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Young Ones of Animals Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 18: Gender and young ones · Set 327 · 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 “man”? (a) queen (b) aunt (c) niece (d) woman
  2. 2.What is the feminine of “grandfather”? (a) aunt (b) grandmother (c) queen (d) niece
  3. 3.Fill the gap: The young one of a donkey is a ___. (a) chick (b) cub (c) kitten (d) foal
  4. 4.What is the masculine of “mare”? (a) horse (b) king (c) lion (d) bull
  5. 5.What is the masculine of “ewe”? (a) bull (b) horse (c) ram (d) lion
  6. 6.Fill the gap: The young one of a deer is a ___. (a) fawn (b) kitten (c) puppy (d) chick
  7. 7.What is the masculine of “actress”? (a) host (b) hero (c) actor (d) waiter
  8. 8.Fill the gap: The young one of a hen is a ___. (a) calf (b) kid (c) cub (d) chick
  9. 9.What is the feminine of “lion”? (a) mare (b) lioness (c) queen (d) tigress
  10. 10.Fill the gap: The young one of a camel is a ___. (a) kitten (b) cub (c) chick (d) calf
  11. 11.What is the masculine of “peahen”? (a) bull (b) peacock (c) lion (d) rooster
  12. 12.What is the masculine of “lioness”? (a) tiger (b) king (c) lion (d) bull
  13. 13.Fill the gap: A calf is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) cat (c) cow (d) frog
  14. 14.What is the feminine of “hero”? (a) princess (b) heroine (c) actress (d) hostess
  15. 15.What is the feminine of “duke”? (a) niece (b) aunt (c) queen (d) duchess
  16. 16.Fill the gap: A lamb is the young one of a ___. (a) dog (b) cat (c) sheep (d) hen
  17. 17.Fill the gap: The young one of an owl is an ___. (a) owlet (b) cub (c) kid (d) calf
  18. 18.Fill the gap: The young one of a kangaroo is a ___. (a) lamb (b) cub (c) chick (d) joey
  19. 19.Fill the gap: The young one of a butterfly is a ___. (a) tadpole (b) kitten (c) cub (d) caterpillar
  20. 20.What is the feminine of “king”? (a) aunt (b) queen (c) niece (d) princess
  21. 21.What is the feminine of “father”? (a) sister (b) aunt (c) mother (d) niece
  22. 22.What is the feminine of “drake”? (a) ewe (b) hen (c) duck (d) mare
  23. 23.Fill the gap: A tadpole is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) cow (c) frog (d) hen
  24. 24.Fill the gap: A cygnet is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) horse (c) cat (d) swan
  25. 25.What is the feminine of “nephew”? (a) sister (b) niece (c) daughter (d) aunt
  26. 26.Fill the gap: The young one of a goose is a ___. (a) kid (b) cub (c) gosling (d) calf
  27. 27.Fill the gap: The young one of a lion is a ___. (a) calf (b) kitten (c) cub (d) chick
  28. 28.Fill the gap: A cub is the young one of a ___. (a) sheep (b) hen (c) cow (d) lion
  29. 29.Fill the gap: The young one of a cow is a ___. (a) cub (b) kitten (c) chick (d) calf
  30. 30.Fill the gap: A piglet is the young one of a ___. (a) pig (b) hen (c) frog (d) cat
  31. 31.What is the masculine of “niece”? (a) nephew (b) uncle (c) son (d) brother
  32. 32.Fill the gap: A duckling is the young one of a ___. (a) duck (b) cow (c) goat (d) cat
  33. 33.What is the masculine of “wife”? (a) husband (b) uncle (c) son (d) nephew
  34. 34.Fill the gap: A caterpillar is the young one of a ___. (a) frog (b) hen (c) butterfly (d) cow
  35. 35.What is the feminine of “bull”? (a) hen (b) ewe (c) mare (d) cow
  36. 36.What is the masculine of “waitress”? (a) host (b) hero (c) waiter (d) actor
  37. 37.What is the feminine of “tiger”? (a) mare (b) hen (c) tigress (d) lioness
  38. 38.What is the masculine of “aunt”? (a) son (b) nephew (c) uncle (d) brother
  39. 39.What is the feminine of “peacock”? (a) hen (b) peahen (c) duck (d) mare
  40. 40.Fill the gap: A foal is the young one of a ___. (a) frog (b) hen (c) horse (d) cat

Answer key

  1. woman
  2. grandmother
  3. foal
  4. horse
  5. ram
  6. fawn
  7. actor
  8. chick
  9. lioness
  10. calf
  11. peacock
  12. lion
  13. cow
  14. heroine
  15. duchess
  16. sheep
  17. owlet
  18. joey
  19. caterpillar
  20. queen
  21. mother
  22. duck
  23. frog
  24. swan
  25. niece
  26. gosling
  27. cub
  28. lion
  29. calf
  30. pig
  31. nephew
  32. duck
  33. husband
  34. butterfly
  35. cow
  36. waiter
  37. tigress
  38. uncle
  39. peahen
  40. horse

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