Animals in English: Pets, Farm and Wild Animals
Do more with this exercise
Learn the names of pets, farm animals, wild animals and sea animals. Read each word and its example, then do the exercises. Use a or an before one animal (a dog, an elephant), and remember that some words, like sheep and fish, have the same plural.
Pets
dog
My dog is bigger than my cat.
cat
Our cat sleeps on the sofa.
rabbit
A rabbit eats carrots.
bird
There is a bird in the tree.
fish
We have two fish in the kitchen.
hamster
A hamster is smaller than a rabbit.
Farm animals
cow
A cow gives us milk.
pig
The pig is in the field.
sheep
There are ten sheep on the farm.
horse
A horse is faster than a cow.
chicken
The farmer has twenty chickens.
duck
The ducks are on the water.
Wild animals
lion
A lion is stronger than a wolf.
tiger
A tiger has black lines on its body.
elephant
An elephant is bigger than a horse.
monkey
The monkey eats a banana.
bear
A bear is bigger than a dog.
snake
A snake is longer than my arm.
giraffe
A giraffe is taller than an elephant.
wolf
The wolf lives in the forest.
Animals in the sea
shark
A shark is a big fish with a lot of teeth.
whale
A whale is bigger than a shark.
dolphin
The dolphins swim near the boat.
Talking about animals
petan animal that lives in your home
Do you have a pet?
zooa place where you can see wild animals
We see lions and giraffes at the zoo.
tailthe part at the back of an animal's body
My dog's tail is long.
winga bird uses it to fly
A bird has two wings.
Practice exercises
Match the Animals
Match each animal with its picture.
Choose a word on the left, then its match on the right.
Choose the Correct Word
Choose the correct answer for each sentence.
7.A ___ gives us milk.
8.A lion is ___ than a cat.
9.There are two ___ in the field.
10.Look! There is ___ elephant at the zoo.
11.My sister has got a ___. It lives in a small house in the garden and eats carrots.
12.A ___ lives in the sea and is very big.
13.Which animal is a wild animal?
Fill in the Blank
Type the missing word.
Talking about animals in English
We can put animals in groups. Pets live in our homes: a dog, a cat, a rabbit. Farm animals live on a farm: a cow, a pig, a horse. Wild animals live in nature: a lion, an elephant, a giraffe. Some animals live in the sea, like a whale and a dolphin.
Use a or an before one animal: a dog, an elephant. Most animals add -s in the plural: two cats, three horses. Sheep and fish are different: one sheep, two sheep, and one fish, two fish.
You can compare animals with comparative adjectives. An elephant is bigger than a horse. A giraffe is taller than an elephant. A horse is faster than a cow. Add -er to a short adjective and use than.
Talk about your own pets and the animals you like. Do you have a pet? What animals do you see at the zoo? Use the words and sentences on this page to answer.
Frequently asked questions
Do I say a elephant or an elephant?
Say an elephant. Use an before a vowel sound: an elephant, an animal. Use a before a consonant sound: a dog, a cat.
What is the plural of sheep and fish?
Sheep and fish have the same form for one and for more than one: one sheep, two sheep, one fish, two fish. Most other animals add -s: dogs, cats, horses.
Do I use he, she or it for an animal?
Use it for most animals: Look at the elephant. It is very big. For a pet that you know well, many people use he or she: My dog is old. He sleeps a lot.
Is chicken an animal or food?
Both. A chicken is an animal on a farm, and chicken is also the meat: We have chicken for dinner. For the food, we don't use a or an.
What is the difference between a pet and a farm animal?
A pet lives in your home with you, like a dog or a cat. A farm animal lives on a farm and gives people food, like a cow or a chicken.
Answer key
1. dog
Answer: 🐶
The dog is a very common pet.
2. horse
Answer: 🐴
A horse is a big, fast animal.
3. elephant
Answer: 🐘
An elephant is a very big wild animal with a long nose.
4. monkey
Answer: 🐒
A monkey is a wild animal that likes bananas.
5. giraffe
Answer: 🦒
A giraffe is a very tall wild animal with a long neck.
6. shark
Answer: 🦈
A shark is a big fish with a lot of teeth.
7. A ___ gives us milk.
Answer: cow
A cow gives us milk. A pig and a duck do not.
8. A lion is ___ than a cat.
Answer: bigger
To compare two animals, use the comparative with than: bigger than.
9. There are two ___ in the field.
Answer: sheep
Sheep has the same form for one and for more than one: one sheep, two sheep.
10. Look! There is ___ elephant at the zoo.
Answer: an
Elephant starts with a vowel sound, so we use an. We don't use some with one animal.
11. My sister has got a ___. It lives in a small house in the garden and eats carrots.
Answer: rabbit
A rabbit is a small pet that eats carrots. A lion and a shark are wild animals.
12. A ___ lives in the sea and is very big.
Answer: whale
A whale lives in the sea. An elephant and a tiger live on land.
13. Which animal is a wild animal?
Answer: tiger
A tiger is a wild animal. A cow is a farm animal, and a cat is a pet.
14. Birds have got ___. They use them to fly.
Answer: wings
Birds fly with their wings. There are two, so we use the plural: wings.
15. A dog's ___ moves when it is happy.
Answer: tail
The part at the back of the dog's body is the tail.
16. There are two ___ in the picture.
Answer: sheep
The plural of sheep is sheep.
17. An elephant is ___ than a horse.
Answer: bigger
Big becomes bigger: we double the g and add -er.
18. A giraffe is ___ than a horse. Its neck is very long.
Answer: taller
Tall becomes taller: add -er to a short adjective.
19. Many people have a dog or a cat at home. These animals are ___.
Answer: pets
An animal that lives in your home is a pet. There are two animals, so the word is plural: pets.