Emotive Words for Pets

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📚 Part 1: Choose the Best Word

1. Which word shows the STRONGEST love for a pet?

love

adore

enjoy

2. Which word makes a dog sound most frightening?

big

large

enormous

gigantic

3. Which words make pets sound cute and loveable? (Tick ALL that apply)

fluffy

tiny

aggressive

adorable

4. A cat that is "prowling" sounds more _______ than a cat that is "walking".

friendly

mysterious

sleepy

hungry

✏️ Part 2: Fill in the Gaps

5. Choose a word from the box to complete each sentence:

Word Box: precious | vicious | cuddly | loyal

a) My __________ dog stays by my side every day.

b) The __________ kitten loves to snuggle on my lap.

c) My pet rabbit is __________ to me - I treasure her.

d) The __________ dog barked and showed its teeth.

6. Write one sentence about your favourite pet (real or imaginary). Use at least TWO emotive words to show how you feel about them.

7. Explain why the word "abandoned" makes us feel sad when we read about pets.

🌟 Extension Challenge

8. Change this boring sentence into an exciting one by replacing the underlined words with emotive words:

"The small puppy moved across the nice garden."

9. Create your own pair of sentences about the same pet - one using ordinary words, one using emotive words:

Ordinary: _________________________________

Emotive: __________________________________

Emotive Words for Pets

Emotive Words for Pets

📚 Part 1: Choose the Best Word

✏️ Part 2: Fill in the Gaps

🌟 Extension Challenge

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