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