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Young Ones of Animals Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 18: Gender and young ones · Set 178 · 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 “tiger”? (a) hen (b) lioness (c) mare (d) tigress
  2. 2.What is the masculine of “waitress”? (a) host (b) actor (c) waiter (d) hero
  3. 3.Fill the gap: The young one of a dog is a ___. (a) foal (b) puppy (c) calf (d) kitten
  4. 4.Fill the gap: The young one of a pig is a ___. (a) kitten (b) piglet (c) cub (d) foal
  5. 5.Fill the gap: The young one of a kangaroo is a ___. (a) lamb (b) joey (c) cub (d) chick
  6. 6.Fill the gap: A calf is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) frog (c) cat (d) hen
  7. 7.What is the feminine of “nephew”? (a) niece (b) sister (c) aunt (d) daughter
  8. 8.Fill the gap: A puppy is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) cow (c) dog (d) hen
  9. 9.Fill the gap: The young one of a wolf is a ___. (a) lamb (b) foal (c) cub (d) calf
  10. 10.Fill the gap: A lamb is the young one of a ___. (a) sheep (b) cat (c) hen (d) dog
  11. 11.What is the masculine of “grandmother”? (a) son (b) uncle (c) nephew (d) grandfather
  12. 12.What is the masculine of “lioness”? (a) lion (b) king (c) bull (d) tiger
  13. 13.Fill the gap: The young one of a frog is a ___. (a) tadpole (b) lamb (c) chick (d) cub
  14. 14.What is the feminine of “waiter”? (a) actress (b) hostess (c) waitress (d) princess
  15. 15.What is the masculine of “sister”? (a) nephew (b) brother (c) uncle (d) husband
  16. 16.Fill the gap: A caterpillar is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) cow (c) butterfly (d) frog
  17. 17.What is the feminine of “actor”? (a) actress (b) waitress (c) heroine (d) hostess
  18. 18.Fill the gap: An owlet is the young one of an ___. (a) ant (b) eagle (c) owl (d) ox
  19. 19.Fill the gap: The young one of an eagle is an ___. (a) calf (b) cub (c) eaglet (d) kid
  20. 20.Fill the gap: The young one of a duck is a ___. (a) duckling (b) cub (c) foal (d) kitten
  21. 21.What is the feminine of “horse”? (a) ewe (b) cow (c) mare (d) hen
  22. 22.What is the feminine of “lion”? (a) lioness (b) tigress (c) mare (d) queen
  23. 23.Fill the gap: The young one of a goat is a ___. (a) kid (b) lamb (c) cub (d) foal
  24. 24.What is the feminine of “king”? (a) aunt (b) niece (c) princess (d) queen
  25. 25.Fill the gap: The young one of a deer is a ___. (a) chick (b) kitten (c) puppy (d) fawn
  26. 26.What is the feminine of “drake”? (a) mare (b) duck (c) ewe (d) hen
  27. 27.What is the masculine of “duchess”? (a) prince (b) uncle (c) king (d) duke
  28. 28.Fill the gap: A cub is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) sheep (c) hen (d) lion
  29. 29.What is the feminine of “boy”? (a) aunt (b) queen (c) wife (d) girl
  30. 30.Fill the gap: The young one of a camel is a ___. (a) cub (b) kitten (c) chick (d) calf
  31. 31.Fill the gap: The young one of a tiger is a ___. (a) cub (b) kitten (c) lamb (d) foal
  32. 32.What is the feminine of “peacock”? (a) duck (b) mare (c) hen (d) peahen
  33. 33.Fill the gap: The young one of a hen is a ___. (a) kid (b) cub (c) calf (d) chick
  34. 34.Fill the gap: The young one of a swan is a ___. (a) kid (b) cub (c) cygnet (d) foal
  35. 35.Fill the gap: A joey is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) kangaroo (c) cat (d) hen
  36. 36.What is the feminine of “son”? (a) niece (b) daughter (c) aunt (d) wife
  37. 37.What is the masculine of “daughter”? (a) nephew (b) son (c) uncle (d) husband
  38. 38.Fill the gap: A chick is the young one of a ___. (a) dog (b) cat (c) cow (d) hen
  39. 39.Fill the gap: The young one of a lion is a ___. (a) cub (b) calf (c) chick (d) kitten
  40. 40.Fill the gap: The young one of a butterfly is a ___. (a) caterpillar (b) kitten (c) tadpole (d) cub

Answer key

  1. tigress
  2. waiter
  3. puppy
  4. piglet
  5. joey
  6. cow
  7. niece
  8. dog
  9. cub
  10. sheep
  11. grandfather
  12. lion
  13. tadpole
  14. waitress
  15. brother
  16. butterfly
  17. actress
  18. owl
  19. eaglet
  20. duckling
  21. mare
  22. lioness
  23. kid
  24. queen
  25. fawn
  26. duck
  27. duke
  28. lion
  29. girl
  30. calf
  31. cub
  32. peahen
  33. chick
  34. cygnet
  35. kangaroo
  36. daughter
  37. son
  38. hen
  39. cub
  40. caterpillar

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