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