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Young Ones of Animals Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 18: Gender and young ones · Set 266 · 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 feminine of “son”? (a) wife (b) niece (c) aunt (d) daughter
  2. 2.What is the masculine of “ewe”? (a) horse (b) ram (c) bull (d) lion
  3. 3.Fill the gap: The young one of a wolf is a ___. (a) calf (b) foal (c) cub (d) lamb
  4. 4.Fill the gap: A kid is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) goat (c) hen (d) cow
  5. 5.What is the feminine of “husband”? (a) niece (b) wife (c) daughter (d) aunt
  6. 6.Fill the gap: The young one of a swan is a ___. (a) foal (b) cub (c) cygnet (d) kid
  7. 7.What is the masculine of “princess”? (a) king (b) nephew (c) uncle (d) prince
  8. 8.Fill the gap: The young one of an elephant is a ___. (a) kid (b) calf (c) chick (d) kitten
  9. 9.What is the feminine of “nephew”? (a) daughter (b) aunt (c) sister (d) niece
  10. 10.What is the feminine of “host”? (a) hostess (b) heroine (c) actress (d) waitress
  11. 11.What is the masculine of “hostess”? (a) actor (b) hero (c) host (d) waiter
  12. 12.What is the feminine of “headmaster”? (a) aunt (b) queen (c) headmistress (d) hostess
  13. 13.What is the feminine of “hero”? (a) princess (b) actress (c) heroine (d) hostess
  14. 14.What is the masculine of “headmistress”? (a) uncle (b) headmaster (c) host (d) king
  15. 15.What is the masculine of “empress”? (a) uncle (b) prince (c) bull (d) emperor
  16. 16.What is the feminine of “father”? (a) aunt (b) niece (c) mother (d) sister
  17. 17.Fill the gap: The young one of a lion is a ___. (a) calf (b) kitten (c) cub (d) chick
  18. 18.What is the masculine of “woman”? (a) nephew (b) king (c) man (d) uncle
  19. 19.What is the feminine of “waiter”? (a) hostess (b) princess (c) waitress (d) actress
  20. 20.Fill the gap: A gosling is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) cat (c) dog (d) goose
  21. 21.What is the masculine of “duchess”? (a) uncle (b) prince (c) duke (d) king
  22. 22.What is the feminine of “peacock”? (a) duck (b) hen (c) peahen (d) mare
  23. 23.What is the masculine of “waitress”? (a) hero (b) actor (c) host (d) waiter
  24. 24.Fill the gap: The young one of a dog is a ___. (a) calf (b) foal (c) puppy (d) kitten
  25. 25.Fill the gap: A kitten is the young one of a ___. (a) dog (b) cow (c) hen (d) cat
  26. 26.What is the masculine of “niece”? (a) son (b) uncle (c) nephew (d) brother
  27. 27.What is the feminine of “lion”? (a) mare (b) tigress (c) lioness (d) queen
  28. 28.Fill the gap: A fawn is the young one of a ___. (a) duck (b) frog (c) deer (d) hen
  29. 29.What is the masculine of “mother”? (a) father (b) son (c) brother (d) uncle
  30. 30.Fill the gap: A tadpole is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) cow (c) frog (d) cat
  31. 31.What is the masculine of “peahen”? (a) rooster (b) lion (c) bull (d) peacock
  32. 32.What is the masculine of “queen”? (a) prince (b) uncle (c) nephew (d) king
  33. 33.Fill the gap: The young one of a pig is a ___. (a) piglet (b) cub (c) foal (d) kitten
  34. 34.What is the feminine of “tiger”? (a) tigress (b) mare (c) hen (d) lioness
  35. 35.Fill the gap: The young one of a cow is a ___. (a) cub (b) calf (c) kitten (d) chick
  36. 36.What is the feminine of “brother”? (a) niece (b) sister (c) aunt (d) wife
  37. 37.What is the feminine of “god”? (a) hostess (b) queen (c) goddess (d) princess
  38. 38.Fill the gap: A lamb is the young one of a ___. (a) sheep (b) dog (c) cat (d) hen
  39. 39.Fill the gap: The young one of an owl is an ___. (a) cub (b) kid (c) owlet (d) calf
  40. 40.Fill the gap: A joey is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) cow (c) kangaroo (d) hen

Answer key

  1. daughter
  2. ram
  3. cub
  4. goat
  5. wife
  6. cygnet
  7. prince
  8. calf
  9. niece
  10. hostess
  11. host
  12. headmistress
  13. heroine
  14. headmaster
  15. emperor
  16. mother
  17. cub
  18. man
  19. waitress
  20. goose
  21. duke
  22. peahen
  23. waiter
  24. puppy
  25. cat
  26. nephew
  27. lioness
  28. deer
  29. father
  30. frog
  31. peacock
  32. king
  33. piglet
  34. tigress
  35. calf
  36. sister
  37. goddess
  38. sheep
  39. owlet
  40. kangaroo

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