Teachers Pet » Dear Zoo Label Writing and Matching Activity - Free Printable

Let’s look at the labels and match them to the animals or things they describe.

We see these word tags:
- “jump” → probably for something that jumps
- “grum” → maybe part of “grumpy”? But we don’t see a grumpy animal clearly.
- “naug” → likely “naughty”
- “elephant” → matches the big gray elephant
- “giraffe” → matches the tall giraffe with spots
- “lion” → matches the lion with the mane
- “big” → describes the elephant (it’s big!)
- “perfect” → maybe for the giraffe? Or something else?
- “Surprise!” → could be for the snake in the basket — it’s surprising!
- “jumpy” → matches the green frog or maybe the monkey? But there’s also a tag that says “jumpy” on the pink box with the snake.
Wait — let’s check what’s actually written on the tags in the image:

Looking closely, here are the visible completed or partially filled tags:

On the left side:
- “jum” → likely “jump” or “jumpy”
- “grum” → maybe “grumpy” but no clear match
- “naug” → “naughty”

In the middle column:
- “elephant” → points to elephant
- “giraffe” → points to giraffe
- “lio” → “lion”

Other tags placed near objects:
- “big” → next to elephant → makes sense
- “perfect” → near giraffe? Maybe
- “Surprise!” → near red door labeled “DANGER” — maybe not an animal
- “From the Zoo” appears multiple times — probably just decorative
- “Love from the Zoo” → on yellow crate with monkey and dog
- “jumpy” → on pink box with snake in basket — so maybe the snake is jumpy? Or the frog nearby?

But wait — there’s a green frog peeking out from behind the pink box. Frogs jump! So “jumpy” might go with the frog.

Also, the monkey is sitting on a yellow crate — monkeys can be naughty or jumpy.

The dog is on the far left — maybe “good boy”? Not labeled.

Actually, looking again — the task seems to be matching descriptive words to animals based on their traits.

Let’s list the animals shown:
1. Elephant → big, gentle
2. Giraffe → tall, perfect posture?
3. Lion → fierce, king of jungle
4. Snake → slithers, maybe “surprise” if it pops out
5. Frog → jumpy
6. Monkey → naughty, playful
7. Camel → calm, survives desert
8. Dog → loyal, friendly

Now match the given word fragments or full words:

Given word tags to assign:
- jum → jumpy → frog
- grum → grumpy → maybe the camel? It looks sleepy/grumpy?
- naug → naughty → monkey
- elephant → elephant
- giraffe → giraffe
- lio → lion
- big → elephant
- perfect → giraffe (tall and elegant)
- Surprise! → snake (in basket, unexpected)
- jumpy → frog (again?)

Wait — perhaps some tags are meant to be completed by the student.

For example:
- “jum” + “py” = “jumpy” → for frog
- “grum” + “py” = “grumpy” → maybe for camel?
- “naug” + “hty” = “naughty” → for monkey

And then place those under the right animal.

Also, note: There’s a tag that says “jumpy” already placed on the pink box — which has a snake in a basket. But snakes aren’t typically “jumpy”. Frogs are. The frog is right below that box.

So maybe the “jumpy” tag should go with the frog.

Similarly, “Surprise!” is on the red danger door — maybe that’s not for an animal.

Perhaps the goal is to complete the partial words and match them to the correct animal.

Let’s try completing:

Partial words:
- jum → jumpy → frog
- grum → grumpy → camel (looks tired/grumpy)
- naug → naughty → monkey

Full words already given:
- elephant → elephant
- giraffe → giraffe
- lion → lion

Descriptive tags:
- big → elephant
- perfect → giraffe
- Surprise! → ? (maybe not assigned to animal)
- From the Zoo → decorative
- Love from the Zoo → decorative
- CARE → on blue door — maybe for all animals?

But the main task seems to be matching the animal names and descriptors.

Since the user didn’t specify exactly what question to answer, but the image shows a zoo-themed labeling activity, I think the intended task is to match each word/tag to the correct animal or object.

Assuming that, here’s the most logical matching:

Animal → Tag
- Elephant → “elephant”, “big”
- Giraffe → “giraffe”, “perfect”
- Lion → “lion”
- Frog → “jumpy” (from “jum”)
- Monkey → “naughty” (from “naug”)
- Camel → “grumpy” (from “grum”) — though camel doesn’t look very grumpy, it’s the best fit
- Snake → “Surprise!” (since it’s in a basket and might pop out)

The dog and other elements may be extras.

But since the instruction is to solve the problem accurately, and no specific question was asked, I’ll assume the task is to complete the partial words and match them appropriately.

Final matching:

- “jum” → complete to “jumpy” → assign to frog
- “grum” → complete to “grumpy” → assign to camel
- “naug” → complete to “naughty” → assign to monkey
- “elephant” → assign to elephant
- “giraffe” → assign to giraffe
- “lio” → complete to “lion” → assign to lion
- “big” → assign to elephant
- “perfect” → assign to giraffe
- “Surprise!” → assign to snake (in basket)

This covers all the main tags and animals.

Final Answer:
Match the words as follows:
- "jum" → "jumpy" → frog
- "grum" → "grumpy" → camel
- "naug" → "naughty" → monkey
- "elephant" → elephant
- "giraffe" → giraffe
- "lio" → "lion" → lion
- "big" → elephant
- "perfect" → giraffe
- "Surprise!" → snake