Animal Talk

By S. M. Smith

Many words use the names of animals to help describe other things—for example, cowboy. Fill in the blanks with the name of the animal that completes the word or phrase. Each animal is used only once. When you are done, write the letters in the boxes in order on the line below and you will read what animals might say if they could talk.

Bee	1. | | ___ ___ ___ ___ lily
Cat	2. ___ ___ ___ tail
Clam	3. ___ | | ___ ___ bar
Cow	4. ___ ___ ___ poke
Crow	5. ___ ___ | | ___ market
Dog	6. ___ | | ___nap
Dove	7. ___ ___ | | race
Eagle	8. ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ sense
Fish	9. ___ ___ ___ | | up
Flea	10. ___ ___ ___ ___ | | bumps
Fox	11. | | ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ court
Goose	12. ___ ___ ___ | | ___’s pace
Hare	13. ___ ___ ___ ___ dive
Horse	14. ___ ___ ___ | | hearted
Kangaroo	15. ___ ___ ___ ___brained
Lion	16. | | ___ ___ paddle
Monkey	17. ___ ___ ___ | | ___-eyed
Pig	18. ___ ___ ___ ___ story
Rat	19. ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ | | wrench
Snail	20. | | ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ neck
Swan	21. Spelling ___ ___ ___
Tiger	22. ___ | | ___ ___tailed
Turtle	23. Out ___ | | ___

___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___, ___ ___ ___.

Answers:

• (1) tiger, (2) pig, (3) crow, (4) cow, (5) flea, (6) cat, (7) rat, (8) horse, (9) clam, (10) goose, (11) kangaroo, (12) snail, (13) swan, (14) lion, (15) hare, (16) dog, (17) eagle, (18) fish, (19) monkey, (20) turtle, (21) bee, (22) dove, (23) fox. Treat me kindly, too.