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Young Ones of Animals Worksheet

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

Answer key

  1. cub
  2. piglet
  3. butterfly
  4. owl
  5. eaglet
  6. calf
  7. ewe
  8. empress
  9. joey
  10. tadpole
  11. kangaroo
  12. duck
  13. heroine
  14. cow
  15. cub
  16. chick
  17. grandfather
  18. man
  19. cub
  20. swan
  21. hen
  22. hen
  23. host
  24. duchess
  25. lioness
  26. pig
  27. bridegroom
  28. fawn
  29. frog
  30. sheep
  31. eagle
  32. calf
  33. peacock
  34. god
  35. lion
  36. lion
  37. horse
  38. calf
  39. mare
  40. grandmother

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