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Young Ones of Animals Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 18: Gender and young ones · Set 114 · 40 questions
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Word tip (Learn them in pairs): Young ones: cat – kitten, dog – puppy, cow – calf, horse – foal, sheep – lamb, goat – kid, hen – chick, lion – cub, deer – fawn. Feminine: lion – lioness, tiger – tigress, actor – actress, hero – heroine, peacock – peahen, nephew – niece. Masculine: the same pairs the other way round: queen – king, aunt – uncle, wife – husband.

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  1. 1.What is the feminine of “actor”? (a) heroine (b) actress (c) hostess (d) waitress
  2. 2.What is the feminine of “duke”? (a) queen (b) aunt (c) niece (d) duchess
  3. 3.What is the feminine of “hero”? (a) princess (b) hostess (c) actress (d) heroine
  4. 4.What is the feminine of “waiter”? (a) actress (b) waitress (c) princess (d) hostess
  5. 5.What is the masculine of “mother”? (a) son (b) brother (c) uncle (d) father
  6. 6.Fill the gap: The young one of a dog is a ___. (a) puppy (b) foal (c) kitten (d) calf
  7. 7.What is the feminine of “grandfather”? (a) aunt (b) queen (c) niece (d) grandmother
  8. 8.What is the masculine of “empress”? (a) uncle (b) bull (c) emperor (d) prince
  9. 9.Fill the gap: The young one of an owl is an ___. (a) cub (b) owlet (c) kid (d) calf
  10. 10.Fill the gap: The young one of a donkey is a ___. (a) cub (b) kitten (c) foal (d) chick
  11. 11.What is the masculine of “niece”? (a) son (b) uncle (c) brother (d) nephew
  12. 12.Fill the gap: The young one of a fox is a ___. (a) calf (b) lamb (c) foal (d) cub
  13. 13.Fill the gap: The young one of a tiger is a ___. (a) lamb (b) kitten (c) foal (d) cub
  14. 14.What is the masculine of “lioness”? (a) king (b) bull (c) lion (d) tiger
  15. 15.Fill the gap: The young one of a cat is a ___. (a) puppy (b) cub (c) calf (d) kitten
  16. 16.Fill the gap: A joey is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) cow (c) hen (d) kangaroo
  17. 17.What is the feminine of “emperor”? (a) duchess (b) princess (c) empress (d) queen
  18. 18.Fill the gap: The young one of a pig is a ___. (a) cub (b) foal (c) kitten (d) piglet
  19. 19.What is the feminine of “father”? (a) sister (b) aunt (c) niece (d) mother
  20. 20.What is the masculine of “bride”? (a) uncle (b) bridegroom (c) nephew (d) king
  21. 21.Fill the gap: The young one of a kangaroo is a ___. (a) joey (b) lamb (c) cub (d) chick
  22. 22.Fill the gap: A fawn is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) duck (c) frog (d) deer
  23. 23.Fill the gap: A lamb is the young one of a ___. (a) sheep (b) dog (c) hen (d) cat
  24. 24.What is the masculine of “wife”? (a) uncle (b) nephew (c) husband (d) son
  25. 25.Fill the gap: The young one of a swan is a ___. (a) cub (b) kid (c) foal (d) cygnet
  26. 26.Fill the gap: The young one of a hen is a ___. (a) calf (b) chick (c) kid (d) cub
  27. 27.Fill the gap: An eaglet is the young one of an ___. (a) ant (b) owl (c) eagle (d) ox
  28. 28.What is the feminine of “tiger”? (a) hen (b) tigress (c) lioness (d) mare
  29. 29.Fill the gap: A calf is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) hen (c) frog (d) cat
  30. 30.What is the masculine of “daughter”? (a) uncle (b) son (c) nephew (d) husband
  31. 31.What is the feminine of “nephew”? (a) aunt (b) daughter (c) niece (d) sister
  32. 32.Fill the gap: The young one of a frog is a ___. (a) tadpole (b) chick (c) lamb (d) cub
  33. 33.What is the feminine of “husband”? (a) daughter (b) wife (c) niece (d) aunt
  34. 34.What is the masculine of “waitress”? (a) host (b) hero (c) waiter (d) actor
  35. 35.Fill the gap: The young one of an eagle is an ___. (a) cub (b) eaglet (c) kid (d) calf
  36. 36.Fill the gap: The young one of a butterfly is a ___. (a) kitten (b) caterpillar (c) cub (d) tadpole
  37. 37.Fill the gap: The young one of a wolf is a ___. (a) foal (b) lamb (c) cub (d) calf
  38. 38.What is the feminine of “king”? (a) princess (b) niece (c) queen (d) aunt
  39. 39.Fill the gap: The young one of a cow is a ___. (a) calf (b) chick (c) cub (d) kitten
  40. 40.Fill the gap: The young one of a lion is a ___. (a) calf (b) chick (c) cub (d) kitten

Answer key

  1. actress
  2. duchess
  3. heroine
  4. waitress
  5. father
  6. puppy
  7. grandmother
  8. emperor
  9. owlet
  10. foal
  11. nephew
  12. cub
  13. cub
  14. lion
  15. kitten
  16. kangaroo
  17. empress
  18. piglet
  19. mother
  20. bridegroom
  21. joey
  22. deer
  23. sheep
  24. husband
  25. cygnet
  26. chick
  27. eagle
  28. tigress
  29. cow
  30. son
  31. niece
  32. tadpole
  33. wife
  34. waiter
  35. eaglet
  36. caterpillar
  37. cub
  38. queen
  39. calf
  40. cub

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