Spanish Animals Practice
See the animal and type its name, listen and type, or choose from four. Below, a worksheet with an answer key you can do on paper or print.
What you need to know
- The dog is el perro in Spanish, and el cachorro is a puppy, or the baby of other animals.
- Some words are easy to mix up: el pulpo is the octopus (polvo is dust), el ratón is the mouse (un rato is a little while), el pavo is the turkey and el zorro is the fox.
- Animal sounds change too: the dog says guau, the cat says miau and the rooster crows quiquiriquí.
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Animals in Spanish: worksheet with answer key
Do them on paper, in your head or printed out: answer first, then open each answer to check.
Name: ______________________________ Date: ____/____/______
Write the animal's name in Spanish
- the dog
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el perro · cachorro means puppy
- the mouse
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el ratón
- the octopus
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el pulpo
- the fox
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el zorro
- the turkey
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el pavo · guajolote in Mexico
- the butterfly
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la mariposa
What does it mean?
Write the sentence in English. Careful: some of these words are easy to mix up with animal names.
- Hay mucho polvo en la mesa.
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There's a lot of dust on the table.
- Espérame un rato.
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Wait for me a little while.
- Mi perra tuvo cuatro cachorros.
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My dog had four puppies.
- Comimos pavo en Navidad.
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We ate turkey at Christmas.
Who makes this sound?
Write the animal in Spanish.
- ¡Guau, guau!
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el perro · the verb is ladrar (to bark)
- ¡Miau!
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el gato · the verb is maullar (to meow)
- ¡Quiquiriquí!
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el gallo
- ¡Mu!
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la vaca · the verb is mugir (to moo)
Pez or pescado?
Fill in the blank with the right word.
- En el acuario hay un ______ rojo.
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pez · a live fish
- Hoy vamos a comer ______ con arroz.
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pescado · fish as food
- El ______ nada en el río.
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pez
Answer key
- el perro
- el ratón
- el pulpo
- el zorro
- el pavo
- la mariposa
- There's a lot of dust on the table.
- Wait for me a little while.
- My dog had four puppies.
- We ate turkey at Christmas.
- el perro
- el gato
- el gallo
- la vaca
- pez
- pescado
- pez
Animals in Spanish: common questions
What does cachorro mean in Spanish?
It means puppy: the baby of a dog, and also of other mammals like lions and bears. The dog itself is el perro.
What's the difference between pez and pescado?
El pez is a live fish, in the water. El pescado is fish that has been caught and goes on your plate. English uses "fish" for both.
What sounds do animals make in Spanish?
The dog says guau, the cat says miau, the cow says mu and the rooster says quiquiriquí. The verbs are ladrar (to bark), maullar (to meow), mugir (to moo) and cantar (to crow).
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