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English Vocabulary for Insects

Learn Common Insects in English

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This is a lesson to help you learn common English words for insects and bugs. There are eight learning methods for you to work through, including five different games and three different types of flashcard. At the end, there are three example sentences for each word.

Vocabulary Games for

The games and flashcards are currently set to test the following [wait...] words:

Table of Contents

  • Match-the-Pairs Game
  • Memory Game
  • Basic Flash Cards
  • Spell-the-Word Game
  • Multi-Choice Test
  • Learn with Hangman!
  • "Sentence" Flash Cards
  • "Missing Word" Flash Cards
  • Example Sentences

Match-the-Pairs Game

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  • Your mission is to match each picture with the correct word in as few a clicks as possible.
  • There are three pictures in each set, and there are sets to complete.
  • Click on your first square to start. Good luck!
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Memory Game

Pairs: getting ready...

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  • Your mission is to pair pictures with their correct titles in as few a clicks as possible.
  • Click on a card to turn it. Next, try to find its partner by clicking on a second card. (If you fail to find a match with your second click, both cards will turn again.)
  • This is a memory game as well as a vocabulary-learning game.
  • Click on your first card to start. Good luck!
Ranking (Clicks)

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Hero ()
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Sergeant ()
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Basic Flash Cards

Spell-the-Word Game

Spell the word represented by the picture.

Learn with Hangman!

Hangman is a classic word game. In this version, the hidden word is one of the words from the "insects" category. Choose your first letter to start.
  • Guess the hidden word by choosing one letter at a time.
  • If you guess a letter in the hidden word, then all is good.
  • If you guess a letter that is not in the hidden word, then the hangman starts to build the gallows.
  • If the gallows are completed, you lose.
  • Good luck!
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Create Your Own Version of This Game

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"Sentence" Flash Cards

Click on the box to see the word in a sentence.

"Missing Word" Flash Cards

Click on the box to see the missing word in a sentence.

Example Sentences

Here are 3 sentences for each of the following words from the "insects" category:
  • "ant","bee","butterfly","cockroach","mosquito","spider","fly","beetle","moth","caterpillar"
  • An ant is a small, hardworking insect.
  • She watched the ants carry food.
  • He stepped over an ant hill.
  • A bee is an insect that makes honey.
  • He got stung by a bee.
  • She saw a bee on the flower.
  • A butterfly is a colorful, flying insect.
  • She watched a butterfly flutter by.
  • He loves to see butterflies in the garden.
  • A cockroach is an insect often found in dirty places.
  • He saw a cockroach in the kitchen.
  • She called pest control for the cockroach.
  • A mosquito is an insect that bites and can carry diseases.
  • He was bitten by a mosquito.
  • She used spray to keep mosquitoes away.
  • A spider is an arachnid known for spinning webs.
  • She found a spider in the corner.
  • He watched the spider spin a web.
  • A fly is a common, buzzing insect.
  • He swatted the fly.
  • She watched a fly land on the table.
  • A beetle is a hard-shelled insect.
  • He collected different types of beetles.
  • She saw a shiny beetle on the leaf.
  • A moth is a nocturnal insect often attracted to light.
  • She saw a moth by the lamp.
  • He prefers butterflies to moths.
  • A caterpillar is the larval stage of a butterfly or moth.
  • She watched a caterpillar crawl on the leaf.
  • He found a green caterpillar in the garden.
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This page was written by Craig Shrives.

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