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Young Ones of Animals Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 18: Gender and young ones · Set 487 · 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: The young one of a sheep is a ___. (a) kid (b) chick (c) lamb (d) cub
  2. 2.What is the masculine of “mother”? (a) father (b) son (c) uncle (d) brother
  3. 3.What is the masculine of “queen”? (a) king (b) uncle (c) nephew (d) prince
  4. 4.Fill the gap: A puppy is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) dog (c) hen (d) cow
  5. 5.What is the masculine of “niece”? (a) uncle (b) brother (c) son (d) nephew
  6. 6.Fill the gap: The young one of an owl is an ___. (a) cub (b) kid (c) owlet (d) calf
  7. 7.Fill the gap: The young one of a butterfly is a ___. (a) cub (b) kitten (c) caterpillar (d) tadpole
  8. 8.What is the feminine of “emperor”? (a) queen (b) princess (c) empress (d) duchess
  9. 9.What is the feminine of “prince”? (a) princess (b) queen (c) niece (d) aunt
  10. 10.Fill the gap: The young one of a cat is a ___. (a) puppy (b) kitten (c) cub (d) calf
  11. 11.Fill the gap: The young one of a dog is a ___. (a) puppy (b) foal (c) kitten (d) calf
  12. 12.Fill the gap: The young one of a goose is a ___. (a) cub (b) gosling (c) calf (d) kid
  13. 13.Fill the gap: The young one of a deer is a ___. (a) puppy (b) kitten (c) chick (d) fawn
  14. 14.Fill the gap: The young one of an eagle is an ___. (a) kid (b) eaglet (c) calf (d) cub
  15. 15.Fill the gap: A caterpillar is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) frog (c) hen (d) butterfly
  16. 16.Fill the gap: A gosling is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) dog (c) cat (d) goose
  17. 17.Fill the gap: The young one of a whale is a ___. (a) cub (b) chick (c) calf (d) kid
  18. 18.What is the masculine of “headmistress”? (a) host (b) headmaster (c) uncle (d) king
  19. 19.What is the feminine of “ram”? (a) ewe (b) peahen (c) mare (d) hen
  20. 20.What is the feminine of “boy”? (a) queen (b) wife (c) aunt (d) girl
  21. 21.What is the feminine of “monk”? (a) queen (b) bride (c) aunt (d) nun
  22. 22.Fill the gap: The young one of a cow is a ___. (a) kitten (b) calf (c) chick (d) cub
  23. 23.What is the feminine of “actor”? (a) waitress (b) heroine (c) hostess (d) actress
  24. 24.Fill the gap: A piglet is the young one of a ___. (a) pig (b) frog (c) hen (d) cat
  25. 25.Fill the gap: The young one of a wolf is a ___. (a) foal (b) cub (c) calf (d) lamb
  26. 26.Fill the gap: The young one of a pig is a ___. (a) cub (b) foal (c) piglet (d) kitten
  27. 27.What is the feminine of “tiger”? (a) lioness (b) tigress (c) hen (d) mare
  28. 28.What is the masculine of “hostess”? (a) waiter (b) hero (c) host (d) actor
  29. 29.What is the feminine of “headmaster”? (a) hostess (b) queen (c) headmistress (d) aunt
  30. 30.What is the masculine of “daughter”? (a) son (b) uncle (c) nephew (d) husband
  31. 31.What is the feminine of “husband”? (a) daughter (b) wife (c) aunt (d) niece
  32. 32.What is the masculine of “heroine”? (a) prince (b) host (c) actor (d) hero
  33. 33.What is the feminine of “son”? (a) niece (b) wife (c) daughter (d) aunt
  34. 34.What is the feminine of “nephew”? (a) niece (b) sister (c) aunt (d) daughter
  35. 35.Fill the gap: An owlet is the young one of an ___. (a) owl (b) eagle (c) ant (d) ox
  36. 36.Fill the gap: A chick is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) hen (c) dog (d) cow
  37. 37.What is the masculine of “peahen”? (a) bull (b) lion (c) rooster (d) peacock
  38. 38.Fill the gap: The young one of a bear is a ___. (a) lamb (b) foal (c) chick (d) cub
  39. 39.Fill the gap: The young one of a camel is a ___. (a) cub (b) kitten (c) chick (d) calf
  40. 40.Fill the gap: The young one of a tiger is a ___. (a) lamb (b) foal (c) kitten (d) cub

Answer key

  1. lamb
  2. father
  3. king
  4. dog
  5. nephew
  6. owlet
  7. caterpillar
  8. empress
  9. princess
  10. kitten
  11. puppy
  12. gosling
  13. fawn
  14. eaglet
  15. butterfly
  16. goose
  17. calf
  18. headmaster
  19. ewe
  20. girl
  21. nun
  22. calf
  23. actress
  24. pig
  25. cub
  26. piglet
  27. tigress
  28. host
  29. headmistress
  30. son
  31. wife
  32. hero
  33. daughter
  34. niece
  35. owl
  36. hen
  37. peacock
  38. cub
  39. calf
  40. cub

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