Insects, Flowers and Trees in English for Kids with Pictures and Pronunciation
In the garden there’s a buzzing bee, a colorful butterfly and a tiny ant. Here are insects, flowers and trees in English with pictures and audio. Tap a word to hear it.
In This Lesson
- 8 insects with audio and meanings
- Flowers, trees and grass
- Garden sentences: A bee is on the flower
Garden and Insects in English with Audio
Tap a card to hear the word. Its Arabic meaning is underneath.
Game: Listen and Touch
Listen to the word, then touch its picture.
This Lesson in the App
A garden grows above the page, a bee flies from flower to flower, and Maya names everything.
- Your child taps an insect and hears its name.
- They look for the hidden insect: Where is the ant?
- They say the name aloud, and Sara corrects them.
- They earn a star for every insect.
Open the book to The In the Garden page in the Level 1 extras and point your phone at the page.
Garden and Insects in English and Arabic
| English | Arabic |
|---|---|
| bee | نحلة |
| ant | نملة |
| butterfly | فراشة |
| ladybug | دعسوقة |
| spider | عنكبوت |
| grasshopper | جندب |
| fly | ذبابة |
| snail | حلزون |
| flower | زهرة |
| rose | وردة |
| tree | شجرة |
| leaf | ورقة شجر |
| grass | عشب |
| garden | حديقة |
Sentences Your Child Can Use
- A bee is on the flower.نحلة على الزهرة.
- The tree is tall.الشجرة طويلة.
- I see a butterfly!أرى فراشة!
Parents’ Corner
- Go out to the garden or the street and look for: ant, tree, flower.
- butterfly is two words, butter and fly. Children laugh and remember it.
- Draw a tree, then a flower, then a bee on top, and write the names.
Common Mistakes: Garden and Insects
Some English sounds don’t exist in Arabic, so children often get them wrong. Here’s how to help:
“BUT-er-fly”: the u is short, as in cup.
A long ee: “bee”. bee is the insect; B is the letter.
The plural is leaves.
Before a vowel sound we say an: an ant.
A 5-Day Plan for Parents
Ten minutes a day is enough. Review yesterday’s words before new ones.
- Day 1: bee, ant and butterfly.
- Day 2: ladybug, spider and snail.
- Day 3: flower, rose and tree.
- Day 4: leaf, grass and garden, outdoors.
- Day 5: draw the garden, and the worksheet.
Printable Garden and Insects Worksheets (PDF)
Ten different sheets: trace, match, write, word search, unscramble and cut-out cards. The full lesson is in Unit 6: Animals, and beyond of the free book.
Frequently Asked Questions: Garden and Insects
How do I pronounce butterfly?
“BUT-er-fly”: three syllables.
What’s the difference between flower and rose?
A flower is any flower; a rose is one kind of flower.
What is the plural of leaf?
leaves: the f becomes ves, as in wolf and wolves.
