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