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Young Ones of Animals Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 18: Gender and young ones · Set 150 · 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.Fill the gap: A cygnet is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) horse (c) cow (d) swan
  2. 2.Fill the gap: A duckling is the young one of a ___. (a) duck (b) goat (c) cow (d) cat
  3. 3.What is the masculine of “peahen”? (a) bull (b) lion (c) peacock (d) rooster
  4. 4.What is the masculine of “mother”? (a) uncle (b) son (c) brother (d) father
  5. 5.What is the masculine of “girl”? (a) boy (b) king (c) uncle (d) husband
  6. 6.What is the masculine of “daughter”? (a) husband (b) son (c) nephew (d) uncle
  7. 7.Fill the gap: The young one of a goat is a ___. (a) kid (b) foal (c) lamb (d) cub
  8. 8.What is the masculine of “duchess”? (a) duke (b) king (c) uncle (d) prince
  9. 9.What is the masculine of “mare”? (a) lion (b) horse (c) bull (d) king
  10. 10.What is the feminine of “bull”? (a) hen (b) mare (c) ewe (d) cow
  11. 11.Fill the gap: The young one of a goose is a ___. (a) calf (b) kid (c) gosling (d) cub
  12. 12.Fill the gap: The young one of a whale is a ___. (a) cub (b) kid (c) chick (d) calf
  13. 13.Fill the gap: The young one of a lion is a ___. (a) cub (b) calf (c) kitten (d) chick
  14. 14.What is the masculine of “lioness”? (a) tiger (b) king (c) bull (d) lion
  15. 15.Fill the gap: The young one of a duck is a ___. (a) kitten (b) cub (c) duckling (d) foal
  16. 16.Fill the gap: The young one of a pig is a ___. (a) foal (b) piglet (c) kitten (d) cub
  17. 17.Fill the gap: The young one of a bear is a ___. (a) chick (b) lamb (c) cub (d) foal
  18. 18.What is the masculine of “wife”? (a) son (b) uncle (c) nephew (d) husband
  19. 19.What is the feminine of “boy”? (a) wife (b) girl (c) aunt (d) queen
  20. 20.What is the feminine of “man”? (a) woman (b) aunt (c) queen (d) niece
  21. 21.What is the feminine of “uncle”? (a) daughter (b) sister (c) aunt (d) niece
  22. 22.What is the feminine of “waiter”? (a) princess (b) hostess (c) waitress (d) actress
  23. 23.Fill the gap: The young one of a fox is a ___. (a) foal (b) cub (c) lamb (d) calf
  24. 24.What is the feminine of “tiger”? (a) tigress (b) lioness (c) hen (d) mare
  25. 25.Fill the gap: The young one of a hen is a ___. (a) kid (b) chick (c) cub (d) calf
  26. 26.What is the masculine of “heroine”? (a) host (b) actor (c) prince (d) hero
  27. 27.What is the feminine of “nephew”? (a) aunt (b) niece (c) sister (d) daughter
  28. 28.What is the feminine of “king”? (a) queen (b) aunt (c) princess (d) niece
  29. 29.What is the feminine of “hero”? (a) hostess (b) actress (c) heroine (d) princess
  30. 30.Fill the gap: A kitten is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) cat (c) cow (d) dog
  31. 31.Fill the gap: A cub is the young one of a ___. (a) sheep (b) cow (c) hen (d) lion
  32. 32.What is the feminine of “duke”? (a) aunt (b) duchess (c) niece (d) queen
  33. 33.What is the masculine of “actress”? (a) waiter (b) actor (c) host (d) hero
  34. 34.Fill the gap: The young one of an owl is an ___. (a) owlet (b) cub (c) calf (d) kid
  35. 35.Fill the gap: The young one of a kangaroo is a ___. (a) joey (b) cub (c) lamb (d) chick
  36. 36.What is the feminine of “lion”? (a) lioness (b) queen (c) mare (d) tigress
  37. 37.What is the masculine of “goddess”? (a) king (b) prince (c) hero (d) god
  38. 38.Fill the gap: A calf is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) cow (c) cat (d) frog
  39. 39.What is the masculine of “waitress”? (a) host (b) hero (c) actor (d) waiter
  40. 40.What is the masculine of “sister”? (a) nephew (b) uncle (c) husband (d) brother

Answer key

  1. swan
  2. duck
  3. peacock
  4. father
  5. boy
  6. son
  7. kid
  8. duke
  9. horse
  10. cow
  11. gosling
  12. calf
  13. cub
  14. lion
  15. duckling
  16. piglet
  17. cub
  18. husband
  19. girl
  20. woman
  21. aunt
  22. waitress
  23. cub
  24. tigress
  25. chick
  26. hero
  27. niece
  28. queen
  29. heroine
  30. cat
  31. lion
  32. duchess
  33. actor
  34. owlet
  35. joey
  36. lioness
  37. god
  38. cow
  39. waiter
  40. brother

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