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Young Ones of Animals Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 18: Gender and young ones · Set 426 · 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: A joey is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) cat (c) cow (d) kangaroo
  2. 2.Fill the gap: A kid is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) cow (c) cat (d) goat
  3. 3.What is the masculine of “tigress”? (a) king (b) bull (c) lion (d) tiger
  4. 4.Fill the gap: The young one of a cat is a ___. (a) kitten (b) calf (c) cub (d) puppy
  5. 5.Fill the gap: A piglet is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) frog (c) pig (d) hen
  6. 6.Fill the gap: A calf is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) hen (c) cow (d) frog
  7. 7.Fill the gap: The young one of a goose is a ___. (a) kid (b) cub (c) gosling (d) calf
  8. 8.Fill the gap: The young one of a donkey is a ___. (a) cub (b) foal (c) chick (d) kitten
  9. 9.What is the masculine of “daughter”? (a) nephew (b) son (c) husband (d) uncle
  10. 10.Fill the gap: The young one of a frog is a ___. (a) tadpole (b) lamb (c) cub (d) chick
  11. 11.Fill the gap: The young one of an elephant is a ___. (a) calf (b) kid (c) kitten (d) chick
  12. 12.Fill the gap: The young one of an eagle is an ___. (a) calf (b) eaglet (c) cub (d) kid
  13. 13.Fill the gap: The young one of a camel is a ___. (a) kitten (b) chick (c) cub (d) calf
  14. 14.Fill the gap: A fawn is the young one of a ___. (a) deer (b) hen (c) frog (d) duck
  15. 15.Fill the gap: The young one of a swan is a ___. (a) foal (b) cygnet (c) cub (d) kid
  16. 16.What is the masculine of “headmistress”? (a) host (b) king (c) uncle (d) headmaster
  17. 17.What is the feminine of “king”? (a) niece (b) princess (c) aunt (d) queen
  18. 18.Fill the gap: The young one of a duck is a ___. (a) duckling (b) foal (c) cub (d) kitten
  19. 19.Fill the gap: An owlet is the young one of an ___. (a) ox (b) owl (c) eagle (d) ant
  20. 20.Fill the gap: The young one of a hen is a ___. (a) chick (b) calf (c) cub (d) kid
  21. 21.What is the feminine of “god”? (a) princess (b) goddess (c) queen (d) hostess
  22. 22.What is the feminine of “host”? (a) actress (b) hostess (c) waitress (d) heroine
  23. 23.What is the masculine of “aunt”? (a) son (b) nephew (c) brother (d) uncle
  24. 24.What is the masculine of “empress”? (a) bull (b) uncle (c) prince (d) emperor
  25. 25.What is the masculine of “bride”? (a) uncle (b) bridegroom (c) king (d) nephew
  26. 26.What is the feminine of “nephew”? (a) daughter (b) sister (c) aunt (d) niece
  27. 27.Fill the gap: The young one of a pig is a ___. (a) piglet (b) kitten (c) foal (d) cub
  28. 28.What is the masculine of “duchess”? (a) uncle (b) king (c) prince (d) duke
  29. 29.Fill the gap: A chick is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) cow (c) dog (d) hen
  30. 30.Fill the gap: The young one of a lion is a ___. (a) chick (b) cub (c) calf (d) kitten
  31. 31.What is the masculine of “ewe”? (a) horse (b) ram (c) bull (d) lion
  32. 32.What is the feminine of “boy”? (a) wife (b) queen (c) girl (d) aunt
  33. 33.What is the masculine of “niece”? (a) brother (b) son (c) nephew (d) uncle
  34. 34.What is the feminine of “ram”? (a) mare (b) peahen (c) ewe (d) hen
  35. 35.What is the feminine of “emperor”? (a) empress (b) duchess (c) queen (d) princess
  36. 36.Fill the gap: A caterpillar is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) cow (c) frog (d) butterfly
  37. 37.What is the feminine of “tiger”? (a) mare (b) tigress (c) lioness (d) hen
  38. 38.What is the feminine of “peacock”? (a) duck (b) hen (c) peahen (d) mare
  39. 39.What is the feminine of “actor”? (a) hostess (b) actress (c) heroine (d) waitress
  40. 40.What is the feminine of “waiter”? (a) actress (b) princess (c) hostess (d) waitress

Answer key

  1. kangaroo
  2. goat
  3. tiger
  4. kitten
  5. pig
  6. cow
  7. gosling
  8. foal
  9. son
  10. tadpole
  11. calf
  12. eaglet
  13. calf
  14. deer
  15. cygnet
  16. headmaster
  17. queen
  18. duckling
  19. owl
  20. chick
  21. goddess
  22. hostess
  23. uncle
  24. emperor
  25. bridegroom
  26. niece
  27. piglet
  28. duke
  29. hen
  30. cub
  31. ram
  32. girl
  33. nephew
  34. ewe
  35. empress
  36. butterfly
  37. tigress
  38. peahen
  39. actress
  40. waitress

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