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Young Ones of Animals Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 18: Gender and young ones · Set 192 · 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.Fill the gap: The young one of a tiger is a ___. (a) cub (b) lamb (c) kitten (d) foal
  2. 2.Fill the gap: The young one of a swan is a ___. (a) kid (b) cub (c) cygnet (d) foal
  3. 3.Fill the gap: The young one of a goat is a ___. (a) lamb (b) kid (c) foal (d) cub
  4. 4.Fill the gap: The young one of an elephant is a ___. (a) chick (b) kid (c) calf (d) kitten
  5. 5.Fill the gap: A gosling is the young one of a ___. (a) dog (b) cat (c) cow (d) goose
  6. 6.Fill the gap: A cygnet is the young one of a ___. (a) horse (b) cow (c) swan (d) cat
  7. 7.Fill the gap: The young one of a kangaroo is a ___. (a) lamb (b) cub (c) chick (d) joey
  8. 8.Fill the gap: The young one of a duck is a ___. (a) cub (b) kitten (c) duckling (d) foal
  9. 9.Fill the gap: A duckling is the young one of a ___. (a) duck (b) cow (c) cat (d) goat
  10. 10.Fill the gap: The young one of a cat is a ___. (a) cub (b) puppy (c) calf (d) kitten
  11. 11.Fill the gap: The young one of a sheep is a ___. (a) lamb (b) cub (c) chick (d) kid
  12. 12.Fill the gap: The young one of a fox is a ___. (a) calf (b) lamb (c) cub (d) foal
  13. 13.What is the feminine of “lion”? (a) queen (b) tigress (c) lioness (d) mare
  14. 14.Fill the gap: The young one of a butterfly is a ___. (a) cub (b) caterpillar (c) kitten (d) tadpole
  15. 15.What is the masculine of “woman”? (a) king (b) nephew (c) man (d) uncle
  16. 16.What is the feminine of “brother”? (a) niece (b) sister (c) wife (d) aunt
  17. 17.What is the masculine of “mare”? (a) horse (b) bull (c) king (d) lion
  18. 18.What is the masculine of “ewe”? (a) horse (b) lion (c) ram (d) bull
  19. 19.What is the feminine of “monk”? (a) bride (b) aunt (c) queen (d) nun
  20. 20.What is the feminine of “tiger”? (a) hen (b) mare (c) lioness (d) tigress
  21. 21.What is the feminine of “ram”? (a) hen (b) mare (c) ewe (d) peahen
  22. 22.What is the feminine of “horse”? (a) ewe (b) mare (c) cow (d) hen
  23. 23.What is the feminine of “husband”? (a) niece (b) wife (c) aunt (d) daughter
  24. 24.Fill the gap: The young one of a donkey is a ___. (a) foal (b) chick (c) cub (d) kitten
  25. 25.Fill the gap: A fawn is the young one of a ___. (a) frog (b) duck (c) hen (d) deer
  26. 26.Fill the gap: A kid is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) cat (c) goat (d) hen
  27. 27.Fill the gap: A caterpillar is the young one of a ___. (a) frog (b) butterfly (c) cow (d) hen
  28. 28.What is the masculine of “girl”? (a) husband (b) boy (c) uncle (d) king
  29. 29.Fill the gap: A puppy is the young one of a ___. (a) dog (b) cow (c) hen (d) cat
  30. 30.What is the feminine of “peacock”? (a) duck (b) hen (c) mare (d) peahen
  31. 31.Fill the gap: A piglet is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) hen (c) frog (d) pig
  32. 32.What is the masculine of “empress”? (a) bull (b) emperor (c) uncle (d) prince
  33. 33.Fill the gap: The young one of a hen is a ___. (a) chick (b) calf (c) kid (d) cub
  34. 34.Fill the gap: An eaglet is the young one of an ___. (a) eagle (b) ox (c) ant (d) owl
  35. 35.Fill the gap: The young one of a goose is a ___. (a) calf (b) cub (c) kid (d) gosling
  36. 36.What is the feminine of “rooster”? (a) mare (b) cow (c) hen (d) duck
  37. 37.What is the masculine of “peahen”? (a) rooster (b) lion (c) bull (d) peacock
  38. 38.What is the feminine of “host”? (a) actress (b) waitress (c) heroine (d) hostess
  39. 39.What is the masculine of “waitress”? (a) host (b) waiter (c) hero (d) actor
  40. 40.What is the masculine of “headmistress”? (a) host (b) king (c) headmaster (d) uncle

Answer key

  1. cub
  2. cygnet
  3. kid
  4. calf
  5. goose
  6. swan
  7. joey
  8. duckling
  9. duck
  10. kitten
  11. lamb
  12. cub
  13. lioness
  14. caterpillar
  15. man
  16. sister
  17. horse
  18. ram
  19. nun
  20. tigress
  21. ewe
  22. mare
  23. wife
  24. foal
  25. deer
  26. goat
  27. butterfly
  28. boy
  29. dog
  30. peahen
  31. pig
  32. emperor
  33. chick
  34. eagle
  35. gosling
  36. hen
  37. peacock
  38. hostess
  39. waiter
  40. headmaster

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