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Young Ones of Animals Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 18: Gender and young ones · Set 215 · 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 “grandmother”? (a) uncle (b) nephew (c) son (d) grandfather
  2. 2.What is the masculine of “actress”? (a) host (b) waiter (c) actor (d) hero
  3. 3.What is the feminine of “rooster”? (a) cow (b) hen (c) duck (d) mare
  4. 4.What is the masculine of “bride”? (a) nephew (b) king (c) bridegroom (d) uncle
  5. 5.Fill the gap: The young one of a goat is a ___. (a) foal (b) lamb (c) cub (d) kid
  6. 6.Fill the gap: The young one of a fox is a ___. (a) cub (b) calf (c) foal (d) lamb
  7. 7.Fill the gap: A cygnet is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) horse (c) swan (d) cat
  8. 8.Fill the gap: A cub is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) sheep (c) lion (d) cow
  9. 9.What is the feminine of “actor”? (a) hostess (b) waitress (c) heroine (d) actress
  10. 10.What is the feminine of “lion”? (a) mare (b) lioness (c) tigress (d) queen
  11. 11.What is the masculine of “princess”? (a) nephew (b) prince (c) king (d) uncle
  12. 12.Fill the gap: A tadpole is the young one of a ___. (a) frog (b) hen (c) cow (d) cat
  13. 13.Fill the gap: An eaglet is the young one of an ___. (a) eagle (b) ox (c) ant (d) owl
  14. 14.Fill the gap: A kid is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) cow (c) goat (d) cat
  15. 15.Fill the gap: The young one of a camel is a ___. (a) kitten (b) chick (c) calf (d) cub
  16. 16.What is the feminine of “tiger”? (a) mare (b) tigress (c) hen (d) lioness
  17. 17.Fill the gap: The young one of a lion is a ___. (a) kitten (b) chick (c) calf (d) cub
  18. 18.Fill the gap: The young one of a goose is a ___. (a) calf (b) kid (c) gosling (d) cub
  19. 19.What is the feminine of “brother”? (a) niece (b) aunt (c) wife (d) sister
  20. 20.What is the masculine of “empress”? (a) bull (b) prince (c) uncle (d) emperor
  21. 21.What is the masculine of “wife”? (a) nephew (b) uncle (c) son (d) husband
  22. 22.What is the feminine of “bull”? (a) mare (b) hen (c) ewe (d) cow
  23. 23.Fill the gap: A chick is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) cat (c) hen (d) dog
  24. 24.What is the masculine of “lioness”? (a) bull (b) king (c) tiger (d) lion
  25. 25.Fill the gap: A piglet is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) cat (c) frog (d) pig
  26. 26.Fill the gap: The young one of a deer is a ___. (a) puppy (b) kitten (c) fawn (d) chick
  27. 27.Fill the gap: The young one of a tiger is a ___. (a) kitten (b) lamb (c) cub (d) foal
  28. 28.What is the masculine of “hostess”? (a) waiter (b) hero (c) actor (d) host
  29. 29.Fill the gap: The young one of a frog is a ___. (a) lamb (b) cub (c) tadpole (d) chick
  30. 30.What is the feminine of “boy”? (a) girl (b) queen (c) aunt (d) wife
  31. 31.What is the feminine of “peacock”? (a) mare (b) hen (c) duck (d) peahen
  32. 32.What is the masculine of “niece”? (a) brother (b) son (c) nephew (d) uncle
  33. 33.What is the feminine of “monk”? (a) queen (b) nun (c) aunt (d) bride
  34. 34.Fill the gap: The young one of a sheep is a ___. (a) lamb (b) kid (c) chick (d) cub
  35. 35.Fill the gap: A duckling is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) cow (c) duck (d) goat
  36. 36.What is the feminine of “god”? (a) princess (b) queen (c) goddess (d) hostess
  37. 37.What is the masculine of “tigress”? (a) king (b) tiger (c) bull (d) lion
  38. 38.Fill the gap: The young one of a butterfly is a ___. (a) caterpillar (b) tadpole (c) cub (d) kitten
  39. 39.Fill the gap: An owlet is the young one of an ___. (a) owl (b) eagle (c) ant (d) ox
  40. 40.Fill the gap: The young one of a wolf is a ___. (a) cub (b) foal (c) calf (d) lamb

Answer key

  1. grandfather
  2. actor
  3. hen
  4. bridegroom
  5. kid
  6. cub
  7. swan
  8. lion
  9. actress
  10. lioness
  11. prince
  12. frog
  13. eagle
  14. goat
  15. calf
  16. tigress
  17. cub
  18. gosling
  19. sister
  20. emperor
  21. husband
  22. cow
  23. hen
  24. lion
  25. pig
  26. fawn
  27. cub
  28. host
  29. tadpole
  30. girl
  31. peahen
  32. nephew
  33. nun
  34. lamb
  35. duck
  36. goddess
  37. tiger
  38. caterpillar
  39. owl
  40. cub

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