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