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Verbs and Animals: Answer Key


Choose the correct verb associated with the animal (underlined)


run

bark

smell

swim

build

stand

speak

ride

fly

laugh





  1. Dogs usually bark at people that they don't know.

  2. More or less, a bat is a rat that flies.

  3. The beaver builds a dam in the middle of a river.

  4. The skunk is an animal that smells quite bad.

  5. Most parrots talk when a person teaches them.

  6. Hyenas really don't laugh but monkeys do.

  7. Cats don't swim. They hate the water.

  8. Since most of us have cars, people ride horses mostly for fun.

  9. A bear can stand on two legs.

  10. Some animals, like rabbits and jaguars, can run very fast.


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