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Young Ones of Animals Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 18: Gender and young ones · Set 120 · 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 “nephew”? (a) daughter (b) sister (c) niece (d) aunt
  2. 2.What is the masculine of “mother”? (a) son (b) father (c) brother (d) uncle
  3. 3.What is the masculine of “daughter”? (a) husband (b) uncle (c) son (d) nephew
  4. 4.Fill the gap: The young one of a duck is a ___. (a) kitten (b) foal (c) cub (d) duckling
  5. 5.What is the masculine of “wife”? (a) husband (b) son (c) uncle (d) nephew
  6. 6.Fill the gap: The young one of a donkey is a ___. (a) kitten (b) cub (c) foal (d) chick
  7. 7.Fill the gap: An eaglet is the young one of an ___. (a) owl (b) ox (c) ant (d) eagle
  8. 8.Fill the gap: The young one of a tiger is a ___. (a) cub (b) kitten (c) lamb (d) foal
  9. 9.Fill the gap: A chick is the young one of a ___. (a) dog (b) cow (c) cat (d) hen
  10. 10.Fill the gap: A calf is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) frog (c) hen (d) cat
  11. 11.What is the feminine of “hero”? (a) actress (b) princess (c) heroine (d) hostess
  12. 12.What is the masculine of “woman”? (a) uncle (b) nephew (c) king (d) man
  13. 13.What is the feminine of “husband”? (a) aunt (b) wife (c) niece (d) daughter
  14. 14.What is the masculine of “bride”? (a) uncle (b) king (c) nephew (d) bridegroom
  15. 15.What is the masculine of “princess”? (a) uncle (b) prince (c) king (d) nephew
  16. 16.What is the feminine of “grandfather”? (a) aunt (b) queen (c) niece (d) grandmother
  17. 17.Fill the gap: The young one of a camel is a ___. (a) cub (b) kitten (c) chick (d) calf
  18. 18.What is the feminine of “duke”? (a) duchess (b) niece (c) aunt (d) queen
  19. 19.Fill the gap: A cygnet is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) cow (c) swan (d) horse
  20. 20.What is the masculine of “headmistress”? (a) host (b) king (c) uncle (d) headmaster
  21. 21.Fill the gap: The young one of a fox is a ___. (a) foal (b) lamb (c) calf (d) cub
  22. 22.Fill the gap: The young one of a goat is a ___. (a) lamb (b) foal (c) cub (d) kid
  23. 23.Fill the gap: A joey is the young one of a ___. (a) kangaroo (b) cow (c) cat (d) hen
  24. 24.What is the feminine of “actor”? (a) hostess (b) actress (c) heroine (d) waitress
  25. 25.Fill the gap: A puppy is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) hen (c) dog (d) cat
  26. 26.What is the feminine of “drake”? (a) ewe (b) duck (c) hen (d) mare
  27. 27.What is the masculine of “mare”? (a) lion (b) bull (c) horse (d) king
  28. 28.Fill the gap: The young one of a swan is a ___. (a) kid (b) foal (c) cygnet (d) cub
  29. 29.What is the masculine of “lioness”? (a) king (b) tiger (c) lion (d) bull
  30. 30.Fill the gap: The young one of a deer is a ___. (a) chick (b) puppy (c) fawn (d) kitten
  31. 31.What is the feminine of “bridegroom”? (a) queen (b) wife (c) aunt (d) bride
  32. 32.What is the feminine of “brother”? (a) aunt (b) niece (c) sister (d) wife
  33. 33.Fill the gap: A fawn is the young one of a ___. (a) frog (b) deer (c) duck (d) hen
  34. 34.What is the feminine of “lion”? (a) tigress (b) lioness (c) queen (d) mare
  35. 35.What is the feminine of “bull”? (a) ewe (b) mare (c) cow (d) hen
  36. 36.What is the feminine of “ram”? (a) ewe (b) hen (c) mare (d) peahen
  37. 37.What is the feminine of “father”? (a) niece (b) mother (c) aunt (d) sister
  38. 38.Fill the gap: The young one of a cow is a ___. (a) chick (b) kitten (c) cub (d) calf
  39. 39.Fill the gap: A piglet is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) frog (c) pig (d) hen
  40. 40.Fill the gap: The young one of a hen is a ___. (a) calf (b) kid (c) cub (d) chick

Answer key

  1. niece
  2. father
  3. son
  4. duckling
  5. husband
  6. foal
  7. eagle
  8. cub
  9. hen
  10. cow
  11. heroine
  12. man
  13. wife
  14. bridegroom
  15. prince
  16. grandmother
  17. calf
  18. duchess
  19. swan
  20. headmaster
  21. cub
  22. kid
  23. kangaroo
  24. actress
  25. dog
  26. duck
  27. horse
  28. cygnet
  29. lion
  30. fawn
  31. bride
  32. sister
  33. deer
  34. lioness
  35. cow
  36. ewe
  37. mother
  38. calf
  39. pig
  40. chick

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