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Young Ones of Animals Worksheet

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

Answer key

  1. horse
  2. kangaroo
  3. puppy
  4. dog
  5. actor
  6. boy
  7. hen
  8. emperor
  9. eagle
  10. bride
  11. cub
  12. nephew
  13. lion
  14. kid
  15. goat
  16. ewe
  17. king
  18. horse
  19. gosling
  20. calf
  21. cow
  22. headmistress
  23. hen
  24. ram
  25. hostess
  26. owlet
  27. peacock
  28. frog
  29. princess
  30. caterpillar
  31. tiger
  32. eaglet
  33. foal
  34. cow
  35. duck
  36. cub
  37. actress
  38. joey
  39. grandmother
  40. piglet

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