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Young Ones of Animals Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 18: Gender and young ones · Set 65 · 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 cub is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) sheep (c) cow (d) lion
  2. 2.Fill the gap: The young one of a sheep is a ___. (a) chick (b) kid (c) cub (d) lamb
  3. 3.Fill the gap: A lamb is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) dog (c) sheep (d) hen
  4. 4.Fill the gap: The young one of a camel is a ___. (a) kitten (b) cub (c) chick (d) calf
  5. 5.Fill the gap: The young one of a donkey is a ___. (a) foal (b) chick (c) kitten (d) cub
  6. 6.Fill the gap: The young one of an owl is an ___. (a) cub (b) owlet (c) kid (d) calf
  7. 7.What is the feminine of “god”? (a) princess (b) hostess (c) queen (d) goddess
  8. 8.What is the feminine of “son”? (a) wife (b) daughter (c) niece (d) aunt
  9. 9.Fill the gap: The young one of a butterfly is a ___. (a) kitten (b) tadpole (c) caterpillar (d) cub
  10. 10.Fill the gap: The young one of a lion is a ___. (a) chick (b) kitten (c) cub (d) calf
  11. 11.What is the feminine of “father”? (a) mother (b) aunt (c) sister (d) niece
  12. 12.Fill the gap: An eaglet is the young one of an ___. (a) ox (b) eagle (c) ant (d) owl
  13. 13.Fill the gap: A kitten is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) dog (c) cow (d) hen
  14. 14.Fill the gap: A piglet is the young one of a ___. (a) pig (b) cat (c) hen (d) frog
  15. 15.What is the masculine of “woman”? (a) man (b) king (c) nephew (d) uncle
  16. 16.What is the feminine of “peacock”? (a) duck (b) hen (c) mare (d) peahen
  17. 17.What is the feminine of “grandfather”? (a) aunt (b) niece (c) queen (d) grandmother
  18. 18.Fill the gap: The young one of an eagle is an ___. (a) cub (b) kid (c) eaglet (d) calf
  19. 19.Fill the gap: The young one of a wolf is a ___. (a) foal (b) cub (c) lamb (d) calf
  20. 20.What is the masculine of “princess”? (a) nephew (b) prince (c) uncle (d) king
  21. 21.What is the masculine of “wife”? (a) son (b) uncle (c) nephew (d) husband
  22. 22.What is the feminine of “tiger”? (a) hen (b) tigress (c) mare (d) lioness
  23. 23.What is the feminine of “actor”? (a) heroine (b) actress (c) waitress (d) hostess
  24. 24.What is the masculine of “peahen”? (a) bull (b) lion (c) rooster (d) peacock
  25. 25.What is the masculine of “mare”? (a) bull (b) king (c) horse (d) lion
  26. 26.Fill the gap: A caterpillar is the young one of a ___. (a) frog (b) hen (c) cow (d) butterfly
  27. 27.What is the masculine of “tigress”? (a) tiger (b) bull (c) lion (d) king
  28. 28.Fill the gap: The young one of a cow is a ___. (a) calf (b) kitten (c) chick (d) cub
  29. 29.Fill the gap: A tadpole is the young one of a ___. (a) frog (b) hen (c) cow (d) cat
  30. 30.Fill the gap: The young one of a tiger is a ___. (a) kitten (b) foal (c) lamb (d) cub
  31. 31.Fill the gap: The young one of a kangaroo is a ___. (a) lamb (b) chick (c) cub (d) joey
  32. 32.Fill the gap: The young one of a frog is a ___. (a) lamb (b) chick (c) cub (d) tadpole
  33. 33.Fill the gap: The young one of an elephant is a ___. (a) kitten (b) chick (c) calf (d) kid
  34. 34.What is the masculine of “ewe”? (a) lion (b) horse (c) bull (d) ram
  35. 35.Fill the gap: The young one of a horse is a ___. (a) lamb (b) foal (c) cub (d) kitten
  36. 36.What is the masculine of “queen”? (a) uncle (b) king (c) nephew (d) prince
  37. 37.What is the feminine of “emperor”? (a) duchess (b) princess (c) empress (d) queen
  38. 38.Fill the gap: The young one of a duck is a ___. (a) kitten (b) duckling (c) cub (d) foal
  39. 39.What is the feminine of “brother”? (a) aunt (b) wife (c) sister (d) niece
  40. 40.What is the feminine of “drake”? (a) hen (b) duck (c) mare (d) ewe

Answer key

  1. lion
  2. lamb
  3. sheep
  4. calf
  5. foal
  6. owlet
  7. goddess
  8. daughter
  9. caterpillar
  10. cub
  11. mother
  12. eagle
  13. cat
  14. pig
  15. man
  16. peahen
  17. grandmother
  18. eaglet
  19. cub
  20. prince
  21. husband
  22. tigress
  23. actress
  24. peacock
  25. horse
  26. butterfly
  27. tiger
  28. calf
  29. frog
  30. cub
  31. joey
  32. tadpole
  33. calf
  34. ram
  35. foal
  36. king
  37. empress
  38. duckling
  39. sister
  40. duck

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