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Young Ones of Animals Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 18: Gender and young ones · Set 470 · 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 “headmistress”? (a) host (b) king (c) uncle (d) headmaster
  2. 2.What is the masculine of “niece”? (a) brother (b) son (c) nephew (d) uncle
  3. 3.Fill the gap: The young one of a lion is a ___. (a) chick (b) kitten (c) cub (d) calf
  4. 4.Fill the gap: The young one of a hen is a ___. (a) calf (b) cub (c) kid (d) chick
  5. 5.Fill the gap: The young one of an elephant is a ___. (a) kid (b) chick (c) calf (d) kitten
  6. 6.Fill the gap: The young one of a butterfly is a ___. (a) tadpole (b) caterpillar (c) kitten (d) cub
  7. 7.Fill the gap: The young one of a donkey is a ___. (a) kitten (b) cub (c) chick (d) foal
  8. 8.Fill the gap: The young one of a kangaroo is a ___. (a) chick (b) cub (c) joey (d) lamb
  9. 9.What is the feminine of “tiger”? (a) hen (b) lioness (c) mare (d) tigress
  10. 10.What is the feminine of “nephew”? (a) niece (b) daughter (c) sister (d) aunt
  11. 11.Fill the gap: A cub is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) lion (c) sheep (d) cow
  12. 12.Fill the gap: A foal is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) frog (c) horse (d) hen
  13. 13.What is the feminine of “duke”? (a) duchess (b) aunt (c) queen (d) niece
  14. 14.Fill the gap: The young one of a tiger is a ___. (a) foal (b) lamb (c) cub (d) kitten
  15. 15.What is the feminine of “hero”? (a) actress (b) princess (c) hostess (d) heroine
  16. 16.Fill the gap: A caterpillar is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) frog (c) hen (d) butterfly
  17. 17.Fill the gap: The young one of a whale is a ___. (a) calf (b) chick (c) cub (d) kid
  18. 18.Fill the gap: The young one of a sheep is a ___. (a) chick (b) cub (c) lamb (d) kid
  19. 19.Fill the gap: A fawn is the young one of a ___. (a) frog (b) duck (c) deer (d) hen
  20. 20.What is the feminine of “grandfather”? (a) grandmother (b) niece (c) queen (d) aunt
  21. 21.What is the masculine of “aunt”? (a) brother (b) son (c) nephew (d) uncle
  22. 22.What is the masculine of “hostess”? (a) waiter (b) host (c) actor (d) hero
  23. 23.Fill the gap: The young one of an owl is an ___. (a) kid (b) calf (c) owlet (d) cub
  24. 24.Fill the gap: The young one of a pig is a ___. (a) kitten (b) foal (c) piglet (d) cub
  25. 25.Fill the gap: A duckling is the young one of a ___. (a) goat (b) duck (c) cow (d) cat
  26. 26.What is the masculine of “ewe”? (a) bull (b) lion (c) horse (d) ram
  27. 27.What is the masculine of “tigress”? (a) king (b) tiger (c) lion (d) bull
  28. 28.What is the feminine of “prince”? (a) aunt (b) queen (c) princess (d) niece
  29. 29.Fill the gap: A joey is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) hen (c) cat (d) kangaroo
  30. 30.What is the masculine of “goddess”? (a) hero (b) king (c) god (d) prince
  31. 31.What is the feminine of “god”? (a) queen (b) princess (c) hostess (d) goddess
  32. 32.What is the feminine of “bridegroom”? (a) wife (b) aunt (c) bride (d) queen
  33. 33.Fill the gap: The young one of a cat is a ___. (a) puppy (b) kitten (c) cub (d) calf
  34. 34.What is the feminine of “ram”? (a) peahen (b) mare (c) ewe (d) hen
  35. 35.What is the masculine of “woman”? (a) uncle (b) nephew (c) king (d) man
  36. 36.What is the masculine of “bride”? (a) king (b) uncle (c) bridegroom (d) nephew
  37. 37.Fill the gap: The young one of a dog is a ___. (a) kitten (b) calf (c) foal (d) puppy
  38. 38.What is the feminine of “headmaster”? (a) headmistress (b) queen (c) hostess (d) aunt
  39. 39.Fill the gap: The young one of a cow is a ___. (a) chick (b) kitten (c) calf (d) cub
  40. 40.Fill the gap: The young one of an eagle is an ___. (a) cub (b) kid (c) eaglet (d) calf

Answer key

  1. headmaster
  2. nephew
  3. cub
  4. chick
  5. calf
  6. caterpillar
  7. foal
  8. joey
  9. tigress
  10. niece
  11. lion
  12. horse
  13. duchess
  14. cub
  15. heroine
  16. butterfly
  17. calf
  18. lamb
  19. deer
  20. grandmother
  21. uncle
  22. host
  23. owlet
  24. piglet
  25. duck
  26. ram
  27. tiger
  28. princess
  29. kangaroo
  30. god
  31. goddess
  32. bride
  33. kitten
  34. ewe
  35. man
  36. bridegroom
  37. puppy
  38. headmistress
  39. calf
  40. eaglet

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