Wild animals Vocabulary Exercises (A1)

10 A1 Vocabulary exercises on “Wild animals”, with answers. Complete each task and check it straight away. Free, no account needed.

SkillVocabulary
LevelA1 Beginner
Exercises10
Gaps37
Topic10 of 10
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Before you start. 10 exercises · 1 with audio. Fill each gap, then check your answers.

Exercise 1. Do the puzzle using the picture clues. What are the two hidden animals?

Exercise 1, picture 1 of 3: Do the puzzle using the picture clues.
Exercise 1, picture 2 of 3: Do the puzzle using the picture clues.
Exercise 1, picture 3 of 3: Do the puzzle using the picture clues.

Exercise 2. Look at the pictures of a wolf and a bird. Match items 1-8 in the pictures with the words below.

Exercise 2: Look at the pictures of a wolf and a bird.
  • ear legs
  • paw tail
  • eye mouth
  • teeth wing

Exercise 3. Answer the questions with animals from exercises 1 and 2.

5 gaps
  • Which animals
  • 1
    haven’t got any legs?
  • 2
    have got wings?
  • 3
    have got six or eight legs?
  • 4
    have got four arms / legs and a tail?

Exercise 4. Listen to four people describing animal photos. Which animal is each speaker talking about? Choose from the animals in exercise 1.

Audio · 4 gaps
Audio
  • Speaker 1 is describing a photo of a
  • Speaker 2 is describing a photo of an
  • Speaker 3 is describing a photo of a
  • Speaker 4 is describing a photo of a

0 of 4 answered

Extra exercises

Exercise 5. Complete the definitions with six of the animals below.

6 gaps
  • bee butterfly crocodile dolphin eagle elephant frog
  • hippo shark snake spider wolf
  • 1
    A / An is an insect with big coloured wings.
  • 2
    A / An is a reptile with a long thin body and no legs.
  • 3
    A / An is a very big mammal from Africa or Asia with big ears and a long nose.
  • 4
    A / An is a large bird that can see very well.
  • 5
    A / An is a big fish that lives in the sea.
  • 6
    A / An is a small green animal that lives in and near water.

0 of 6 answered

Exercise 6. Answer the questions with parts of an animal.

6 gaps
  • What does an animal use
  • 1
    to make sounds and to eat?
  • 2
    to fly?
  • 3
    to hear?
  • 4
    to see?
  • 5
    to walk and to stand?

0 of 5 answered

Exercise 7. Complete the sentences with ago, last or yesterday.

5 gaps
  • 1
    My grandparents arrived a few minutes
  • 2
    I watched a film on TV night.
  • 3
    My dad walked to work morning.
  • 4
    Maria started studying English ten years
  • 5
    We travelled to Canada summer.

0 of 5 answered

Exercise 8. Complete the sentences with the professions formed from the words in bold.

5 gaps
  • 1
    Joseph Pulitzer worked for different journals and newspapers. He was a
  • 2
    Marco Polo explored China and Central Asia. He was an
  • 3
    John F. Kennedy worked in politics in the 1950s and 60s. He was a
  • 4
    Captain James Cook was the first European to sail to Australia. He was a
  • 5
    Marie Curie was good at science, especially physics and chemistry. She was a

0 of 5 answered

Exercise 9. Complete the sentences.

6 gaps
  • 1
    It’s a beautiful day. There isn’t a cloud in the
  • 2
    In the Himalayas, there’s always snow on the
  • 3
    When I was a child, I loved playing with the sand on the
  • 4
    It was a clear night, so we could see the moon and all the
  • 5
    We stopped to have lunch on the grass under a
  • 6
    My sister doesn’t like driving in the dark, so she always tries to get home before

0 of 6 answered

Exercise 10. Match the first parts of sentences 1-6 with the second parts (a-f).

  • 1
    The women are walking
  • 2
    The boy is climbing
  • 3
    The children are lying
  • 4
    The girl is looking down
  • 5
    The men are facing
  • 6
    People are standing
  • a)
    at the bus stop.
  • b)
    at the floor.
  • c)
    a tree.
  • d)
    along a path.
  • e)
    on the ground.
  • f)
    the door.

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How to Practice

  1. 1Read each question carefully
  2. 2Write your answer or select the correct option
  3. 3Click “Check answers” to mark your gaps, or “Show answers” to see the answer key
  4. 4Review any mistakes and try similar exercises
  5. 5Move to the next exercise when ready