English – 5th grade

Name: ____________ Surname: ____________ Number: ___ Class: ___
Form: ___ Date: ___________________________________________




  A – Write a riddle in your notebook for each animal below. Write some words to help you.

  Follow the examples.

  Example:        I swim in the river.

                  I swim in the sea.

                  I have scales on my back,

                  What can I be?

                  Answer: a fish.




       Elephant                     Wolf                     Lion             Zebra

     Grey                      ________________           ________________   ________________

     Big ears                  ________________           ________________   ________________

     Tusks                     ________________           ________________   ________________

     Big trunk                 ________________           ________________   ________________




         Tiger                      Dog                     Giraffe             Squirrel

     ________________          ________________           ________________   ________________

     ________________          ________________           ________________   ________________

     ________________          ________________           ________________   ________________
________________       ________________               ________________         ________________

B – Write the correct word.

   1. The _____________________ (pig, bear, tiger) has a long tail.

   2. The _____________________ (cow, cat, pig) has a curly tail.

   3. The _____________________ (rabbit, mouse, squirrel) has a bushy tail.

   4. The _____________________ (horse, deer, hare) has a long tail.

   5. The _____________________ (bull, sheep, kangaroo) has a short tail.

   6. The _____________________ (lamb, goat, fox) has a bushy tail.


C – Write the correct adjective.

                      white   fast            big            tame              thin




   1. The mouse is small but the elephant is _____________________.

   2. The snail is slow but the hare is _____________________.

   3. The lion is wild but the sheepdog is _____________________.

   4. The pig is fat but the greyhound is _____________________.

   5. The panther is black but the lamb is_____________________ .


D – Write the correct word. Use your dictionary.
              team    pride   litter   nest   herd   pack    troop     flock   shoal   pod




   1. A nest of mice.

   2. A ___________ of wolves.

   3. A ___________ of cattle.
4. A ___________ of kittens.

   5. A ___________ of lions.

   6. A ___________ of horses.

   7. A ___________ of cod.

   8. A ___________ of birds.

   9. A ___________ of monkeys.

   10. A ___________ of whales.


E – Chose the correct sound for each animal.

   1. The lamb ___________ (chirps, grunts, bleats) when it sees its mother.

   2. The bull ___________ (quacks, shouts, bellows) when it sees a stranger.

   3. The horse ___________ (hisses, neighs, howls) when it sees the farmer.

   4. The pig ___________ (screams, grunts, hums) when it is hungry.

   5. The dog ___________ (crows, purrs, barks) when it sees a stranger.

   6. The cat ___________ (grunts, lows, purrs) when it is happy.

   7. The wolf ___________ (sings, howls, whistles) when it wants food.

   8. The bear ___________ (barks, croaks, growls) when it is angry.

   9. The cow ___________ (grunts, lows, purrs) when it sees a stranger

   10. The chick ___________ (grunts, chirps, bleats) when it sees its mother.

   11. The duck ___________ (shouts, quacks, bellows) when it sees its dinner.

   12. The snake ___________ (neighs, hisses, howls) when it sees a stranger.




F – Write the correct word and learn about the animals’ houses. You can use your dictionary.
coop    stable          burrowweb                  den

                                             sty     hive     nest




    1. A fox lives in a ______________________________.

    2. A wild rabbit lives in a ______________________________.

    3. A spider lives in a ______________________________.

    4. A bee lives in a ______________________________.

    5. A pig lives in a ______________________________.

    6. A mouse lives in a ______________________________.

    7. A hen lives in a ______________________________.

    8. A horse lives in a ______________________________.




G – Write the missing words.


          young hard               gardener         leaves           slime

           food    shell            house            shy              backs

                            legs    snails           build




                                                *The Snail*

        What funny things _________________ are! They have no _________________ and yet they can travel. They
have houses, and yet they did not _________________ them. They can carry their houses on their
_________________ and yet not be tired.

        The snail is very _________________. If anyone comes near, it will hide in its _________________. If you
touch a snail, it will go into its _________________. It uses feelers instead of hands. The snail feels for its
_________________ with them.
This is a _________________ snail. Its shell is not very _________________ yet. The _________________
does not like snails. They eat the green _________________. A snail has tiny teeth. It uses them to grind its food. Have
you seen the trail of silver _________________ which the snail leaves behind as it crawls along?




                             animals                    cubs              zebras            hunting           neck

                                          Beasts dangerous                    strong            pride

                                                                groups Africa




                                                    *The Lion*

        Lions live in the great plains of _________________. They travel around in small _________________. A
family of lions is called a _________________.

