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