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Young Ones of Animals Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 18: Gender and young ones · Set 510 · 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) king (b) host (c) headmaster (d) uncle
  2. 2.What is the feminine of “monk”? (a) aunt (b) bride (c) nun (d) queen
  3. 3.Fill the gap: The young one of a cat is a ___. (a) kitten (b) calf (c) cub (d) puppy
  4. 4.Fill the gap: The young one of an owl is an ___. (a) calf (b) owlet (c) cub (d) kid
  5. 5.Fill the gap: A fawn is the young one of a ___. (a) deer (b) duck (c) hen (d) frog
  6. 6.What is the masculine of “queen”? (a) nephew (b) uncle (c) prince (d) king
  7. 7.What is the masculine of “niece”? (a) uncle (b) son (c) nephew (d) brother
  8. 8.Fill the gap: A kid is the young one of a ___. (a) goat (b) cow (c) hen (d) cat
  9. 9.What is the feminine of “god”? (a) queen (b) hostess (c) goddess (d) princess
  10. 10.Fill the gap: The young one of a butterfly is a ___. (a) kitten (b) caterpillar (c) cub (d) tadpole
  11. 11.Fill the gap: A lamb is the young one of a ___. (a) dog (b) cat (c) sheep (d) hen
  12. 12.What is the masculine of “grandmother”? (a) nephew (b) grandfather (c) uncle (d) son
  13. 13.Fill the gap: The young one of a wolf is a ___. (a) lamb (b) foal (c) calf (d) cub
  14. 14.What is the feminine of “headmaster”? (a) queen (b) headmistress (c) aunt (d) hostess
  15. 15.What is the masculine of “wife”? (a) nephew (b) son (c) husband (d) uncle
  16. 16.Fill the gap: A foal is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) frog (c) hen (d) horse
  17. 17.Fill the gap: The young one of a kangaroo is a ___. (a) lamb (b) cub (c) joey (d) chick
  18. 18.Fill the gap: The young one of a whale is a ___. (a) kid (b) cub (c) chick (d) calf
  19. 19.Fill the gap: A calf is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) frog (c) hen (d) cat
  20. 20.What is the feminine of “husband”? (a) daughter (b) aunt (c) wife (d) niece
  21. 21.What is the masculine of “empress”? (a) bull (b) prince (c) emperor (d) uncle
  22. 22.What is the feminine of “man”? (a) niece (b) queen (c) woman (d) aunt
  23. 23.What is the feminine of “grandfather”? (a) grandmother (b) queen (c) aunt (d) niece
  24. 24.Fill the gap: The young one of a frog is a ___. (a) cub (b) tadpole (c) lamb (d) chick
  25. 25.Fill the gap: The young one of a dog is a ___. (a) puppy (b) calf (c) kitten (d) foal
  26. 26.Fill the gap: The young one of a donkey is a ___. (a) kitten (b) chick (c) foal (d) cub
  27. 27.Fill the gap: A tadpole is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) cow (c) frog (d) cat
  28. 28.What is the masculine of “aunt”? (a) uncle (b) son (c) brother (d) nephew
  29. 29.Fill the gap: The young one of a tiger is a ___. (a) cub (b) kitten (c) foal (d) lamb
  30. 30.What is the masculine of “mother”? (a) uncle (b) son (c) brother (d) father
  31. 31.What is the feminine of “bridegroom”? (a) queen (b) wife (c) bride (d) aunt
  32. 32.Fill the gap: An eaglet is the young one of an ___. (a) ant (b) eagle (c) owl (d) ox
  33. 33.Fill the gap: A gosling is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) cat (c) goose (d) dog
  34. 34.Fill the gap: The young one of a cow is a ___. (a) calf (b) kitten (c) cub (d) chick
  35. 35.Fill the gap: An owlet is the young one of an ___. (a) eagle (b) ant (c) ox (d) owl
  36. 36.What is the feminine of “rooster”? (a) duck (b) cow (c) mare (d) hen
  37. 37.What is the feminine of “ram”? (a) peahen (b) hen (c) mare (d) ewe
  38. 38.What is the feminine of “host”? (a) actress (b) hostess (c) heroine (d) waitress
  39. 39.What is the masculine of “peahen”? (a) rooster (b) peacock (c) lion (d) bull
  40. 40.What is the feminine of “father”? (a) mother (b) aunt (c) sister (d) niece

Answer key

  1. headmaster
  2. nun
  3. kitten
  4. owlet
  5. deer
  6. king
  7. nephew
  8. goat
  9. goddess
  10. caterpillar
  11. sheep
  12. grandfather
  13. cub
  14. headmistress
  15. husband
  16. horse
  17. joey
  18. calf
  19. cow
  20. wife
  21. emperor
  22. woman
  23. grandmother
  24. tadpole
  25. puppy
  26. foal
  27. frog
  28. uncle
  29. cub
  30. father
  31. bride
  32. eagle
  33. goose
  34. calf
  35. owl
  36. hen
  37. ewe
  38. hostess
  39. peacock
  40. mother

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