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