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Young Ones of Animals Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 18: Gender and young ones · Set 218 · 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 “actress”? (a) waiter (b) hero (c) actor (d) host
  2. 2.What is the feminine of “uncle”? (a) daughter (b) sister (c) niece (d) aunt
  3. 3.What is the masculine of “grandmother”? (a) nephew (b) uncle (c) grandfather (d) son
  4. 4.What is the feminine of “son”? (a) niece (b) wife (c) aunt (d) daughter
  5. 5.Fill the gap: The young one of a cat is a ___. (a) puppy (b) kitten (c) cub (d) calf
  6. 6.Fill the gap: A puppy is the young one of a ___. (a) dog (b) cow (c) hen (d) cat
  7. 7.Fill the gap: A joey is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) cat (c) hen (d) kangaroo
  8. 8.Fill the gap: The young one of a swan is a ___. (a) kid (b) cub (c) cygnet (d) foal
  9. 9.Fill the gap: The young one of a frog is a ___. (a) cub (b) lamb (c) chick (d) tadpole
  10. 10.What is the masculine of “tigress”? (a) king (b) bull (c) tiger (d) lion
  11. 11.Fill the gap: The young one of a whale is a ___. (a) kid (b) cub (c) calf (d) chick
  12. 12.Fill the gap: A chick is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) hen (c) cow (d) dog
  13. 13.Fill the gap: An eaglet is the young one of an ___. (a) ant (b) eagle (c) ox (d) owl
  14. 14.What is the masculine of “princess”? (a) nephew (b) uncle (c) king (d) prince
  15. 15.Fill the gap: A kitten is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) cow (c) dog (d) cat
  16. 16.Fill the gap: The young one of a hen is a ___. (a) kid (b) calf (c) cub (d) chick
  17. 17.Fill the gap: The young one of a dog is a ___. (a) foal (b) puppy (c) calf (d) kitten
  18. 18.Fill the gap: The young one of a donkey is a ___. (a) kitten (b) cub (c) chick (d) foal
  19. 19.Fill the gap: A kid is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) goat (c) cat (d) cow
  20. 20.Fill the gap: A caterpillar is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) frog (c) cow (d) butterfly
  21. 21.What is the feminine of “hero”? (a) actress (b) hostess (c) princess (d) heroine
  22. 22.What is the masculine of “mare”? (a) lion (b) king (c) bull (d) horse
  23. 23.What is the feminine of “duke”? (a) duchess (b) aunt (c) queen (d) niece
  24. 24.What is the masculine of “hostess”? (a) waiter (b) host (c) actor (d) hero
  25. 25.Fill the gap: The young one of an elephant is a ___. (a) kid (b) chick (c) kitten (d) calf
  26. 26.Fill the gap: A piglet is the young one of a ___. (a) frog (b) hen (c) pig (d) cat
  27. 27.Fill the gap: An owlet is the young one of an ___. (a) ant (b) owl (c) ox (d) eagle
  28. 28.Fill the gap: The young one of a fox is a ___. (a) calf (b) lamb (c) foal (d) cub
  29. 29.What is the masculine of “ewe”? (a) horse (b) bull (c) ram (d) lion
  30. 30.What is the masculine of “headmistress”? (a) king (b) host (c) headmaster (d) uncle
  31. 31.What is the feminine of “horse”? (a) ewe (b) cow (c) mare (d) hen
  32. 32.What is the masculine of “daughter”? (a) nephew (b) uncle (c) husband (d) son
  33. 33.What is the feminine of “tiger”? (a) tigress (b) hen (c) mare (d) lioness
  34. 34.What is the masculine of “sister”? (a) nephew (b) brother (c) uncle (d) husband
  35. 35.What is the feminine of “grandfather”? (a) aunt (b) grandmother (c) niece (d) queen
  36. 36.Fill the gap: The young one of an eagle is an ___. (a) calf (b) kid (c) cub (d) eaglet
  37. 37.Fill the gap: The young one of a tiger is a ___. (a) cub (b) lamb (c) kitten (d) foal
  38. 38.What is the masculine of “woman”? (a) uncle (b) king (c) man (d) nephew
  39. 39.Fill the gap: A foal is the young one of a ___. (a) horse (b) frog (c) hen (d) cat
  40. 40.What is the feminine of “host”? (a) actress (b) hostess (c) waitress (d) heroine

Answer key

  1. actor
  2. aunt
  3. grandfather
  4. daughter
  5. kitten
  6. dog
  7. kangaroo
  8. cygnet
  9. tadpole
  10. tiger
  11. calf
  12. hen
  13. eagle
  14. prince
  15. cat
  16. chick
  17. puppy
  18. foal
  19. goat
  20. butterfly
  21. heroine
  22. horse
  23. duchess
  24. host
  25. calf
  26. pig
  27. owl
  28. cub
  29. ram
  30. headmaster
  31. mare
  32. son
  33. tigress
  34. brother
  35. grandmother
  36. eaglet
  37. cub
  38. man
  39. horse
  40. hostess

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