Pets ESL Worksheets, Flashcards and Lessons
81 worksheets, 22 lessons, 6 vocabulary decks and 1 shadowing script · Animals & nature
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Pets worksheets
81 printable worksheets with answer keys; the 24 most used, easiest level first.
Pets lessons
22 ready lessons for the four skills: teach on the board, set online or print.
Pets vocabulary
6 word decks with meanings, examples and pronunciation: flip, quiz, print as flashcards or play as a game.
Pets shadowing
Listen, repeat, record and compare: short scripts for pronunciation and fluency.
About Pets
Pets are a personal, emotionally engaging topic, and most learners either have a pet or would like one. That makes it easy to get students talking, from young children describing their cat to adults discussing responsible pet ownership.
Kids and A1 learners learn cat, dog, rabbit, hamster, fish, parrot and tortoise with have/has, colors and simple adjectives. A2 learners describe what their pet looks like and does, talk about caring for pets with have to (You have to feed it every day), and use possessive adjectives its and their. At B1 to C1 the topic moves to responsibilities, adopting versus buying, pets in apartments, exotic pets and the benefits of pets for mental health.
On this page you will find printable worksheets, ready-to-teach lessons and vocabulary flashcard decks on pets, filtered by level.
Teaching tips: Pets
- Ask learners to bring in a photo of a pet (or a dream pet) and present it using a simple frame.
- Teach "its" versus "it's" with pet sentences such as "It's a cat. Its name is Tom."
- Run a pet shop role-play where customers must justify which pet suits their home and lifestyle.
- For older learners, set up a debate on whether people should keep exotic animals as pets.
Questions teachers ask
Which pets should I teach at A1?
Cat, dog, fish, bird, rabbit, hamster and mouse are the core set; add parrot, tortoise and guinea pig for more variety.
How can I teach pets if some students don't have one?
Let them describe a friend's pet, a pet from a movie or their dream pet, so everyone can take part.
What other animal topics are there?
See the Animals, Farm animals, Wild animals, Sea life and Bugs and birds pages for related materials.