Lesson 14 - Animals
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Vocabulary for Describing Animals in English

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Adjectives to describe animals with pronunciation

furry: covered with fur
ferocious: very fierce and violent
dangerous: able to cause harm or injury
poisonous: having poison that can make others sick or die
tame: not wild and comfortable around people
agile: able to move quickly and easily
clever: smart and quick to learn or understand
aggressive: likely to attack or act angrily
tiny: very small
domestic: living with people and not wild
wild: living in nature and not controlled by people
herbivorous: eating only plants
carnivorous: eating meat

Animal body parts with pronunciation

fur: soft hair that covers the body of some animals
mane: long hair that grows on the neck of some animals, like a lion or horse
snout: the long nose and mouth of an animal
paw: the foot of an animal such as a dog or cat
hoof: the hard foot of an animal like a horse or cow
tail: the long part at the back of an animal’s body
whiskers: long stiff hairs on an animal’s face, near the mouth
claw: a sharp curved nail on the foot of an animal
beak: the hard mouth of a bird
wing: the body part birds use to fly
feathers: the soft covering on a bird’s body
scales: small hard plates that cover the skin of some animals, like fish or snakes
horn: a hard pointed growth on the head of some animals

Descriptions of animals in English

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Superlatives in English

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