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Young Ones of Animals Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 18: Gender and young ones · Set 629 · 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 puppy is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) dog (c) cow (d) cat
  2. 2.What is the feminine of “drake”? (a) mare (b) ewe (c) duck (d) hen
  3. 3.Fill the gap: The young one of an elephant is a ___. (a) kitten (b) chick (c) kid (d) calf
  4. 4.Fill the gap: The young one of a deer is a ___. (a) kitten (b) fawn (c) chick (d) puppy
  5. 5.Fill the gap: The young one of a horse is a ___. (a) cub (b) kitten (c) foal (d) lamb
  6. 6.What is the masculine of “girl”? (a) boy (b) king (c) uncle (d) husband
  7. 7.Fill the gap: The young one of a cat is a ___. (a) kitten (b) puppy (c) cub (d) calf
  8. 8.Fill the gap: The young one of a goat is a ___. (a) kid (b) cub (c) foal (d) lamb
  9. 9.Fill the gap: An eaglet is the young one of an ___. (a) eagle (b) owl (c) ox (d) ant
  10. 10.What is the feminine of “actor”? (a) actress (b) hostess (c) waitress (d) heroine
  11. 11.Fill the gap: A calf is the young one of a ___. (a) frog (b) hen (c) cow (d) cat
  12. 12.Fill the gap: A lamb is the young one of a ___. (a) sheep (b) cat (c) dog (d) hen
  13. 13.Fill the gap: The young one of a hen is a ___. (a) chick (b) cub (c) calf (d) kid
  14. 14.Fill the gap: The young one of a butterfly is a ___. (a) tadpole (b) caterpillar (c) kitten (d) cub
  15. 15.What is the feminine of “rooster”? (a) cow (b) hen (c) mare (d) duck
  16. 16.Fill the gap: A duckling is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) goat (c) duck (d) cat
  17. 17.What is the masculine of “bride”? (a) bridegroom (b) nephew (c) uncle (d) king
  18. 18.What is the feminine of “husband”? (a) aunt (b) niece (c) daughter (d) wife
  19. 19.What is the feminine of “son”? (a) niece (b) aunt (c) daughter (d) wife
  20. 20.What is the masculine of “empress”? (a) prince (b) bull (c) uncle (d) emperor
  21. 21.Fill the gap: An owlet is the young one of an ___. (a) ant (b) eagle (c) ox (d) owl
  22. 22.Fill the gap: The young one of a wolf is a ___. (a) lamb (b) cub (c) foal (d) calf
  23. 23.What is the masculine of “lioness”? (a) tiger (b) bull (c) king (d) lion
  24. 24.What is the masculine of “grandmother”? (a) uncle (b) grandfather (c) son (d) nephew
  25. 25.What is the feminine of “hero”? (a) actress (b) hostess (c) princess (d) heroine
  26. 26.Fill the gap: A tadpole is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) cat (c) frog (d) hen
  27. 27.What is the feminine of “tiger”? (a) hen (b) mare (c) lioness (d) tigress
  28. 28.Fill the gap: The young one of a tiger is a ___. (a) foal (b) kitten (c) lamb (d) cub
  29. 29.Fill the gap: The young one of a bear is a ___. (a) foal (b) lamb (c) cub (d) chick
  30. 30.What is the masculine of “mare”? (a) lion (b) bull (c) king (d) horse
  31. 31.Fill the gap: The young one of a pig is a ___. (a) cub (b) kitten (c) piglet (d) foal
  32. 32.Fill the gap: A cub is the young one of a ___. (a) sheep (b) cow (c) hen (d) lion
  33. 33.Fill the gap: A joey is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) cat (c) kangaroo (d) hen
  34. 34.Fill the gap: The young one of a donkey is a ___. (a) cub (b) chick (c) foal (d) kitten
  35. 35.Fill the gap: The young one of a camel is a ___. (a) kitten (b) cub (c) chick (d) calf
  36. 36.What is the masculine of “woman”? (a) man (b) uncle (c) king (d) nephew
  37. 37.Fill the gap: The young one of a whale is a ___. (a) kid (b) cub (c) calf (d) chick
  38. 38.What is the masculine of “hostess”? (a) actor (b) waiter (c) host (d) hero
  39. 39.What is the masculine of “heroine”? (a) hero (b) host (c) actor (d) prince
  40. 40.Fill the gap: A fawn is the young one of a ___. (a) frog (b) duck (c) hen (d) deer

Answer key

  1. dog
  2. duck
  3. calf
  4. fawn
  5. foal
  6. boy
  7. kitten
  8. kid
  9. eagle
  10. actress
  11. cow
  12. sheep
  13. chick
  14. caterpillar
  15. hen
  16. duck
  17. bridegroom
  18. wife
  19. daughter
  20. emperor
  21. owl
  22. cub
  23. lion
  24. grandfather
  25. heroine
  26. frog
  27. tigress
  28. cub
  29. cub
  30. horse
  31. piglet
  32. lion
  33. kangaroo
  34. foal
  35. calf
  36. man
  37. calf
  38. host
  39. hero
  40. deer

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