Animals are living things. In English, you can learn names for pets, farm animals, and wild animals. You can also learn words for baby animals, animal groups, and animal sounds.

Pets live with people in a home. Common pet names are easy and useful in English.

Word or Phrase	Definition
dog	A dog is a common pet animal.
cat	A cat is a common pet animal.
fish	A fish can be a pet in a bowl or tank.
bird	A bird can be a pet in a cage or home.
rabbit	A rabbit is a small pet animal.

Farm animals live on a farm. These animals are common in basic English vocabulary.

Word or Phrase	Definition
cow	A cow is a large farm animal.
pig	A pig is a common farm animal.
horse	A horse is a strong farm animal.
sheep	A sheep is a farm animal with wool.
goat	A goat is a farm animal with horns.
chicken	A chicken is a farm bird.

Wild animals do not live with people. Many wild animals live in forests, jungles, or other natural places.

Word or Phrase	Definition
lion	A lion is a wild animal.
tiger	A tiger is a wild animal with stripes.
elephant	An elephant is a very large wild animal.
monkey	A monkey is a wild animal that can climb.
bear	A bear is a large wild animal.
zebra	A zebra is a wild animal with black and white stripes.

Some animals have special names for their babies. These words are common in English.

Word or Phrase	Definition
puppy	A puppy is a baby dog.
kitten	A kitten is a baby cat.
calf	A calf is a baby cow.
lamb	A lamb is a baby sheep.
chick	A chick is a baby chicken or bird.

Animals can be in simple groups by type. These group words help you understand basic animal categories.

Word or Phrase	Definition
pet	A pet is an animal that lives with people.
farm animal	A farm animal lives on a farm.
wild animal	A wild animal lives in nature.
bird	A bird is an animal with feathers and wings.
fish	A fish is an animal that lives in water.

In English, some animal sounds have special words. People use these words to talk about what animals do.

Word or Phrase	Definition
bark	Dogs bark.
meow	Cats meow.
moo	Cows moo.
oink	Pigs oink.
neigh	Horses neigh.
baa	Sheep baa.

You can use simple words to describe animals in English. Animals can be big or small, fast or slow, and strong or cute.

Word or Phrase	Definition
big	Big describes a large animal.
small	Small describes a little animal.
fast	Fast describes an animal that can move quickly.
slow	Slow describes an animal that does not move quickly.
strong	Strong describes an animal with power.
cute	Cute describes an animal that looks sweet.

You can now name many common animals in English. You can understand words for pets, farm animals, wild animals, baby animals, groups, sounds, and simple animal descriptions.