Animals

Question 1

a thin flat part that sticks out from the body of a fish, used for swimming and keeping balance

Answer 1

fin

Question 2

one of the sharp curved nails on the end of an animal’s or a bird’s foot

Answer 2

claw

Question 3

any of the thin plates of hard material that cover the skin of many fish and reptiles

Answer 3

scales

Question 4

the long nose of an elephant

Answer 4

trunk

Question 5

the hard pointed or curved outer part of a bird’s mouth

Answer 5

beak

Question 6

a hard pointed part that grows, usually in pairs, on the heads of some animals, such as sheep and cows.

Answer 6

horns

Question 7

one of the many soft light parts covering a bird’s body

Answer 7

feather

Question 8

the hard outer part of eggs, nuts, some seeds and some animals

Answer 8

shell

Question 9

the foot of an animal that has claws or nails

Answer 9

paws

Question 10

a large lump on the back of some animals, especially camels

Answer 10

humps

Question 11

either of the long curved teeth that stick out of the mouth of elephants and some other animals

Answer 11

tusk

Question 12

the hard part of the foot of some animals, for example horses

Answer 12

hoves (hoof)

Question 13

a loud deep sound made by an animal, especially a lion, or by somebody’s voice

Answer 13

roar

Question 14

to make the soft high noise that a cat makes

Answer 14

mew

Question 15

to make the short loud sound that a dog makes

Answer 15

bark

Question 16

(of pigs) to make a short, low sound in the throat

Answer 16

grunt

Question 17

to make a short, high-pitched cry or noise

Answer 17

squeak

Question 18

to make the cry of a horse

Answer 18

neigh

Question 19

to make a high singing sound, especially by birds

Answer 19

twitter

Question 20

to make a sound like that of the letter ‘s’

Answer 20

hiss

Question 21

to make the noise of a sheep, lamb or goat

Answer 21

bleat

Question 22

To make the shrill cry characteristic of a hen, goose

Answer 22

cackle

Question 23

an animal with a thick coat, kept on farms for its meat (called mutton or lamb ) or its wool

Answer 23

sheep

Question 24

a wild animal like a dog, that eats the meat of animals that are already dead and has a cry like a human laugh.

Answer 24

hyena

Question 25

a fat grey and white bird with short legs.

Answer 25

pigeon

Question 26

a large sea fish with very sharp teeth and a pointed fin on its back.

Answer 26

shark

Question 27

an insect, often large and black, with a hard case on its back, covering its wings.

Answer 27

beetle

Question 28

a small reptile with a rough skin, four short legs and a long tail

Answer 28

lizard

Question 29

a small animal with smooth skin, that lives both on land and in water (= is an amphibian).

Answer 29

frog

Question 30

a heavy wild animal with thick fur and sharp claws

Answer 30

bear

Question 31

an American animal with a hard shell made of pieces of bone

Answer 31

armadillo

Question 32

an animal like a large seal (= a sea animal with thick fur, that eats fish and lives around coasts), that has two long outer teeth called tusks and lives in Arctic regions

Answer 32

walrus

Question 33

a large black and white bird with a long beak and neck and long legs, that lives near water but often builds its nest on the top of a high building.

Answer 33

stork

Question 34

a large bird, usually without feathers on its head or neck, that eats the flesh of animals that are already dead

Answer 34

vulture

Question 35

a black and yellow flying insect that can sting

Answer 35

wasp

Question 36

a large reptile with a hard round shell, that lives in the sea

Answer 36

turtle

Question 37

a very large animal that lives in the sea and looks like a very large fish.

Answer 37

whale

Question 38

a young sheep

Answer 38

lamb

Question 39

a large heavy animal with very thick skin and either one or two horns on its nose, that lives in Africa and Asia

Answer 39

rhinoceros

Question 40

a large reptile similar to a crocodile, with a long tail, hard skin and very big jaws, that lives in rivers and lakes in N and S America and China

Answer 40

alligator

Question 41

a small flying insect, usually red with black spots

Answer 41

ladybug

Question 42

an animal with horns and a coat of hair, that lives wild in mountain areas or is kept on farms for its milk or meat

Answer 42

goat

Question 43

an animal of the horse family, with short legs and long ears.

Answer 43

donkey

Question 44

a large animal of the cat family, that has yellowish-brown fur with black spots.

Answer 44

leopard

Question 45

a small poisonous snake

Answer 45

viper

Question 46

a large bird of prey (= a bird that kills other creatures for food) with a sharp curved beak and very good sight

Answer 46

eagle

Question 47

a large flat shellfish

Answer 47

oyster

Question 48

a young cow

Answer 48

calf

Question 49

a flying insect with a long thin body and four large, usually brightly coloured, wings

Answer 49

butterfly

Question 50

a sea creature with a hard shell, a long body divided into sections, eight legs and two large claws (= curved and pointed arms for catching and holding things). Its shell is black but turns bright red when it is boiled.

Answer 50

lobster

Question 51

an insect with long back legs, that can jump very high and that makes a sound with its legs

Answer 51

grasshopper

Question 52

a small brown and grey bird, common in many parts of the world

Answer 52

sparrow

Question 53

a fully grown male horse, especially one that is used for breeding

Answer 53

stallion

Question 54

stallion (M)

Answer 54

mare (F)

Question 55

mare (F)

Answer 55

stallion (M)

Question 56

drake (M)

Answer 56

duck (F)

Question 57

duck (F)

Answer 57

drake (M)

Question 58

lion (M)

Answer 58

lioness (F)

Question 59

lioness (F)

Answer 59

lion (M)

Question 60

dog (M)

Answer 60

bitch (F)

Question 61

bitch (F)

Answer 61

dog (M)

Question 62

bull (M)

Answer 62

cow (F)

Question 63

cow (F)

Answer 63

bull (M)

Question 64

a female sheep

Answer 64

ewe

Question 65

a male sheep

Answer 65

ram

Question 66

fox (M)

Answer 66

vixen (F)

Question 67

vixen (F)

Answer 67

fox (M)

Question 68

tiger (M)

Answer 68

tigress (F)

Question 69

tigress (F)

Answer 69

tiger (M)

Question 70

an adult male chicken

Answer 70

rooster

Question 71

a female chicken, often kept for its eggs or meat

Answer 71

hen

Question 72

gander (F)

Answer 72

goose (M)

Question 73

goose (M)

Answer 73

gander (F)