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Young Ones of Animals Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 18: Gender and young ones · Set 337 · 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 “aunt”? (a) brother (b) son (c) uncle (d) nephew
  2. 2.What is the feminine of “tiger”? (a) mare (b) hen (c) tigress (d) lioness
  3. 3.What is the feminine of “hero”? (a) hostess (b) princess (c) heroine (d) actress
  4. 4.Fill the gap: The young one of a fox is a ___. (a) lamb (b) foal (c) cub (d) calf
  5. 5.Fill the gap: The young one of a hen is a ___. (a) cub (b) calf (c) chick (d) kid
  6. 6.Fill the gap: The young one of a whale is a ___. (a) cub (b) calf (c) chick (d) kid
  7. 7.Fill the gap: A fawn is the young one of a ___. (a) deer (b) frog (c) duck (d) hen
  8. 8.What is the masculine of “ewe”? (a) lion (b) bull (c) ram (d) horse
  9. 9.Fill the gap: The young one of a cow is a ___. (a) kitten (b) chick (c) cub (d) calf
  10. 10.What is the feminine of “drake”? (a) mare (b) duck (c) ewe (d) hen
  11. 11.Fill the gap: The young one of an elephant is a ___. (a) chick (b) kitten (c) calf (d) kid
  12. 12.What is the masculine of “headmistress”? (a) king (b) host (c) uncle (d) headmaster
  13. 13.What is the feminine of “king”? (a) princess (b) aunt (c) queen (d) niece
  14. 14.Fill the gap: A duckling is the young one of a ___. (a) duck (b) cat (c) cow (d) goat
  15. 15.Fill the gap: The young one of a donkey is a ___. (a) kitten (b) foal (c) cub (d) chick
  16. 16.What is the feminine of “father”? (a) aunt (b) mother (c) niece (d) sister
  17. 17.Fill the gap: A gosling is the young one of a ___. (a) goose (b) cat (c) dog (d) cow
  18. 18.What is the feminine of “grandfather”? (a) queen (b) grandmother (c) niece (d) aunt
  19. 19.Fill the gap: The young one of a swan is a ___. (a) foal (b) cub (c) kid (d) cygnet
  20. 20.What is the feminine of “nephew”? (a) niece (b) daughter (c) aunt (d) sister
  21. 21.What is the masculine of “grandmother”? (a) grandfather (b) son (c) uncle (d) nephew
  22. 22.What is the feminine of “husband”? (a) daughter (b) aunt (c) niece (d) wife
  23. 23.What is the masculine of “sister”? (a) nephew (b) husband (c) uncle (d) brother
  24. 24.What is the feminine of “monk”? (a) aunt (b) queen (c) bride (d) nun
  25. 25.Fill the gap: A lamb is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) sheep (c) dog (d) hen
  26. 26.Fill the gap: An eaglet is the young one of an ___. (a) owl (b) ant (c) ox (d) eagle
  27. 27.Fill the gap: The young one of a frog is a ___. (a) chick (b) lamb (c) cub (d) tadpole
  28. 28.Fill the gap: The young one of an eagle is an ___. (a) cub (b) eaglet (c) calf (d) kid
  29. 29.Fill the gap: A kid is the young one of a ___. (a) goat (b) cow (c) hen (d) cat
  30. 30.What is the feminine of “bridegroom”? (a) wife (b) bride (c) aunt (d) queen
  31. 31.Fill the gap: The young one of a sheep is a ___. (a) kid (b) chick (c) cub (d) lamb
  32. 32.Fill the gap: A puppy is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) cow (c) cat (d) dog
  33. 33.What is the masculine of “goddess”? (a) king (b) prince (c) god (d) hero
  34. 34.What is the masculine of “tigress”? (a) king (b) lion (c) tiger (d) bull
  35. 35.Fill the gap: The young one of an owl is an ___. (a) cub (b) owlet (c) calf (d) kid
  36. 36.Fill the gap: The young one of a tiger is a ___. (a) cub (b) lamb (c) foal (d) kitten
  37. 37.What is the masculine of “heroine”? (a) hero (b) host (c) prince (d) actor
  38. 38.What is the feminine of “lion”? (a) mare (b) lioness (c) queen (d) tigress
  39. 39.Fill the gap: The young one of a butterfly is a ___. (a) cub (b) tadpole (c) kitten (d) caterpillar
  40. 40.What is the masculine of “niece”? (a) nephew (b) brother (c) son (d) uncle

Answer key

  1. uncle
  2. tigress
  3. heroine
  4. cub
  5. chick
  6. calf
  7. deer
  8. ram
  9. calf
  10. duck
  11. calf
  12. headmaster
  13. queen
  14. duck
  15. foal
  16. mother
  17. goose
  18. grandmother
  19. cygnet
  20. niece
  21. grandfather
  22. wife
  23. brother
  24. nun
  25. sheep
  26. eagle
  27. tadpole
  28. eaglet
  29. goat
  30. bride
  31. lamb
  32. dog
  33. god
  34. tiger
  35. owlet
  36. cub
  37. hero
  38. lioness
  39. caterpillar
  40. nephew

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