🔊 lily | a flat flower floating on water | water lily | The frog rests on a water lily. | A lily pad is a flat green leaf on water. |
| 🔊 ripple | a small wave on the water surface | small ripple | The wind makes a small ripple. | Ripples roll softly across the pond! |
| 🔊 heron | a tall bird with long legs | tall heron | A tall heron stands in the water. | Heron stands tall "here on" the bank! |
| 🔊 Theme 3: What you notice | ||||
| 🔊 croak | the deep sound a frog makes | loud croak | I hear a loud croak at night. | Say "croak" in a low, deep voice. |
| 🔊 quack | the sound a duck makes | hear a quack | The duck makes a funny quack. | Quack sounds like the duck: quack, quack. |
| 🔊 plop | sound of a thing falling into water | make a plop | The frog jumps with a soft plop. | Plop! Something fell in the pond! |
Practice
Complete the 16 exercises below from easy to hard.
Part A: Word combinations
Match each word on the left with its correct partner word on the right.
Part B: Fill in the missing words
Choose the right word from the word bank to complete each sentence.
5. Look! A tiny ____ is crawling on the green leaf.
6. The pebble falls into the water. A small ____ moves out across the pond.
7. The mother duck turns around and says ____ to her babies.
8. The big frog jumps into the cool water with a loud ____.
Part C: Choose the best word
Select the correct word to fit the meaning of the sentence.
9. A big ___ sits on a wet rock near the pond.
10. The fast ___ flies high over the water.
11. A beautiful white ___ floats on the pond.
12. Listen! The green frog makes a deep ___.
Part D: Rewrite the sentence
Put the given word chips in the correct order by typing the full sentence.
Shadowing
Listen to each phrase or sentence, then record your voice to practice!
🗣️ Collocations (Listen & Speak)
[Bài tập luyện nói]
____[Bài tập luyện nói]
____[Bài tập luyện nói]
____[Bài tập luyện nói]
____💬 Short Sentences (Listen & Speak)
[Bài tập luyện nói]
____[Bài tập luyện nói]
____[Bài tập luyện nói]
____[Bài tập luyện nói]
____✨ Extra Sentences (Listen & Speak)
[Bài tập luyện nói]
____[Bài tập luyện nói]
____🎯 Hard Words (Focus & Speak)
[Bài tập luyện nói]
____[Bài tập luyện nói]
____Related lessons
Grammar: can see, hear, and smell
Frogs and ponds
Grammar · 12 min
Reading: Amazing Frogs
Frogs and ponds
Reading · 8 min
Speaking Skills: Frogs and Ponds
Frogs and ponds
Speaking · 20 min
Writing: Frogs and Ponds
Frogs and ponds
Writing · 20 min
Vocabulary: Clothes and Colours
Shopping & money
Vocabulary · 8 min
Vocabulary: A1 Animals
Environment
Vocabulary · 8 min