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Young Ones of Animals Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 18: Gender and young ones · Set 354 · 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 fox is a ___. (a) lamb (b) cub (c) foal (d) calf
  2. 2.Fill the gap: The young one of a swan is a ___. (a) cygnet (b) kid (c) cub (d) foal
  3. 3.What is the feminine of “drake”? (a) hen (b) duck (c) ewe (d) mare
  4. 4.What is the feminine of “nephew”? (a) daughter (b) niece (c) sister (d) aunt
  5. 5.Fill the gap: The young one of a goose is a ___. (a) cub (b) gosling (c) kid (d) calf
  6. 6.Fill the gap: A chick is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) dog (c) cow (d) hen
  7. 7.What is the feminine of “god”? (a) princess (b) goddess (c) hostess (d) queen
  8. 8.Fill the gap: The young one of a frog is a ___. (a) cub (b) chick (c) lamb (d) tadpole
  9. 9.What is the masculine of “heroine”? (a) host (b) actor (c) prince (d) hero
  10. 10.Fill the gap: The young one of a cat is a ___. (a) cub (b) kitten (c) calf (d) puppy
  11. 11.Fill the gap: The young one of a pig is a ___. (a) kitten (b) piglet (c) foal (d) cub
  12. 12.Fill the gap: A puppy is the young one of a ___. (a) dog (b) cow (c) hen (d) cat
  13. 13.Fill the gap: The young one of an elephant is a ___. (a) calf (b) chick (c) kitten (d) kid
  14. 14.What is the feminine of “tiger”? (a) lioness (b) hen (c) mare (d) tigress
  15. 15.Fill the gap: A gosling is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) cow (c) dog (d) goose
  16. 16.What is the feminine of “grandfather”? (a) niece (b) aunt (c) queen (d) grandmother
  17. 17.What is the masculine of “grandmother”? (a) grandfather (b) nephew (c) son (d) uncle
  18. 18.What is the feminine of “prince”? (a) princess (b) aunt (c) queen (d) niece
  19. 19.What is the feminine of “hero”? (a) princess (b) hostess (c) actress (d) heroine
  20. 20.What is the masculine of “princess”? (a) nephew (b) prince (c) uncle (d) king
  21. 21.What is the masculine of “wife”? (a) uncle (b) son (c) nephew (d) husband
  22. 22.What is the masculine of “niece”? (a) brother (b) uncle (c) nephew (d) son
  23. 23.What is the masculine of “woman”? (a) nephew (b) king (c) uncle (d) man
  24. 24.Fill the gap: A cub is the young one of a ___. (a) lion (b) cow (c) sheep (d) hen
  25. 25.What is the feminine of “waiter”? (a) hostess (b) princess (c) waitress (d) actress
  26. 26.Fill the gap: The young one of a donkey is a ___. (a) cub (b) kitten (c) foal (d) chick
  27. 27.What is the masculine of “lioness”? (a) tiger (b) bull (c) king (d) lion
  28. 28.What is the feminine of “man”? (a) woman (b) niece (c) queen (d) aunt
  29. 29.Fill the gap: The young one of a camel is a ___. (a) kitten (b) calf (c) chick (d) cub
  30. 30.Fill the gap: The young one of an owl is an ___. (a) calf (b) owlet (c) cub (d) kid
  31. 31.What is the feminine of “ram”? (a) peahen (b) hen (c) mare (d) ewe
  32. 32.Fill the gap: A calf is the young one of a ___. (a) frog (b) cat (c) hen (d) cow
  33. 33.Fill the gap: A duckling is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) goat (c) duck (d) cat
  34. 34.What is the feminine of “lion”? (a) lioness (b) tigress (c) queen (d) mare
  35. 35.Fill the gap: The young one of a sheep is a ___. (a) chick (b) cub (c) kid (d) lamb
  36. 36.What is the feminine of “horse”? (a) cow (b) ewe (c) mare (d) hen
  37. 37.Fill the gap: A tadpole is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) cow (c) frog (d) cat
  38. 38.What is the masculine of “actress”? (a) waiter (b) hero (c) host (d) actor
  39. 39.What is the masculine of “aunt”? (a) brother (b) uncle (c) nephew (d) son
  40. 40.What is the feminine of “headmaster”? (a) queen (b) hostess (c) aunt (d) headmistress

Answer key

  1. cub
  2. cygnet
  3. duck
  4. niece
  5. gosling
  6. hen
  7. goddess
  8. tadpole
  9. hero
  10. kitten
  11. piglet
  12. dog
  13. calf
  14. tigress
  15. goose
  16. grandmother
  17. grandfather
  18. princess
  19. heroine
  20. prince
  21. husband
  22. nephew
  23. man
  24. lion
  25. waitress
  26. foal
  27. lion
  28. woman
  29. calf
  30. owlet
  31. ewe
  32. cow
  33. duck
  34. lioness
  35. lamb
  36. mare
  37. frog
  38. actor
  39. uncle
  40. headmistress

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