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Ready to meet some furry, feathered, and scaly friends? In this crossword, you’ll practise the names of common animals in French. All the vocabulary is beginner-friendly (A1 level), so don’t worry if you’re just starting out. Use the clues to fill in the grid and discover how to say your favourite animals en français!
Grid
Fill in the grid: pick a square, read the clue and type your answer.
Clues
Across
- 1. Insect making honey
- 5. Four
- 6. Black and white seabird
- 10. Largest land mammal with trunk
- 13. To sleep
- 15. To eat
- 16. Largest sea mammal
- 17. To pass
- 18. Intelligent marine mammal
Down
- 0. To return or give back
- 1. Eight-legged creature
- 2. Small pet rodent with cheek pouches
- 3. Organ
- 4. Large African mammal living in rivers
- 7. Amphibian that jumps and croaks
- 8. Flying insect with colorful wings
- 9. To take
- 11. Small rodent
- 12. To speak
- 14. Cunning wild canine with red fur
Answers
Show the answers
Across
- 1. Insect making honey → abeille
- 5. Four → quatre
- 6. Black and white seabird → pingouin
- 10. Largest land mammal with trunk → elephant
- 13. To sleep → dormir
- 15. To eat → manger
- 16. Largest sea mammal → baleine
- 17. To pass → passer
- 18. Intelligent marine mammal → dauphin
Down
- 0. To return or give back → rendre
- 1. Eight-legged creature → araignee
- 2. Small pet rodent with cheek pouches → hamster
- 3. Organ → organe
- 4. Large African mammal living in rivers → hippopotame
- 7. Amphibian that jumps and croaks → grenouille
- 8. Flying insect with colorful wings → papillon
- 9. To take → prendre
- 11. Small rodent → souris
- 12. To speak → parler
- 14. Cunning wild canine with red fur → renard
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