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English · Level A1 · ages 7 to 12 · Free

Sea Animals: Free English Worksheets for Kids

The child learns 14 words for sea animals: fish, octopus, whale, dolphin, shark, crab, shrimp, lobster, squid, jellyfish, seal, penguin, turtle and shell. The sorting worksheet mixes sea animals with farm animals.

8 worksheets · 14 words · Last update: 2026-11-06

Word list: Sea Animals

  • fish
  • octopus
  • whale
  • dolphin
  • shark
  • crab
  • shrimp
  • lobster
  • squid
  • jellyfish
  • seal
  • penguin
  • turtle
  • shell

Pictures: Microsoft Fluent Emoji (MIT licence).

1.Picture Dictionary: Sea Animals

A reference sheet with one picture and one word per card. Use it as a poster, or cut the cards for a memory game.

Task: Look at the pictures and read the words. Say each word aloud.

Download PDFFree · A4 · 1 page · No answer key: this is a reference sheet

Preview

  • fish
  • octopus
  • whale
  • dolphin
  • shark
  • crab
  • shrimp
  • lobster
  • squid
  • jellyfish
  • seal
  • penguin
  • turtle
  • shell

2.Matching Worksheet: Sea Animals

The child draws a line from each picture to the correct word. The words are in a different order from the pictures.

Task: Draw a line from each picture to the correct word.

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  1. 1.
  2. 2.
  3. 3.
  4. 4.
  5. 5.
  6. 6.
  7. 7.
  8. 8.
  9. 9.
  10. 10.
  1. afish
  2. bjellyfish
  3. csquid
  4. dlobster
  5. eshark
  6. fshell
  7. gseal
  8. hdolphin
  9. iwhale
  10. jcrab
Show the answers
  1. c: squid
  2. f: shell
  3. b: jellyfish
  4. h: dolphin
  5. i: whale
  6. d: lobster
  7. a: fish
  8. j: crab
  9. e: shark
  10. g: seal

3.Writing Worksheet: Sea Animals

The child writes the word under each picture. The words are in a box at the top, so the child copies the spelling.

Task: Write the word under each picture. The words are in the box.

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Preview

Words in the box:lobstersharksealshellwhalejellyfishpenguinshrimpdolphinsquidfishoctopus

Show the answers
  1. dolphin
  2. fish
  3. jellyfish
  4. shark
  5. shell
  6. shrimp
  7. octopus
  8. penguin
  9. whale
  10. squid
  11. seal
  12. lobster

4.Missing Letters: Sea Animals

Some letters of each word are missing. The child writes the missing letters, then the whole word.

Task: Write the missing letters. Then write the whole word on the line.

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  1. 1.l _ b s t e _
  2. 2.s e _ _
  3. 3.f i s _
  4. 4.w h a _ _
  5. 5.j e _ l y _ i _ h
  6. 6.s _ r i _ _
  7. 7.p _ _ g u i _
  8. 8.t u r t _ _
  9. 9.c _ a b
  10. 10.s _ _ r k
  11. 11.d _ l _ _ _ n
  12. 12.o _ _ _ p u s
Show the answers
  1. lobster
  2. seal
  3. fish
  4. whale
  5. jellyfish
  6. shrimp
  7. penguin
  8. turtle
  9. crab
  10. shark
  11. dolphin
  12. octopus

5.Unscramble the Words: Sea Animals

The letters of each word are in the wrong order. The child puts them in the correct order and writes the word.

Task: Put the letters in the correct order. Write the word on the line.

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  1. 1.c p s o t u o
  2. 2.l s j f l h i e y
  3. 3.n g e u p i n
  4. 4.e l s a
  5. 5.e a h w l
  6. 6.l t t r e u
  7. 7.r p h i s m
  8. 8.b a c r
  9. 9.l n i d o p h
  10. 10.r t e b o s l
  11. 11.h s f i
  12. 12.s h l e l
Show the answers
  1. octopus
  2. jellyfish
  3. penguin
  4. seal
  5. whale
  6. turtle
  7. shrimp
  8. crab
  9. dolphin
  10. lobster
  11. fish
  12. shell

6.Circle the Correct Word: Sea Animals

Each picture has three words next to it. Only one word is correct, and the child circles it.

Task: Look at the picture. Circle the correct word.

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  1. 1.AshellBjellyfishCturtle
  2. 2.AsharkBdolphinCoctopus
  3. 3.AcrabBdolphinCseal
  4. 4.AcrabBjellyfishCturtle
  5. 5.AsealBdolphinCcrab
  6. 6.AsquidBshellCdolphin
  7. 7.AlobsterBsharkCfish
  8. 8.AdolphinBsealCshrimp
  9. 9.AoctopusBsharkCpenguin
  10. 10.AwhaleBdolphinCshell
Show the answers
  1. turtle
  2. dolphin
  3. seal
  4. jellyfish
  5. crab
  6. squid
  7. shark
  8. shrimp
  9. penguin
  10. whale

8.Sorting Worksheet: Sea Animals

Words from two topics are mixed. The child writes each word in the correct column.

Task: Write each word in the correct column.

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  • goat
  • seal
  • chicken
  • parrot
  • octopus
  • jellyfish
  • mouse
  • whale
  • shark
  • shell
  • dog
  • pig

Sea animals

Animals

Show the answers

Sea animals

  • seal
  • shark
  • whale
  • shell
  • octopus
  • jellyfish

Animals

  • goat
  • chicken
  • mouse
  • pig
  • dog
  • parrot

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