        The male lion is big and _________________. He is called the King of _________________. He has a brown
mane round his _________________. The lioness has no mane. She is smaller than the lion, but more active. She does
most of the _________________. She kills deer and _________________. She takes good care of her
_________________. The lioness teaches them to hunt when they are young.

        Lions are shy _________________ and usually avoid people. Sometimes, an old lion will attack people and so
can be very _________________.

The animals

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    English – 5thgrade Name: ____________ Surname: ____________ Number: ___ Class: ___ Form: ___ Date: ___________________________________________ A – Write a riddle in your notebook for each animal below. Write some words to help you. Follow the examples. Example: I swim in the river. I swim in the sea. I have scales on my back, What can I be? Answer: a fish. Elephant Wolf Lion Zebra Grey ________________ ________________ ________________ Big ears ________________ ________________ ________________ Tusks ________________ ________________ ________________ Big trunk ________________ ________________ ________________ Tiger Dog Giraffe Squirrel ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________
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    ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ B – Write the correct word. 1. The _____________________ (pig, bear, tiger) has a long tail. 2. The _____________________ (cow, cat, pig) has a curly tail. 3. The _____________________ (rabbit, mouse, squirrel) has a bushy tail. 4. The _____________________ (horse, deer, hare) has a long tail. 5. The _____________________ (bull, sheep, kangaroo) has a short tail. 6. The _____________________ (lamb, goat, fox) has a bushy tail. C – Write the correct adjective. white fast big tame thin 1. The mouse is small but the elephant is _____________________. 2. The snail is slow but the hare is _____________________. 3. The lion is wild but the sheepdog is _____________________. 4. The pig is fat but the greyhound is _____________________. 5. The panther is black but the lamb is_____________________ . D – Write the correct word. Use your dictionary. team pride litter nest herd pack troop flock shoal pod 1. A nest of mice. 2. A ___________ of wolves. 3. A ___________ of cattle.
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    4. A ___________of kittens. 5. A ___________ of lions. 6. A ___________ of horses. 7. A ___________ of cod. 8. A ___________ of birds. 9. A ___________ of monkeys. 10. A ___________ of whales. E – Chose the correct sound for each animal. 1. The lamb ___________ (chirps, grunts, bleats) when it sees its mother. 2. The bull ___________ (quacks, shouts, bellows) when it sees a stranger. 3. The horse ___________ (hisses, neighs, howls) when it sees the farmer. 4. The pig ___________ (screams, grunts, hums) when it is hungry. 5. The dog ___________ (crows, purrs, barks) when it sees a stranger. 6. The cat ___________ (grunts, lows, purrs) when it is happy. 7. The wolf ___________ (sings, howls, whistles) when it wants food. 8. The bear ___________ (barks, croaks, growls) when it is angry. 9. The cow ___________ (grunts, lows, purrs) when it sees a stranger 10. The chick ___________ (grunts, chirps, bleats) when it sees its mother. 11. The duck ___________ (shouts, quacks, bellows) when it sees its dinner. 12. The snake ___________ (neighs, hisses, howls) when it sees a stranger. F – Write the correct word and learn about the animals’ houses. You can use your dictionary.
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    coop stable burrowweb den sty hive nest 1. A fox lives in a ______________________________. 2. A wild rabbit lives in a ______________________________. 3. A spider lives in a ______________________________. 4. A bee lives in a ______________________________. 5. A pig lives in a ______________________________. 6. A mouse lives in a ______________________________. 7. A hen lives in a ______________________________. 8. A horse lives in a ______________________________. G – Write the missing words. young hard gardener leaves slime food shell house shy backs legs snails build *The Snail* What funny things _________________ are! They have no _________________ and yet they can travel. They have houses, and yet they did not _________________ them. They can carry their houses on their _________________ and yet not be tired. The snail is very _________________. If anyone comes near, it will hide in its _________________. If you touch a snail, it will go into its _________________. It uses feelers instead of hands. The snail feels for its _________________ with them.
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    This is a_________________ snail. Its shell is not very _________________ yet. The _________________ does not like snails. They eat the green _________________. A snail has tiny teeth. It uses them to grind its food. Have you seen the trail of silver _________________ which the snail leaves behind as it crawls along? animals cubs zebras hunting neck Beasts dangerous strong pride groups Africa *The Lion* Lions live in the great plains of _________________. They travel around in small _________________. A family of lions is called a _________________. The male lion is big and _________________. He is called the King of _________________. He has a brown mane round his _________________. The lioness has no mane. She is smaller than the lion, but more active. She does most of the _________________. She kills deer and _________________. She takes good care of her _________________. The lioness teaches them to hunt when they are young. Lions are shy _________________ and usually avoid people. Sometimes, an old lion will attack people and so can be very _________________.