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Young Ones of Animals Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 18: Gender and young ones · Set 391 · 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 “aunt”? (a) nephew (b) brother (c) son (d) uncle
  2. 2.Fill the gap: A fawn is the young one of a ___. (a) deer (b) hen (c) duck (d) frog
  3. 3.What is the feminine of “monk”? (a) queen (b) aunt (c) nun (d) bride
  4. 4.Fill the gap: The young one of a bear is a ___. (a) lamb (b) foal (c) chick (d) cub
  5. 5.Fill the gap: A joey is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) cat (c) kangaroo (d) hen
  6. 6.Fill the gap: The young one of a deer is a ___. (a) fawn (b) kitten (c) chick (d) puppy
  7. 7.What is the masculine of “hostess”? (a) actor (b) host (c) waiter (d) hero
  8. 8.Fill the gap: The young one of a wolf is a ___. (a) lamb (b) cub (c) calf (d) foal
  9. 9.What is the masculine of “heroine”? (a) prince (b) actor (c) hero (d) host
  10. 10.Fill the gap: A duckling is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) duck (c) goat (d) cat
  11. 11.Fill the gap: The young one of a kangaroo is a ___. (a) chick (b) joey (c) cub (d) lamb
  12. 12.What is the feminine of “hero”? (a) actress (b) heroine (c) princess (d) hostess
  13. 13.Fill the gap: The young one of a goat is a ___. (a) lamb (b) cub (c) kid (d) foal
  14. 14.Fill the gap: An eaglet is the young one of an ___. (a) eagle (b) ox (c) owl (d) ant
  15. 15.Fill the gap: The young one of a dog is a ___. (a) kitten (b) puppy (c) foal (d) calf
  16. 16.What is the masculine of “peahen”? (a) peacock (b) bull (c) rooster (d) lion
  17. 17.What is the feminine of “nephew”? (a) sister (b) daughter (c) aunt (d) niece
  18. 18.What is the masculine of “wife”? (a) son (b) husband (c) uncle (d) nephew
  19. 19.Fill the gap: The young one of a cat is a ___. (a) kitten (b) puppy (c) calf (d) cub
  20. 20.Fill the gap: A gosling is the young one of a ___. (a) dog (b) cow (c) goose (d) cat
  21. 21.Fill the gap: The young one of an elephant is a ___. (a) chick (b) kid (c) calf (d) kitten
  22. 22.What is the feminine of “man”? (a) aunt (b) queen (c) woman (d) niece
  23. 23.Fill the gap: A foal is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) frog (c) hen (d) horse
  24. 24.Fill the gap: A caterpillar is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) cow (c) frog (d) butterfly
  25. 25.Fill the gap: The young one of a camel is a ___. (a) kitten (b) calf (c) cub (d) chick
  26. 26.Fill the gap: A kid is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) hen (c) cat (d) goat
  27. 27.Fill the gap: The young one of a goose is a ___. (a) calf (b) kid (c) cub (d) gosling
  28. 28.What is the feminine of “boy”? (a) wife (b) queen (c) aunt (d) girl
  29. 29.What is the feminine of “waiter”? (a) princess (b) actress (c) waitress (d) hostess
  30. 30.What is the feminine of “prince”? (a) niece (b) princess (c) queen (d) aunt
  31. 31.Fill the gap: The young one of a duck is a ___. (a) duckling (b) cub (c) foal (d) kitten
  32. 32.Fill the gap: A tadpole is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) cat (c) frog (d) cow
  33. 33.What is the feminine of “tiger”? (a) hen (b) tigress (c) mare (d) lioness
  34. 34.What is the masculine of “actress”? (a) waiter (b) hero (c) actor (d) host
  35. 35.What is the masculine of “bride”? (a) nephew (b) uncle (c) bridegroom (d) king
  36. 36.What is the feminine of “duke”? (a) queen (b) aunt (c) duchess (d) niece
  37. 37.Fill the gap: The young one of a butterfly is a ___. (a) kitten (b) cub (c) tadpole (d) caterpillar
  38. 38.What is the masculine of “ewe”? (a) ram (b) lion (c) horse (d) bull
  39. 39.Fill the gap: The young one of a sheep is a ___. (a) lamb (b) chick (c) kid (d) cub
  40. 40.Fill the gap: The young one of an owl is an ___. (a) kid (b) calf (c) owlet (d) cub

Answer key

  1. uncle
  2. deer
  3. nun
  4. cub
  5. kangaroo
  6. fawn
  7. host
  8. cub
  9. hero
  10. duck
  11. joey
  12. heroine
  13. kid
  14. eagle
  15. puppy
  16. peacock
  17. niece
  18. husband
  19. kitten
  20. goose
  21. calf
  22. woman
  23. horse
  24. butterfly
  25. calf
  26. goat
  27. gosling
  28. girl
  29. waitress
  30. princess
  31. duckling
  32. frog
  33. tigress
  34. actor
  35. bridegroom
  36. duchess
  37. caterpillar
  38. ram
  39. lamb
  40. owlet

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