🇬🇧 Pet meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

A pet is an animal that lives with you in your home because you care about it and enjoy being with it. You give your pet food, water, and love, and in return it keeps you company and can be your furry (or feathery, or scaly!) friend. Pets are not for working on a farm or for eating; they are special animal buddies you look after and play with.

My pet cat stared at the empty food bowl like it was a crime scene and I was the suspect.

My pet snake is the only one who listens to my problems without interrupting… probably because it’s busy planning an escape.

My pet hamster runs on his wheel so much I’m pretty sure he thinks he’s powering the whole house.

My pet dog is a great alarm clock, except he only wakes me up for breakfast—his breakfast.

The word “pet” originally meant a spoiled or favorite person—so if you treat your pet like royalty, you’re using the word exactly how it started!

Anna has a small pet dog. The pet sits on her lap and drinks water. The pet eats from a bowl. The pet plays with a red toy and runs in the park. The pet sleeps on a soft bed at night. Anna loves her pet and smiles. She feeds it with love every day.

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This word is at the A1 level, which means it is one of the first words you learn when starting English. It’s commonly used in everyday conversations and helps you communicate basic ideas like greetings, family, or daily activities.

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