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