Animals are a popular ESL topic especially with young learners and students in primary school. Here at BusyTeacher there are 635 worksheets in this section that focus on animals as well as a variety of grammar points. These are all ready to use, free, and printable which makes the site a great resource for teaching materials. Take a look at this worksheet which combines animal vocabulary and reading practice into a guessing game for students which they can complete individually, in pairs, or even in groups. If you would like to do something else, look at some other worksheets to find something your students will love.
Animals are a fun topic that students enjoy talking about so they can be used throughout your course to interest students in a variety of activities. Younger students especially like talking about different types of animals so be sure to give them the opportunity to use this enthusiasm in their ESL classes. Besides studying animal vocabulary, you can also use animal flashcards when studying comparative and superlative structures, descriptive words and for other topics too. With intermediate, advanced, and adult learners animals will be a less important topic but you may consider talking about some of them in discussions, for example polar bears and global warming.
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This is a general knowledge activity for kids to practice different question forms about the past in a fun way. It includes "wh-" questions (which, what), the past of "can" (could), "how long" and ...
Here's a worksheet for a famous song for kids about animals. This is a wonderful song to learn names of farm animals with the song 'OLD MCDONALD HAD A FARM'.
It's a nice worksheet with pictures.It will help you to monitor your students' knowledge on the topic ANIMALS. The task is easy - to read the descriptions and to colour the pictures.Children will ...
This is a set of 20 cards / flashcards with animals vocabulary for very young students. This set can be used to teach new words or playing games. Vocabulary included: octopus, rabbit, elephant, ...
This is a simple game for young learners to practice the names of some animals. Students name the animal according to the picture in the square that they land on. Recommended for elementary stud ...
This simple worksheet (black-and-white) will help to revise vocabulary: animals, numbers and also plural. I recommend it for elementary students (especially for kids). Numbers: from 1 to 7. Animal ...
This is a nice matching activity for kids to practice pets and domestic animals. After pre-teaching the names of the pets you can check your students' comprehension using this lovely worksheet. Th ...
This is a nice matching activity for kids to practice pets and domestic animals. After pre-teaching the names of the pets you can check your students' comprehension using this lovely worksheet. Th ...
This is a nice matching activity for kids to practice pets and domestic animals. After pre-teaching the names of the pets you can check your students' comprehension using this lovely worksheet. Th ...
This is a very easy activity for young students.They have to complete the picture dictionary with the missing vowels. Vocabulary included: pig, rabbit, dog, mouse, cat, hen, hamster, donkey, shee ...
A colourful and simple worksheet for elementary students (A1 level) on Animals Vocabulary. They have to match the words from the box with the right picture. Vocabulary included: dog, monkey, snai ...
Worksheet to learn some of the most endangered species worldwide. There is a picture dictionary, which can also be used as a classroom poster, followed by a wordsearch puzzle. It's an excellent wa ...
This worksheet, called 'Natural Disaster Worksheet: Pets in Disaster', was originally provided by Australian Red Cross organization. The page can be printed out and given to each student as encour ...
It’s the first time I try to send a grammar test to share with other teachers all over the world. Who can use it? Well, I think it’s useful for elementary level students. Why? For trai ...
This is a 2 page worksheet for young students to learn and to practise wild animals vocabulary. Includes a picture dictionary with 19 new words: elephant, rhinoceros, coyote, zebra, giraffe, lion, ...
This sheet has two newspaper articles that I have left gaps in. Before I give the sheets to the students, I either show them a video of the incident and pause it before the woman puts the cat in t ...
A word search containing vocabulary dealt with in the beginner /elementary levels of primary school. This one is meant for 1st grade EFL primary students (absolute beginners) who have had around 6 ...
After reading the movie's plot, you will watch the first 40 mins of the movie and then:
1) Match the characters' names to the animal
2) Match the names with a picture of them,
3) Answer 15 ques ...
This worksheet is great for helping low-level students remember Farm Animals vocabulary. Contains a picture dictionary, which can also be used as a classroom poster or activity card) and a word s ...
This coloring sheet is ideal to teach elementary students (third or fourth grade) vocabulary about animals and what they eat. The students can trace and paint while learning new vocabulary. This c ...
This coloring page includes some simple animals. Children can colour them according to your directions or they can colour however they want. It's up to you. There are three different animals: duck ...
This word search puzzle contains vocabulary about aquatic animals - hope you find it helpful. List of words used in this word search: SAND, OCTOPUS, JELLYFISH,, WATER, SHARK, DOLPHIN, SHELL, SEAHO ...
A lovely text for reading with tasks, a poem and some riddles about animals + nice pictures! Your tasks are:
to correct the sentences,
to choose the best title.
On this printable you'll find ...
Hello colleagues all over the world, This worksheet is an animals comparative worksheet that focuses on some animals and comparing them using one-syllable adjectives for young learners to practise ...
This worksheet has got one simple exercise for beginners, especially pupils in the first or second grades: 1- students unscramble the letters in order to have a name of an animal. A picture is pro ...
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