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Young Ones of Animals Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 18: Gender and young ones · Set 530 · 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 whale is a ___. (a) kid (b) chick (c) cub (d) calf
  2. 2.Fill the gap: The young one of a duck is a ___. (a) kitten (b) cub (c) foal (d) duckling
  3. 3.Fill the gap: The young one of a lion is a ___. (a) chick (b) kitten (c) calf (d) cub
  4. 4.Fill the gap: A caterpillar is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) frog (c) butterfly (d) hen
  5. 5.What is the feminine of “rooster”? (a) hen (b) duck (c) cow (d) mare
  6. 6.Fill the gap: A joey is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) kangaroo (c) hen (d) cat
  7. 7.Fill the gap: The young one of a dog is a ___. (a) foal (b) kitten (c) puppy (d) calf
  8. 8.Fill the gap: A lamb is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) dog (c) hen (d) sheep
  9. 9.What is the feminine of “waiter”? (a) waitress (b) princess (c) hostess (d) actress
  10. 10.Fill the gap: A foal is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) frog (c) horse (d) hen
  11. 11.What is the feminine of “god”? (a) goddess (b) princess (c) hostess (d) queen
  12. 12.What is the feminine of “actor”? (a) actress (b) heroine (c) waitress (d) hostess
  13. 13.What is the masculine of “duchess”? (a) uncle (b) duke (c) prince (d) king
  14. 14.Fill the gap: The young one of a goat is a ___. (a) foal (b) kid (c) cub (d) lamb
  15. 15.What is the feminine of “grandfather”? (a) queen (b) aunt (c) grandmother (d) niece
  16. 16.Fill the gap: The young one of a deer is a ___. (a) chick (b) kitten (c) puppy (d) fawn
  17. 17.Fill the gap: The young one of an owl is an ___. (a) kid (b) cub (c) owlet (d) calf
  18. 18.What is the masculine of “headmistress”? (a) headmaster (b) uncle (c) host (d) king
  19. 19.What is the feminine of “husband”? (a) aunt (b) niece (c) wife (d) daughter
  20. 20.Fill the gap: An owlet is the young one of an ___. (a) ant (b) eagle (c) ox (d) owl
  21. 21.Fill the gap: A tadpole is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) cow (c) cat (d) frog
  22. 22.What is the masculine of “grandmother”? (a) nephew (b) grandfather (c) uncle (d) son
  23. 23.Fill the gap: A fawn is the young one of a ___. (a) duck (b) frog (c) deer (d) hen
  24. 24.What is the masculine of “lioness”? (a) lion (b) tiger (c) bull (d) king
  25. 25.Fill the gap: The young one of a goose is a ___. (a) kid (b) cub (c) gosling (d) calf
  26. 26.What is the masculine of “niece”? (a) son (b) uncle (c) nephew (d) brother
  27. 27.Fill the gap: The young one of an elephant is a ___. (a) chick (b) calf (c) kid (d) kitten
  28. 28.Fill the gap: The young one of a sheep is a ___. (a) kid (b) chick (c) cub (d) lamb
  29. 29.Fill the gap: An eaglet is the young one of an ___. (a) eagle (b) ant (c) owl (d) ox
  30. 30.What is the masculine of “daughter”? (a) husband (b) nephew (c) uncle (d) son
  31. 31.Fill the gap: The young one of a hen is a ___. (a) calf (b) kid (c) cub (d) chick
  32. 32.What is the feminine of “father”? (a) aunt (b) niece (c) sister (d) mother
  33. 33.What is the masculine of “girl”? (a) husband (b) king (c) uncle (d) boy
  34. 34.What is the masculine of “empress”? (a) uncle (b) prince (c) emperor (d) bull
  35. 35.What is the masculine of “waitress”? (a) host (b) waiter (c) hero (d) actor
  36. 36.Fill the gap: The young one of a tiger is a ___. (a) kitten (b) lamb (c) foal (d) cub
  37. 37.What is the masculine of “woman”? (a) uncle (b) man (c) king (d) nephew
  38. 38.Fill the gap: The young one of a butterfly is a ___. (a) cub (b) caterpillar (c) kitten (d) tadpole
  39. 39.What is the masculine of “wife”? (a) uncle (b) son (c) nephew (d) husband
  40. 40.Fill the gap: A puppy is the young one of a ___. (a) dog (b) cow (c) cat (d) hen

Answer key

  1. calf
  2. duckling
  3. cub
  4. butterfly
  5. hen
  6. kangaroo
  7. puppy
  8. sheep
  9. waitress
  10. horse
  11. goddess
  12. actress
  13. duke
  14. kid
  15. grandmother
  16. fawn
  17. owlet
  18. headmaster
  19. wife
  20. owl
  21. frog
  22. grandfather
  23. deer
  24. lion
  25. gosling
  26. nephew
  27. calf
  28. lamb
  29. eagle
  30. son
  31. chick
  32. mother
  33. boy
  34. emperor
  35. waiter
  36. cub
  37. man
  38. caterpillar
  39. husband
  40. dog

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