Words that start with R

A rabbit is a small animal found in many parts of the world. In Australia, rabbits are the single worst introduced pest. Rabbits make good pets, if they are properly looked after.

Clouds are made out of tiny droplets of water. As a cloud gets bigger and bigger, the droplets join up and become bigger. Eventually the droplets get too big and heavy to stay up in the air, and they fall as rain.

A ram is a male sheep. Rams grow big, curled horns as they get older. Sheep are closely related to goats. People keep sheep for their wool and their meat. Every year the wool must be cut off the sheep so it can be used to make clothes - people who do this are called shearers.

A rectangle is a shape with four sides. The two opposite pairs of sides are different lengths, unlike the square that has every side the same length. The rectangle in the picture is green.

Red is a bright colour often seen on fruits and flowers. It is a primary colour, which means red paint can be used to make other colours but you can't use any other colours to make red paint. The tomato in the picture is red.