A running hare
Un lièvre - a hare.

Nouns - Animals

What is a ‘loup’, a ‘taureau’ or a ‘cochon’? How would you say ‘hamster’ or ‘snake’?

Studying Year 7, 8 or 9 French? This rapid revision quiz was written for you.

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FIND OUT ABOUT SUBSCRIPTIONS

Nouns are the names we give to objects, items, people, places and things. Animals are nouns and they are one of the most commonly seen. In this quiz we learn and revise the French names for all kinds of animals, from pets and farm animals to wild and dangerous ones. Have a go, and see how many of the forty animals in this quiz you know the names of.

In each question you will be given a word or words in English. All you have to do is choose the French equivalent from the four choices offered.
1.
Rabbit
Un mouton
Un cochon
Une chèvre
Un lapin
Un mouton = sheep
Un cochon = pig
Une chèvre = goat
2.
Snake
Un ver
Une chenille
Un serpent
Un triton
Un ver = worm
Une chenille = caterpillar
Un triton = newt
3.
Bird
Un oiseau
Un lézard
Une grenouille
Un crapaud
Un lézard = lizard
Une grenouille = frog
Un crapaud = toad
4.
Mouse
Une musaraigne
Un campagnol
Une souris
Un furet
Une musaraigne = shrew
Un campagnol = vole
Un furet = ferret
5.
Guinea pig
Un hamster
Un lièvre
Un cochon d'Inde
Un agneau
Un hamster = hamster
Un lièvre = hare
Un agneau = lamb
6.
Dog
Une gerbille
Un chien
Un loup
Un ours
Une gerbille = gerbil
Un loup = wolf
Un ours = bear
7.
Tortoise
Une tortue
Une vache
Un taureau
Un bélier
Une vache = cow
Un taureau = bull
Un bélier = ram
8.
Cat
Un chat
Un cheval
Un tigre
Un âne
Un cheval = horse
Un tigre = tiger
Un âne = donkey
9.
Spider
Une abeille
Une guêpe
Une fourmi
Une araignée
Une abeille = bee
Une guêpe = wasp
Une fourmi = ant
10.
Fish
Une baleine
Un poisson
Un requin
Un dauphin
Une baleine = whale
Un requin = shark
Un dauphin = dolphin
You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - French

Author:  Graeme Haw

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