Young Ones of Animals Worksheet
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.What is the masculine of “peahen”? (a) lion (b) bull (c) rooster (d) peacock
- 2.Fill the gap: The young one of a sheep is a ___. (a) lamb (b) kid (c) cub (d) chick
- 3.Fill the gap: The young one of a dog is a ___. (a) foal (b) calf (c) kitten (d) puppy
- 4.Fill the gap: The young one of a goose is a ___. (a) cub (b) kid (c) calf (d) gosling
- 5.What is the masculine of “ewe”? (a) bull (b) ram (c) lion (d) horse
- 6.Fill the gap: The young one of an eagle is an ___. (a) cub (b) kid (c) eaglet (d) calf
- 7.What is the feminine of “drake”? (a) hen (b) duck (c) ewe (d) mare
- 8.What is the masculine of “mother”? (a) uncle (b) son (c) father (d) brother
- 9.What is the masculine of “wife”? (a) nephew (b) husband (c) uncle (d) son
- 10.What is the feminine of “actor”? (a) actress (b) hostess (c) waitress (d) heroine
- 11.What is the masculine of “aunt”? (a) brother (b) son (c) nephew (d) uncle
- 12.Fill the gap: The young one of a whale is a ___. (a) calf (b) cub (c) chick (d) kid
- 13.What is the masculine of “waitress”? (a) waiter (b) host (c) actor (d) hero
- 14.Fill the gap: The young one of a goat is a ___. (a) foal (b) kid (c) cub (d) lamb
- 15.What is the masculine of “tigress”? (a) king (b) tiger (c) bull (d) lion
- 16.Fill the gap: A joey is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) cow (c) kangaroo (d) hen
- 17.Fill the gap: A lamb is the young one of a ___. (a) dog (b) hen (c) sheep (d) cat
- 18.Fill the gap: The young one of a horse is a ___. (a) foal (b) cub (c) lamb (d) kitten
- 19.Fill the gap: A tadpole is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) hen (c) cow (d) frog
- 20.Fill the gap: The young one of a lion is a ___. (a) chick (b) calf (c) cub (d) kitten
- 21.What is the masculine of “mare”? (a) bull (b) lion (c) horse (d) king
- 22.Fill the gap: A cub is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) sheep (c) lion (d) hen
- 23.What is the masculine of “daughter”? (a) son (b) husband (c) nephew (d) uncle
- 24.Fill the gap: A kid is the young one of a ___. (a) goat (b) cat (c) cow (d) hen
- 25.What is the masculine of “grandmother”? (a) son (b) grandfather (c) nephew (d) uncle
- 26.What is the feminine of “monk”? (a) aunt (b) queen (c) nun (d) bride
- 27.What is the feminine of “headmaster”? (a) queen (b) headmistress (c) hostess (d) aunt
- 28.Fill the gap: A foal is the young one of a ___. (a) frog (b) hen (c) horse (d) cat
- 29.Fill the gap: The young one of a tiger is a ___. (a) cub (b) lamb (c) kitten (d) foal
- 30.Fill the gap: The young one of an owl is an ___. (a) owlet (b) kid (c) calf (d) cub
- 31.What is the feminine of “man”? (a) woman (b) aunt (c) queen (d) niece
- 32.Fill the gap: The young one of a frog is a ___. (a) cub (b) lamb (c) tadpole (d) chick
- 33.What is the feminine of “king”? (a) niece (b) princess (c) queen (d) aunt
- 34.Fill the gap: The young one of a fox is a ___. (a) foal (b) lamb (c) calf (d) cub
- 35.Fill the gap: The young one of a wolf is a ___. (a) foal (b) cub (c) calf (d) lamb
- 36.Fill the gap: The young one of a kangaroo is a ___. (a) cub (b) lamb (c) chick (d) joey
- 37.Fill the gap: The young one of a cow is a ___. (a) calf (b) cub (c) kitten (d) chick
- 38.Fill the gap: The young one of a duck is a ___. (a) cub (b) kitten (c) foal (d) duckling
- 39.What is the masculine of “actress”? (a) hero (b) waiter (c) actor (d) host
- 40.Fill the gap: The young one of a cat is a ___. (a) kitten (b) puppy (c) cub (d) calf
Answer key
- peacock
- lamb
- puppy
- gosling
- ram
- eaglet
- duck
- father
- husband
- actress
- uncle
- calf
- waiter
- kid
- tiger
- kangaroo
- sheep
- foal
- frog
- cub
- horse
- lion
- son
- goat
- grandfather
- nun
- headmistress
- horse
- cub
- owlet
- woman
- tadpole
- queen
- cub
- cub
- joey
- calf
- duckling
- actor
- kitten
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