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Young Ones of Animals Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 18: Gender and young ones · Set 377 · 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 “hostess”? (a) hero (b) actor (c) waiter (d) host
  2. 2.What is the feminine of “king”? (a) princess (b) aunt (c) niece (d) queen
  3. 3.Fill the gap: A joey is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) kangaroo (c) hen (d) cat
  4. 4.Fill the gap: A caterpillar is the young one of a ___. (a) butterfly (b) cow (c) hen (d) frog
  5. 5.Fill the gap: The young one of a hen is a ___. (a) kid (b) chick (c) cub (d) calf
  6. 6.Fill the gap: An eaglet is the young one of an ___. (a) owl (b) ant (c) eagle (d) ox
  7. 7.Fill the gap: The young one of a lion is a ___. (a) kitten (b) chick (c) cub (d) calf
  8. 8.What is the masculine of “mare”? (a) horse (b) king (c) lion (d) bull
  9. 9.Fill the gap: A chick is the young one of a ___. (a) dog (b) hen (c) cow (d) cat
  10. 10.What is the feminine of “peacock”? (a) hen (b) duck (c) peahen (d) mare
  11. 11.What is the feminine of “tiger”? (a) lioness (b) hen (c) mare (d) tigress
  12. 12.Fill the gap: A tadpole is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) frog (c) cow (d) cat
  13. 13.Fill the gap: The young one of a sheep is a ___. (a) kid (b) lamb (c) chick (d) cub
  14. 14.What is the masculine of “heroine”? (a) host (b) actor (c) prince (d) hero
  15. 15.What is the masculine of “duchess”? (a) king (b) uncle (c) prince (d) duke
  16. 16.What is the feminine of “ram”? (a) peahen (b) mare (c) ewe (d) hen
  17. 17.What is the masculine of “goddess”? (a) prince (b) god (c) king (d) hero
  18. 18.What is the feminine of “horse”? (a) cow (b) ewe (c) mare (d) hen
  19. 19.What is the feminine of “headmaster”? (a) queen (b) headmistress (c) aunt (d) hostess
  20. 20.Fill the gap: The young one of a donkey is a ___. (a) chick (b) cub (c) foal (d) kitten
  21. 21.Fill the gap: A piglet is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) frog (c) pig (d) hen
  22. 22.Fill the gap: The young one of a fox is a ___. (a) calf (b) foal (c) cub (d) lamb
  23. 23.What is the feminine of “grandfather”? (a) niece (b) aunt (c) grandmother (d) queen
  24. 24.Fill the gap: The young one of a cat is a ___. (a) cub (b) puppy (c) kitten (d) calf
  25. 25.What is the feminine of “lion”? (a) tigress (b) queen (c) lioness (d) mare
  26. 26.What is the masculine of “mother”? (a) brother (b) father (c) son (d) uncle
  27. 27.Fill the gap: A kitten is the young one of a ___. (a) dog (b) cat (c) cow (d) hen
  28. 28.What is the masculine of “sister”? (a) uncle (b) brother (c) nephew (d) husband
  29. 29.Fill the gap: The young one of a whale is a ___. (a) calf (b) cub (c) chick (d) kid
  30. 30.Fill the gap: The young one of an eagle is an ___. (a) calf (b) cub (c) kid (d) eaglet
  31. 31.What is the masculine of “queen”? (a) prince (b) king (c) nephew (d) uncle
  32. 32.Fill the gap: The young one of a butterfly is a ___. (a) kitten (b) caterpillar (c) tadpole (d) cub
  33. 33.What is the feminine of “son”? (a) wife (b) niece (c) daughter (d) aunt
  34. 34.What is the masculine of “empress”? (a) emperor (b) prince (c) bull (d) uncle
  35. 35.Fill the gap: A duckling is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) goat (c) duck (d) cow
  36. 36.Fill the gap: A gosling is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) goose (c) dog (d) cat
  37. 37.Fill the gap: A cub is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) hen (c) lion (d) sheep
  38. 38.Fill the gap: The young one of a kangaroo is a ___. (a) cub (b) chick (c) joey (d) lamb
  39. 39.Fill the gap: An owlet is the young one of an ___. (a) owl (b) ox (c) eagle (d) ant
  40. 40.Fill the gap: The young one of a dog is a ___. (a) puppy (b) foal (c) calf (d) kitten

Answer key

  1. host
  2. queen
  3. kangaroo
  4. butterfly
  5. chick
  6. eagle
  7. cub
  8. horse
  9. hen
  10. peahen
  11. tigress
  12. frog
  13. lamb
  14. hero
  15. duke
  16. ewe
  17. god
  18. mare
  19. headmistress
  20. foal
  21. pig
  22. cub
  23. grandmother
  24. kitten
  25. lioness
  26. father
  27. cat
  28. brother
  29. calf
  30. eaglet
  31. king
  32. caterpillar
  33. daughter
  34. emperor
  35. duck
  36. goose
  37. lion
  38. joey
  39. owl
  40. puppy

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