Flashcards for Animals and Pets
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. cats
A. Furry pet that purrs and chases mice (plural)
2. sheep
B. A kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
3. dogs
C. Long-eared animal that hops (plural)
4. squirrel
D. Short-tailed Old World burrowing rodent with large cheek pouches (plural)
5. rats
E. Someone who works during a strike (plural)
6. hamsters
F. Swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs
7. hare
G. Stout-bodied nearly tailless domesticated cavy (plural)
8. snake
H. Animal you can ride that gallops
9. guinea pigs
I. Woolly farm animal that says baa
10. horse
J. Long legless reptile that slithers
11. pig
K. Domestic swine
12. rabbits
L. Furry pet that barks and wags its tail (plural)
13. goat
M. A person who is born while the sun is in Capricorn