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