A2 Flyers Vocabulary: Animals

    Cambridge A2 Flyers adds 15 new animals words. With the 45 from earlier levels, your child needs 60 for the exam.

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    Animals

    New at A2 Flyers: 15 words

    • beetlenoun
    • butterflynoun
    • camelnoun
    • creaturenoun
    • dinosaurnoun
    • eaglenoun
    • adjective
    • furnoun
    • insectnoun
    • nestnoun
    • octopusnoun
    • swannoun
    • tortoisenoun
    • wildadjective
    • wingnoun

    How animals words show up in the exam

    In Reading & Writing Part 1, your child matches 10 definitions such as 'This is a person who…' to words from a list of 15. They describe people, places, objects, animals and activities, and the spelling must be exact.

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    Meanings and example sentences (15 words)
    beetle
    (noun)
    It is a small insect with a hard shell on its back.
    I saw a big black beetle in the garden.
    butterfly
    (noun)
    It is a pretty insect with colourful wings that flies.
    I saw a yellow butterfly in the garden.
    camel
    (noun)
    It's a big animal that lives in the desert and has humps on its back.
    We saw a camel at the zoo today.
    creature
    (noun)
    An animal or being that is alive.
    I saw a furry creature in my garden!
    dinosaur
    (noun)
    A very big animal that lived a long, long time ago.
    My little brother likes playing with his dinosaur toys.
    eagle
    (noun)
    It is a big, strong bird with sharp eyes that hunts animals.
    I saw an eagle at the zoo, and it was very big.
    extinct
    (adjective)
    No longer existing; all gone.
    Dinosaurs are extinct, so you cannot see them now.
    fur
    (noun)
    The thick hair that covers some animals.
    My cat has soft, white fur.
    insect
    (noun)
    A small animal with six legs and often wings.
    I don't like that insect, it might bite me.
    nest
    (noun)
    It's a home that birds make for their eggs and babies.
    We saw a bird's nest high up in the tree.
    octopus
    (noun)
    It is a sea animal with a soft body and eight arms.
    I saw a big octopus at the aquarium today.
    swan
    (noun)
    A big, white bird that lives on water and has a long neck.
    We saw a beautiful white swan on the lake.
    tortoise
    (noun)
    It is a slow animal with a shell that it can hide inside.
    The tortoise walked very slowly across the grass.
    wild
    (adjective)
    Not tame; living in nature, not kept by people.
    My dog got very wild when we went to the park.
    wing
    (noun)
    It is part of a bird that helps it fly.
    The bird hurt its wing, so it cannot fly.

    Also needed from earlier levels: 45 words

    The A2 Flyers exam can use these animals words too.

    From Pre-A1 Starters (32 words)
    • animalnoun
    • batnoun
    • bearnoun
    • beenoun
    • birdnoun
    • catnoun
    • chickennoun
    • cownoun
    • crocodilenoun
    • dognoun
    • donkeynoun
    • ducknoun
    • elephantnoun
    • fishnoun, pl) n
    • frognoun
    • giraffenoun
    • goatnoun
    • hipponoun
    • horsenoun
    • jellyfishnoun
    • lizardnoun
    • monkeynoun
    • mouse/mice
      mouse/micenoun
    • petnoun
    • polar bearnoun
    • sheepnoun, pl) n
    • snakenoun
    • spidernoun
    • tailnoun
    • tigernoun
    • zebranoun
    • zoonoun
    From A1 Movers (13 words)
    • cagenoun
    • dolphinnoun
    • kangaroonoun
    • kittennoun
    • lionnoun
    • pandanoun
    • parrotnoun
    • penguinnoun
    • puppynoun
    • rabbitnoun
    • sharknoun
    • snailnoun
    • whalenoun
    Animals words at Pre-A1 StartersAnimals words at A1 MoversFull A2 Flyers wordlist

    Questions parents ask

    How many animals words are in the A2 Flyers wordlist?

    A2 Flyers introduces 15 new animals words, including beetle, butterfly, camel. Together with the earlier levels, your child needs 60 animals words in total for the A2 Flyers exam.

    Does my child also need the animals words from earlier levels?

    Yes. Cambridge YLE vocabulary is cumulative: the A2 Flyers exam can use any word from the earlier levels. That's why this page also lists the 45 animals words from earlier levels further down.

    Is this the official Cambridge list?

    This page is aligned with the official Cambridge English A2 Flyers vocabulary list, with kid-friendly definitions, example sentences and audio added by FlyersEnglish. FlyersEnglish is not affiliated with or endorsed by Cambridge; the official PDF wordlists are available at cambridgeenglish.org.

    FlyersEnglish is not affiliated with or endorsed by Cambridge. This page is aligned with the official Cambridge English wordlists; the official PDFs are available at cambridgeenglish.org.

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