N A M E : ________________________________ DATE: ____________________

CATS
Questions: Do you like cats? Why? / Why not?
 Complete the 15 sentences with the words on the left.

1. My cat will __________________ when it sees a bird

in a tree.

2. My cat needs more exercise. I’m going to the pet shop

and buy a _________________ for it to play with.

3. A) What kind of _________________ do you have?

B) I have a cat. I don’t like dogs.

4. A young cat is called a _________________.

5. Cats often sleep. They like to take a ________________.

6. What kind of _________________ does your cat like to eat?

7. Cats use their tongue to ________________ themselves to

C cat food n.
stay clean.
catnip n.
8. My cat likes to _________________ very loudly when it is
cat toy n.
happy.
claws n.
9. Be careful! When my cat doesn’t like someone, it will try to
F fur n. _________________ that person.

K kitten n. 10. A cat with long, thick _________________ on its body

lick doesn’t like hot weather.
L v.

M meow n., v. 11. All cats have long _________________ around their nose
and mouth.
N nap n.

paws 12. Most cats really enjoy the smell of a plant called
P n.
_________________. It makes them very playful.
pet n.
13. Cats often like to scratch furniture when their
purr n., v.
_________________ are too long and sharp.
S scratch n., v.
14. A cat’s feet are called _________________.
T tail n.
15. My cat has a long _________________. But some cats
W whiskers n.
have a very short one.

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WORD BANK Cats
Aim Supplementary vocabulary building
Level Intermediate to Advanced
Time Approximately 15 – 20 minutes

ANSWER KEY My Notes

1. meow
2. cat toy
3. pet
4. kitten
5. nap
6. cat food
7. lick
8. purr
9. scratch
10. fur
11. whiskers
12. catnip
13. claws
14. paws
15. tail

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