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Young Ones of Animals Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 18: Gender and young ones · Set 649 · 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 “niece”? (a) son (b) uncle (c) brother (d) nephew
  2. 2.Fill the gap: The young one of a wolf is a ___. (a) lamb (b) cub (c) calf (d) foal
  3. 3.Fill the gap: A puppy is the young one of a ___. (a) dog (b) hen (c) cat (d) cow
  4. 4.What is the masculine of “heroine”? (a) actor (b) host (c) hero (d) prince
  5. 5.Fill the gap: A cygnet is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) horse (c) cow (d) swan
  6. 6.Fill the gap: A cub is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) lion (c) hen (d) sheep
  7. 7.What is the masculine of “sister”? (a) uncle (b) brother (c) husband (d) nephew
  8. 8.Fill the gap: The young one of a donkey is a ___. (a) foal (b) chick (c) cub (d) kitten
  9. 9.Fill the gap: The young one of an eagle is an ___. (a) kid (b) calf (c) cub (d) eaglet
  10. 10.What is the masculine of “peahen”? (a) peacock (b) bull (c) rooster (d) lion
  11. 11.What is the masculine of “aunt”? (a) nephew (b) son (c) brother (d) uncle
  12. 12.Fill the gap: A piglet is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) pig (c) frog (d) cat
  13. 13.What is the feminine of “god”? (a) queen (b) hostess (c) goddess (d) princess
  14. 14.Fill the gap: A duckling is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) goat (c) duck (d) cat
  15. 15.What is the feminine of “grandfather”? (a) aunt (b) queen (c) niece (d) grandmother
  16. 16.Fill the gap: The young one of a kangaroo is a ___. (a) cub (b) chick (c) lamb (d) joey
  17. 17.Fill the gap: The young one of a lion is a ___. (a) chick (b) kitten (c) calf (d) cub
  18. 18.What is the feminine of “peacock”? (a) mare (b) hen (c) duck (d) peahen
  19. 19.What is the masculine of “princess”? (a) nephew (b) uncle (c) prince (d) king
  20. 20.What is the masculine of “ewe”? (a) horse (b) bull (c) ram (d) lion
  21. 21.What is the feminine of “king”? (a) princess (b) aunt (c) niece (d) queen
  22. 22.Fill the gap: A foal is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) horse (c) hen (d) frog
  23. 23.Fill the gap: The young one of a cat is a ___. (a) kitten (b) cub (c) puppy (d) calf
  24. 24.Fill the gap: The young one of a goose is a ___. (a) kid (b) gosling (c) cub (d) calf
  25. 25.Fill the gap: The young one of a frog is a ___. (a) cub (b) lamb (c) tadpole (d) chick
  26. 26.Fill the gap: The young one of an elephant is a ___. (a) kitten (b) calf (c) chick (d) kid
  27. 27.What is the feminine of “prince”? (a) princess (b) niece (c) queen (d) aunt
  28. 28.Fill the gap: The young one of a cow is a ___. (a) cub (b) kitten (c) calf (d) chick
  29. 29.Fill the gap: The young one of a hen is a ___. (a) cub (b) kid (c) chick (d) calf
  30. 30.What is the masculine of “waitress”? (a) host (b) hero (c) actor (d) waiter
  31. 31.Fill the gap: The young one of a dog is a ___. (a) puppy (b) kitten (c) foal (d) calf
  32. 32.What is the feminine of “actor”? (a) heroine (b) waitress (c) hostess (d) actress
  33. 33.Fill the gap: A lamb is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) dog (c) cat (d) sheep
  34. 34.What is the masculine of “duchess”? (a) duke (b) prince (c) king (d) uncle
  35. 35.What is the feminine of “bull”? (a) ewe (b) cow (c) hen (d) mare
  36. 36.What is the feminine of “husband”? (a) niece (b) wife (c) aunt (d) daughter
  37. 37.What is the masculine of “empress”? (a) bull (b) emperor (c) prince (d) uncle
  38. 38.Fill the gap: An owlet is the young one of an ___. (a) eagle (b) ant (c) ox (d) owl
  39. 39.Fill the gap: The young one of a sheep is a ___. (a) lamb (b) cub (c) kid (d) chick
  40. 40.What is the masculine of “hostess”? (a) hero (b) host (c) waiter (d) actor

Answer key

  1. nephew
  2. cub
  3. dog
  4. hero
  5. swan
  6. lion
  7. brother
  8. foal
  9. eaglet
  10. peacock
  11. uncle
  12. pig
  13. goddess
  14. duck
  15. grandmother
  16. joey
  17. cub
  18. peahen
  19. prince
  20. ram
  21. queen
  22. horse
  23. kitten
  24. gosling
  25. tadpole
  26. calf
  27. princess
  28. calf
  29. chick
  30. waiter
  31. puppy
  32. actress
  33. sheep
  34. duke
  35. cow
  36. wife
  37. emperor
  38. owl
  39. lamb
  40. host

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