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