Vocabulary: Insects, Bugs & Creepy Crawlies

Vocabulary B1/B2

Bugs & Creepy Crawlies

The exhaustive master guide to insects and arthropods! Select the tabs below to switch between flying bugs, crawling pests, body parts, and bug idioms.

Bug vs. Insect 🎬

Watch Teacher Sopheak explain the difference! While all bugs are insects, not all insects are bugs. Also, learn how we use these words to describe annoying situations!

Vocab Check ⚡

ត្រួតពិនិត្យពាក្យ ⚡

Definition Match

Which insect is known for making honey?

(តើសត្វល្អិតមួយណាដែលគេស្គាល់ថាផលិតទឹកឃ្មុំ?)

Vocab Check ⚡

ត្រួតពិនិត្យពាក្យ ⚡

Action Match

What do mosquitoes do to people?

(តើមូសធ្វើអ្វីចំពោះមនុស្ស?)

LITERAL TRAP ❌

If someone says "Stop bugging me!", what do they mean?

(ប្រសិនបើគេនិយាយថា "Stop bugging me!" តើវាមានន័យដូចម្តេច?)

Vocab Check ⚡

ត្រួតពិនិត្យពាក្យ ⚡

Idiom Meaning

If you have "butterflies in your stomach", you are feeling...

(ប្រសិនបើអ្នកមាន "butterflies in your stomach" អ្នកមានអារម្មណ៍...)

Vocab Check ⚡

ត្រួតពិនិត្យពាក្យ ⚡

Body Parts

What do insects use to feel and smell their surroundings?

(តើសត្វល្អិតប្រើអ្វីដើម្បីស្ទាប និងហិតក្លិនជុំវិញខ្លួន?)

Observation Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Bug Hunt 🔍 Go outside and try to spot two different insects. Say their English names out loud when you find them (e.g., "I see an ant" or "That is a butterfly").

Writing Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Describe a Fear ✍️ Write two sentences about a bug you do not like. Use an action verb! E.g., "I hate mosquitoes because they bite me."

Speaking Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Voice Note 🎤 Record yourself reading this tricky sentence clearly: "The busy bee buzzed around the bright butterfly."

Ask a Question 🙋‍♂️

តើអ្នកមានចម្ងល់មែនទេ? សួរគ្រូនៅទីនេះ!

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Recent Questions

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Kanha 3 hours ago

Teacher, are spiders considered insects in English?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 1 hour ago

Hi Kanha! Scientifically, no—they are arachnids because they have eight legs. However, in casual English conversation, people often call them "bugs" or include them when talking about insects! 🕷️

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Vireak 5 hours ago

What is the difference between a bite and a sting?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 4 hours ago

Great question! A "bite" comes from the mouth (like a mosquito or a spider). A "sting" comes from a sharp part on the back of the body, like the stinger on a bee or a scorpion! 🐝