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