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Animals

What can you see?

Your turn

Try it — you'll know right away

No marking, no waiting. Click an answer and the page tells you straight away whether it works, and why.

a or an?

Click the right little word. If it goes red, try the other one — you will see why underneath.

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  1. I can see ? monkey.

  2. I can see ? elephant.

  3. I can see ? tiger.

  4. I can see ? owl.

  5. Sally can see ? horse.

  6. They can see ? animal.

  7. I can see ? giraffe.

  8. Sally can see ? mouse.

Which animal is it?

Read the clue and pick the animal.

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  1. Which animal?

    It has a very long neck. It is a ?.

  2. Which animal?

    It is small and grey and it likes cheese. It is a ?.

  3. Which animal?

    It can fly and it can sing. It is a ?.

  4. Which animal?

    It is orange and it has black stripes. It is a ?.

  5. Which animal?

    It likes bananas and it can climb trees. It is a ?.

  6. Which animal?

    It gives us milk. It is a ?.

  7. Which animal?

    It is very big and it has a long nose. It is an ?.

  8. Which animal?

    It says “miaow”. It is a ?.


Practise

Play it, then say it

Interactive game

Interactive game

Words and phrases

CAN & CAN'T IN ENGLISH

What can you see?

  • MONKEY = I can see a monkey.
  • TIGER = I can see a tiger.
  • GIRAFFE = I can see a giraffe.
  • BIRD = I can see a bird.
  • HIPPO = I can see a hippo.

What can the kids see?

  • ELEPHANT - They can see an elephant.
  • OWL - They can see an owl.
  • ANIMAL - They can see an animal.

What about Sally, what can she see?

  • DOG - Sally can see a dog.
  • CAT - Sally can see a cat.
  • MOUSE - Sally can see a mouse.
  • COW - Sally can see a cow.
  • HORSE - Sally can see a horse.

Why not play and learn?

YL Starters Vocabulary about Animals

Guess the animal based on the description

Animal Safari — Catch the Right Animal!

Welcome!

Read (and listen to!) the clue at the top. Steer the bear left and right between the three lanes to catch the diamond tile with the matching animal word. Avoid the round bug-eyed tiles with wrong words — they cost energy! Tap the speaker button any time to hear the clue again.

Score: 0 / 50
Energy:
Lives: 3
Level 1
Steer with the left / right arrow keys (or A / D, or the buttons). Line up under the word that matches the prompt shown at the top to collect it. Stay away from wrong words falling in your lane - touching one costs energy. Tap “Hear it” to have the clue read aloud again, or to mute/unmute the voice.

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