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Young Ones of Animals Worksheet

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

Answer key

  1. calf
  2. goat
  3. sheep
  4. empress
  5. lion
  6. niece
  7. sister
  8. emperor
  9. butterfly
  10. kangaroo
  11. heroine
  12. hostess
  13. cow
  14. grandfather
  15. headmistress
  16. goddess
  17. god
  18. uncle
  19. deer
  20. mare
  21. boy
  22. hen
  23. cat
  24. gosling
  25. lamb
  26. lion
  27. duck
  28. duke
  29. duck
  30. owlet
  31. ram
  32. goose
  33. peacock
  34. calf
  35. cub
  36. eaglet
  37. swan
  38. owl
  39. horse
  40. tigress

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