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Young Ones of Animals Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 18: Gender and young ones · Set 551 · 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: A chick is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) dog (c) hen (d) cat
  2. 2.What is the masculine of “duchess”? (a) duke (b) king (c) uncle (d) prince
  3. 3.What is the feminine of “god”? (a) hostess (b) goddess (c) queen (d) princess
  4. 4.Fill the gap: The young one of a fox is a ___. (a) lamb (b) calf (c) cub (d) foal
  5. 5.What is the feminine of “emperor”? (a) queen (b) duchess (c) empress (d) princess
  6. 6.What is the feminine of “drake”? (a) ewe (b) hen (c) duck (d) mare
  7. 7.Fill the gap: A joey is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) cow (c) kangaroo (d) cat
  8. 8.What is the feminine of “uncle”? (a) daughter (b) niece (c) aunt (d) sister
  9. 9.Fill the gap: The young one of a horse is a ___. (a) cub (b) kitten (c) foal (d) lamb
  10. 10.Fill the gap: The young one of a sheep is a ___. (a) cub (b) lamb (c) kid (d) chick
  11. 11.Fill the gap: The young one of an eagle is an ___. (a) calf (b) eaglet (c) kid (d) cub
  12. 12.Fill the gap: A kid is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) cow (c) hen (d) goat
  13. 13.What is the masculine of “mother”? (a) uncle (b) brother (c) son (d) father
  14. 14.What is the masculine of “wife”? (a) uncle (b) husband (c) son (d) nephew
  15. 15.What is the masculine of “mare”? (a) king (b) horse (c) lion (d) bull
  16. 16.Fill the gap: The young one of a cow is a ___. (a) calf (b) chick (c) cub (d) kitten
  17. 17.What is the feminine of “horse”? (a) cow (b) mare (c) ewe (d) hen
  18. 18.Fill the gap: The young one of a deer is a ___. (a) chick (b) puppy (c) kitten (d) fawn
  19. 19.Fill the gap: A cub is the young one of a ___. (a) lion (b) hen (c) cow (d) sheep
  20. 20.What is the feminine of “host”? (a) actress (b) heroine (c) hostess (d) waitress
  21. 21.What is the feminine of “nephew”? (a) sister (b) daughter (c) niece (d) aunt
  22. 22.What is the feminine of “lion”? (a) queen (b) tigress (c) mare (d) lioness
  23. 23.Fill the gap: A duckling is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) cat (c) duck (d) goat
  24. 24.What is the masculine of “actress”? (a) hero (b) host (c) actor (d) waiter
  25. 25.What is the masculine of “ewe”? (a) horse (b) lion (c) ram (d) bull
  26. 26.What is the masculine of “woman”? (a) king (b) nephew (c) man (d) uncle
  27. 27.Fill the gap: The young one of a goat is a ___. (a) foal (b) cub (c) kid (d) lamb
  28. 28.Fill the gap: The young one of a donkey is a ___. (a) cub (b) chick (c) foal (d) kitten
  29. 29.What is the feminine of “grandfather”? (a) niece (b) aunt (c) grandmother (d) queen
  30. 30.What is the feminine of “headmaster”? (a) headmistress (b) queen (c) hostess (d) aunt
  31. 31.Fill the gap: The young one of a pig is a ___. (a) kitten (b) foal (c) cub (d) piglet
  32. 32.Fill the gap: A fawn is the young one of a ___. (a) duck (b) deer (c) hen (d) frog
  33. 33.What is the feminine of “father”? (a) mother (b) sister (c) aunt (d) niece
  34. 34.What is the masculine of “tigress”? (a) tiger (b) king (c) bull (d) lion
  35. 35.What is the masculine of “princess”? (a) uncle (b) king (c) nephew (d) prince
  36. 36.What is the masculine of “girl”? (a) boy (b) husband (c) king (d) uncle
  37. 37.What is the feminine of “son”? (a) wife (b) aunt (c) daughter (d) niece
  38. 38.What is the masculine of “peahen”? (a) peacock (b) bull (c) lion (d) rooster
  39. 39.What is the masculine of “daughter”? (a) nephew (b) husband (c) uncle (d) son
  40. 40.What is the feminine of “tiger”? (a) mare (b) lioness (c) hen (d) tigress

Answer key

  1. hen
  2. duke
  3. goddess
  4. cub
  5. empress
  6. duck
  7. kangaroo
  8. aunt
  9. foal
  10. lamb
  11. eaglet
  12. goat
  13. father
  14. husband
  15. horse
  16. calf
  17. mare
  18. fawn
  19. lion
  20. hostess
  21. niece
  22. lioness
  23. duck
  24. actor
  25. ram
  26. man
  27. kid
  28. foal
  29. grandmother
  30. headmistress
  31. piglet
  32. deer
  33. mother
  34. tiger
  35. prince
  36. boy
  37. daughter
  38. peacock
  39. son
  40. tigress

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