English · Level A1 · ages 7 to 12 · Free

Zoo and Wild Animals: Free English Worksheets for Kids

The child learns 11 wild animal words, from the elephant to the snail. The worksheets use the same pictures, so the child reads and writes each word many times.

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

Word list: Zoo and Wild Animals

  • elephant
  • lion
  • monkey
  • giraffe
  • bear
  • frog
  • snake
  • tiger
  • spider
  • bee
  • snail

Pictures: Microsoft Fluent Emoji (MIT licence).

1.Picture Dictionary: Zoo and Wild 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

  • elephant
  • lion
  • monkey
  • giraffe
  • bear
  • frog
  • snake
  • tiger
  • spider
  • bee
  • snail

2.Matching Worksheet: Zoo and Wild 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. aelephant
  2. bfrog
  3. cbee
  4. dspider
  5. esnail
  6. ftiger
  7. gmonkey
  8. hgiraffe
  9. isnake
  10. jbear
Show the answers
  1. i: snake
  2. j: bear
  3. e: snail
  4. a: elephant
  5. d: spider
  6. h: giraffe
  7. g: monkey
  8. c: bee
  9. b: frog
  10. f: tiger

3.Writing Worksheet: Zoo and Wild 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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Words in the box:beargiraffesnailtigerbeefroglionelephantmonkeyspidersnake

Show the answers
  1. elephant
  2. frog
  3. bear
  4. snake
  5. monkey
  6. giraffe
  7. tiger
  8. spider
  9. lion
  10. bee
  11. snail

4.Missing Letters: Zoo and Wild 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.b _ e
  2. 2.m _ n _ e _
  3. 3.s _ _ i l
  4. 4.b e a _
  5. 5.s n _ k _
  6. 6.e l e p _ a _ t
  7. 7.l _ _ n
  8. 8.f _ _ g
  9. 9.t i g e _
  10. 10.g _ r _ f _ e
  11. 11.s p i _ _ r
Show the answers
  1. bee
  2. monkey
  3. snail
  4. bear
  5. snake
  6. elephant
  7. lion
  8. frog
  9. tiger
  10. giraffe
  11. spider

5.Unscramble the Words: Zoo and Wild 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.g r o f
  2. 2.g r f f a e i
  3. 3.b a r e
  4. 4.l a n i s
  5. 5.s d r e i p
  6. 6.e b e
  7. 7.e n a k s
  8. 8.e l e a p h t n
  9. 9.g t e r i
  10. 10.i o n l
  11. 11.e y n k m o
Show the answers
  1. frog
  2. giraffe
  3. bear
  4. snail
  5. spider
  6. bee
  7. snake
  8. elephant
  9. tiger
  10. lion
  11. monkey

6.Circle the Correct Word: Zoo and Wild 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.AbeeBsnakeCelephant
  2. 2.AbeeBelephantCmonkey
  3. 3.AbeeBelephantCfrog
  4. 4.AmonkeyBlionCbear
  5. 5.AelephantBspiderCbear
  6. 6.AmonkeyBbearCbee
  7. 7.AbearBsnailCspider
  8. 8.AsnailBtigerCspider
  9. 9.AmonkeyBsnakeCgiraffe
  10. 10.AsnakeBelephantCspider
Show the answers
  1. elephant
  2. bee
  3. frog
  4. lion
  5. bear
  6. monkey
  7. snail
  8. spider
  9. giraffe
  10. snake

8.Sorting Worksheet: Zoo and Wild 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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  • snake
  • bike
  • giraffe
  • snail
  • underground
  • taxi
  • plane
  • frog
  • bear
  • tram
  • train
  • lion

Wild animals

Transport

Show the answers

Wild animals

  • lion
  • bear
  • giraffe
  • snake
  • frog
  • snail

Transport

  • underground
  • taxi
  • tram
  • plane
  • train
  • bike

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