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