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