My Favorite Pets

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 6. Terrestrial plant-eating insect with hind legs adapted for leaping (11)
  2. 7. Furry pet that purrs and chases mice (plural) (4)
  3. 8. Warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings (plural) (5)

Down

  1. 1. Flesh of scaleless food fish of the southern United States (7)
  2. 2. A large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard (plural) (8)
  3. 3. Young domestic cat (plural) (7)
  4. 4. Furry pet that barks and wags its tail (plural) (4)
  5. 5. An inexperienced young person (plural) (7)