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Young Ones of Animals Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 18: Gender and young ones · Set 540 · 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 feminine of “gentleman”? (a) queen (b) bride (c) lady (d) aunt
  2. 2.What is the feminine of “actor”? (a) waitress (b) hostess (c) actress (d) heroine
  3. 3.What is the masculine of “daughter”? (a) uncle (b) nephew (c) husband (d) son
  4. 4.Fill the gap: The young one of a swan is a ___. (a) kid (b) foal (c) cygnet (d) cub
  5. 5.What is the feminine of “headmaster”? (a) aunt (b) queen (c) headmistress (d) hostess
  6. 6.What is the masculine of “niece”? (a) nephew (b) son (c) uncle (d) brother
  7. 7.What is the feminine of “bull”? (a) mare (b) ewe (c) cow (d) hen
  8. 8.Fill the gap: A piglet is the young one of a ___. (a) frog (b) hen (c) cat (d) pig
  9. 9.Fill the gap: The young one of a frog is a ___. (a) lamb (b) chick (c) tadpole (d) cub
  10. 10.Fill the gap: The young one of a pig is a ___. (a) cub (b) foal (c) kitten (d) piglet
  11. 11.Fill the gap: The young one of a kangaroo is a ___. (a) lamb (b) cub (c) joey (d) chick
  12. 12.What is the masculine of “bride”? (a) nephew (b) king (c) bridegroom (d) uncle
  13. 13.What is the masculine of “duchess”? (a) duke (b) uncle (c) king (d) prince
  14. 14.What is the masculine of “ewe”? (a) bull (b) lion (c) horse (d) ram
  15. 15.Fill the gap: A tadpole is the young one of a ___. (a) frog (b) cat (c) cow (d) hen
  16. 16.Fill the gap: The young one of a wolf is a ___. (a) foal (b) calf (c) lamb (d) cub
  17. 17.What is the feminine of “boy”? (a) queen (b) wife (c) girl (d) aunt
  18. 18.Fill the gap: The young one of a bear is a ___. (a) chick (b) cub (c) lamb (d) foal
  19. 19.Fill the gap: The young one of an owl is an ___. (a) kid (b) owlet (c) cub (d) calf
  20. 20.What is the feminine of “waiter”? (a) princess (b) hostess (c) waitress (d) actress
  21. 21.Fill the gap: A cygnet is the young one of a ___. (a) horse (b) swan (c) cow (d) cat
  22. 22.What is the masculine of “wife”? (a) son (b) uncle (c) nephew (d) husband
  23. 23.What is the masculine of “mare”? (a) bull (b) horse (c) king (d) lion
  24. 24.Fill the gap: The young one of an elephant is a ___. (a) chick (b) calf (c) kitten (d) kid
  25. 25.Fill the gap: A cub is the young one of a ___. (a) lion (b) cow (c) sheep (d) hen
  26. 26.Fill the gap: The young one of a cow is a ___. (a) kitten (b) cub (c) chick (d) calf
  27. 27.Fill the gap: The young one of a dog is a ___. (a) foal (b) puppy (c) kitten (d) calf
  28. 28.Fill the gap: The young one of a hen is a ___. (a) calf (b) chick (c) kid (d) cub
  29. 29.Fill the gap: A calf is the young one of a ___. (a) frog (b) hen (c) cat (d) cow
  30. 30.What is the feminine of “ram”? (a) peahen (b) mare (c) ewe (d) hen
  31. 31.Fill the gap: The young one of a cat is a ___. (a) puppy (b) cub (c) calf (d) kitten
  32. 32.What is the masculine of “peahen”? (a) bull (b) rooster (c) lion (d) peacock
  33. 33.Fill the gap: The young one of a camel is a ___. (a) kitten (b) calf (c) cub (d) chick
  34. 34.What is the feminine of “hero”? (a) princess (b) heroine (c) actress (d) hostess
  35. 35.Fill the gap: A foal is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) cat (c) frog (d) horse
  36. 36.Fill the gap: The young one of a fox is a ___. (a) foal (b) cub (c) lamb (d) calf
  37. 37.Fill the gap: The young one of a donkey is a ___. (a) chick (b) foal (c) kitten (d) cub
  38. 38.Fill the gap: The young one of a lion is a ___. (a) cub (b) chick (c) kitten (d) calf
  39. 39.Fill the gap: A caterpillar is the young one of a ___. (a) frog (b) hen (c) butterfly (d) cow
  40. 40.What is the feminine of “man”? (a) queen (b) niece (c) aunt (d) woman

Answer key

  1. lady
  2. actress
  3. son
  4. cygnet
  5. headmistress
  6. nephew
  7. cow
  8. pig
  9. tadpole
  10. piglet
  11. joey
  12. bridegroom
  13. duke
  14. ram
  15. frog
  16. cub
  17. girl
  18. cub
  19. owlet
  20. waitress
  21. swan
  22. husband
  23. horse
  24. calf
  25. lion
  26. calf
  27. puppy
  28. chick
  29. cow
  30. ewe
  31. kitten
  32. peacock
  33. calf
  34. heroine
  35. horse
  36. cub
  37. foal
  38. cub
  39. butterfly
  40. woman

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