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Young Ones of Animals Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 18: Gender and young ones · Set 160 · 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 masculine of “waitress”? (a) actor (b) waiter (c) host (d) hero
  2. 2.What is the feminine of “father”? (a) mother (b) aunt (c) niece (d) sister
  3. 3.Fill the gap: The young one of a duck is a ___. (a) kitten (b) cub (c) duckling (d) foal
  4. 4.Fill the gap: The young one of a bear is a ___. (a) chick (b) foal (c) cub (d) lamb
  5. 5.Fill the gap: The young one of a cat is a ___. (a) calf (b) cub (c) kitten (d) puppy
  6. 6.What is the masculine of “hostess”? (a) hero (b) host (c) waiter (d) actor
  7. 7.What is the feminine of “actor”? (a) waitress (b) heroine (c) actress (d) hostess
  8. 8.Fill the gap: The young one of a kangaroo is a ___. (a) cub (b) chick (c) lamb (d) joey
  9. 9.What is the feminine of “prince”? (a) niece (b) aunt (c) princess (d) queen
  10. 10.Fill the gap: The young one of a deer is a ___. (a) fawn (b) chick (c) kitten (d) puppy
  11. 11.What is the masculine of “headmistress”? (a) host (b) uncle (c) headmaster (d) king
  12. 12.Fill the gap: The young one of a whale is a ___. (a) kid (b) calf (c) chick (d) cub
  13. 13.Fill the gap: The young one of a cow is a ___. (a) kitten (b) calf (c) cub (d) chick
  14. 14.Fill the gap: A lamb is the young one of a ___. (a) dog (b) sheep (c) hen (d) cat
  15. 15.Fill the gap: A calf is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) hen (c) cat (d) frog
  16. 16.What is the masculine of “daughter”? (a) nephew (b) son (c) uncle (d) husband
  17. 17.What is the masculine of “mare”? (a) lion (b) bull (c) king (d) horse
  18. 18.Fill the gap: A kid is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) cow (c) cat (d) goat
  19. 19.Fill the gap: A kitten is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) dog (c) hen (d) cat
  20. 20.What is the feminine of “bridegroom”? (a) queen (b) aunt (c) bride (d) wife
  21. 21.What is the masculine of “princess”? (a) king (b) uncle (c) nephew (d) prince
  22. 22.What is the feminine of “god”? (a) hostess (b) queen (c) goddess (d) princess
  23. 23.Fill the gap: The young one of a swan is a ___. (a) cub (b) kid (c) foal (d) cygnet
  24. 24.Fill the gap: The young one of a donkey is a ___. (a) chick (b) cub (c) foal (d) kitten
  25. 25.What is the masculine of “aunt”? (a) nephew (b) brother (c) son (d) uncle
  26. 26.Fill the gap: A joey is the young one of a ___. (a) kangaroo (b) cat (c) cow (d) hen
  27. 27.What is the masculine of “bride”? (a) nephew (b) bridegroom (c) uncle (d) king
  28. 28.What is the masculine of “wife”? (a) nephew (b) husband (c) son (d) uncle
  29. 29.What is the feminine of “ram”? (a) hen (b) peahen (c) mare (d) ewe
  30. 30.Fill the gap: A chick is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) cow (c) hen (d) dog
  31. 31.Fill the gap: The young one of a butterfly is a ___. (a) caterpillar (b) kitten (c) cub (d) tadpole
  32. 32.What is the feminine of “duke”? (a) queen (b) niece (c) aunt (d) duchess
  33. 33.What is the masculine of “queen”? (a) nephew (b) prince (c) uncle (d) king
  34. 34.What is the feminine of “nephew”? (a) sister (b) daughter (c) niece (d) aunt
  35. 35.Fill the gap: A fawn is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) duck (c) deer (d) frog
  36. 36.Fill the gap: A caterpillar is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) butterfly (c) cow (d) frog
  37. 37.What is the feminine of “grandfather”? (a) grandmother (b) aunt (c) queen (d) niece
  38. 38.What is the masculine of “ewe”? (a) horse (b) lion (c) ram (d) bull
  39. 39.What is the masculine of “actress”? (a) actor (b) waiter (c) host (d) hero
  40. 40.What is the feminine of “boy”? (a) queen (b) girl (c) wife (d) aunt

Answer key

  1. waiter
  2. mother
  3. duckling
  4. cub
  5. kitten
  6. host
  7. actress
  8. joey
  9. princess
  10. fawn
  11. headmaster
  12. calf
  13. calf
  14. sheep
  15. cow
  16. son
  17. horse
  18. goat
  19. cat
  20. bride
  21. prince
  22. goddess
  23. cygnet
  24. foal
  25. uncle
  26. kangaroo
  27. bridegroom
  28. husband
  29. ewe
  30. hen
  31. caterpillar
  32. duchess
  33. king
  34. niece
  35. deer
  36. butterfly
  37. grandmother
  38. ram
  39. actor
  40. girl

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