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Young Ones of Animals Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 18: Gender and young ones · Set 636 · 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 feminine of “father”? (a) niece (b) aunt (c) sister (d) mother
  2. 2.What is the feminine of “lion”? (a) mare (b) tigress (c) lioness (d) queen
  3. 3.What is the masculine of “queen”? (a) prince (b) nephew (c) king (d) uncle
  4. 4.Fill the gap: The young one of a butterfly is a ___. (a) kitten (b) cub (c) tadpole (d) caterpillar
  5. 5.Fill the gap: A puppy is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) dog (c) hen (d) cow
  6. 6.Fill the gap: A cygnet is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) swan (c) horse (d) cow
  7. 7.Fill the gap: The young one of a cow is a ___. (a) cub (b) kitten (c) chick (d) calf
  8. 8.Fill the gap: The young one of a hen is a ___. (a) chick (b) kid (c) cub (d) calf
  9. 9.Fill the gap: The young one of a whale is a ___. (a) chick (b) cub (c) kid (d) calf
  10. 10.Fill the gap: The young one of a bear is a ___. (a) cub (b) chick (c) lamb (d) foal
  11. 11.What is the masculine of “bride”? (a) uncle (b) nephew (c) bridegroom (d) king
  12. 12.Fill the gap: The young one of an elephant is a ___. (a) kid (b) chick (c) kitten (d) calf
  13. 13.Fill the gap: A duckling is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) goat (c) cat (d) duck
  14. 14.Fill the gap: The young one of an owl is an ___. (a) cub (b) calf (c) owlet (d) kid
  15. 15.Fill the gap: The young one of a goose is a ___. (a) calf (b) kid (c) gosling (d) cub
  16. 16.What is the feminine of “son”? (a) wife (b) niece (c) aunt (d) daughter
  17. 17.Fill the gap: The young one of a swan is a ___. (a) kid (b) cub (c) foal (d) cygnet
  18. 18.Fill the gap: A foal is the young one of a ___. (a) frog (b) hen (c) horse (d) cat
  19. 19.Fill the gap: The young one of a wolf is a ___. (a) foal (b) lamb (c) calf (d) cub
  20. 20.What is the masculine of “actress”? (a) waiter (b) hero (c) host (d) actor
  21. 21.What is the masculine of “tigress”? (a) lion (b) king (c) tiger (d) bull
  22. 22.What is the feminine of “king”? (a) queen (b) niece (c) aunt (d) princess
  23. 23.Fill the gap: A calf is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) hen (c) cow (d) frog
  24. 24.Fill the gap: The young one of a duck is a ___. (a) cub (b) duckling (c) foal (d) kitten
  25. 25.What is the masculine of “princess”? (a) king (b) nephew (c) prince (d) uncle
  26. 26.What is the masculine of “niece”? (a) son (b) nephew (c) brother (d) uncle
  27. 27.What is the feminine of “tiger”? (a) mare (b) tigress (c) lioness (d) hen
  28. 28.What is the masculine of “woman”? (a) king (b) man (c) nephew (d) uncle
  29. 29.Fill the gap: The young one of a donkey is a ___. (a) foal (b) cub (c) kitten (d) chick
  30. 30.Fill the gap: The young one of a horse is a ___. (a) cub (b) lamb (c) kitten (d) foal
  31. 31.Fill the gap: The young one of a tiger is a ___. (a) lamb (b) foal (c) kitten (d) cub
  32. 32.Fill the gap: An owlet is the young one of an ___. (a) owl (b) ant (c) eagle (d) ox
  33. 33.What is the masculine of “mother”? (a) uncle (b) son (c) father (d) brother
  34. 34.Fill the gap: The young one of a sheep is a ___. (a) cub (b) chick (c) lamb (d) kid
  35. 35.What is the masculine of “daughter”? (a) nephew (b) uncle (c) husband (d) son
  36. 36.What is the feminine of “horse”? (a) cow (b) ewe (c) mare (d) hen
  37. 37.What is the masculine of “peahen”? (a) lion (b) bull (c) rooster (d) peacock
  38. 38.Fill the gap: A gosling is the young one of a ___. (a) dog (b) cat (c) goose (d) cow
  39. 39.What is the masculine of “ewe”? (a) bull (b) lion (c) horse (d) ram
  40. 40.Fill the gap: The young one of a lion is a ___. (a) kitten (b) cub (c) calf (d) chick

Answer key

  1. mother
  2. lioness
  3. king
  4. caterpillar
  5. dog
  6. swan
  7. calf
  8. chick
  9. calf
  10. cub
  11. bridegroom
  12. calf
  13. duck
  14. owlet
  15. gosling
  16. daughter
  17. cygnet
  18. horse
  19. cub
  20. actor
  21. tiger
  22. queen
  23. cow
  24. duckling
  25. prince
  26. nephew
  27. tigress
  28. man
  29. foal
  30. foal
  31. cub
  32. owl
  33. father
  34. lamb
  35. son
  36. mare
  37. peacock
  38. goose
  39. ram
  40. cub

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