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Young Ones of Animals Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 18: Gender and young ones · Set 669 · 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: The young one of a duck is a ___. (a) duckling (b) kitten (c) foal (d) cub
  2. 2.What is the feminine of “son”? (a) aunt (b) niece (c) wife (d) daughter
  3. 3.Fill the gap: The young one of a horse is a ___. (a) foal (b) lamb (c) kitten (d) cub
  4. 4.What is the masculine of “empress”? (a) prince (b) bull (c) emperor (d) uncle
  5. 5.Fill the gap: The young one of a frog is a ___. (a) lamb (b) cub (c) tadpole (d) chick
  6. 6.What is the feminine of “king”? (a) princess (b) aunt (c) queen (d) niece
  7. 7.What is the masculine of “woman”? (a) king (b) uncle (c) man (d) nephew
  8. 8.What is the feminine of “grandfather”? (a) aunt (b) grandmother (c) niece (d) queen
  9. 9.Fill the gap: The young one of a dog is a ___. (a) kitten (b) foal (c) puppy (d) calf
  10. 10.What is the masculine of “mare”? (a) lion (b) king (c) horse (d) bull
  11. 11.What is the masculine of “goddess”? (a) prince (b) king (c) hero (d) god
  12. 12.Fill the gap: A piglet is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) pig (c) frog (d) cat
  13. 13.Fill the gap: A gosling is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) dog (c) goose (d) cow
  14. 14.Fill the gap: A calf is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) frog (c) cat (d) hen
  15. 15.Fill the gap: The young one of a butterfly is a ___. (a) tadpole (b) kitten (c) cub (d) caterpillar
  16. 16.Fill the gap: The young one of an elephant is a ___. (a) kitten (b) chick (c) calf (d) kid
  17. 17.Fill the gap: The young one of an eagle is an ___. (a) kid (b) eaglet (c) calf (d) cub
  18. 18.What is the masculine of “hostess”? (a) waiter (b) actor (c) host (d) hero
  19. 19.What is the feminine of “horse”? (a) cow (b) hen (c) mare (d) ewe
  20. 20.Fill the gap: The young one of a hen is a ___. (a) cub (b) kid (c) chick (d) calf
  21. 21.What is the feminine of “peacock”? (a) peahen (b) hen (c) mare (d) duck
  22. 22.Fill the gap: A caterpillar is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) frog (c) butterfly (d) hen
  23. 23.What is the masculine of “queen”? (a) prince (b) nephew (c) king (d) uncle
  24. 24.What is the feminine of “hero”? (a) princess (b) hostess (c) actress (d) heroine
  25. 25.Fill the gap: A kitten is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) cat (c) dog (d) hen
  26. 26.Fill the gap: The young one of a bear is a ___. (a) foal (b) chick (c) cub (d) lamb
  27. 27.What is the feminine of “god”? (a) hostess (b) princess (c) goddess (d) queen
  28. 28.What is the feminine of “man”? (a) niece (b) aunt (c) woman (d) queen
  29. 29.What is the masculine of “sister”? (a) uncle (b) nephew (c) brother (d) husband
  30. 30.Fill the gap: The young one of a goose is a ___. (a) cub (b) kid (c) calf (d) gosling
  31. 31.What is the masculine of “aunt”? (a) son (b) uncle (c) nephew (d) brother
  32. 32.What is the masculine of “girl”? (a) uncle (b) king (c) boy (d) husband
  33. 33.What is the feminine of “prince”? (a) aunt (b) niece (c) princess (d) queen
  34. 34.Fill the gap: The young one of a kangaroo is a ___. (a) cub (b) lamb (c) joey (d) chick
  35. 35.Fill the gap: The young one of a cow is a ___. (a) calf (b) cub (c) kitten (d) chick
  36. 36.What is the masculine of “princess”? (a) king (b) nephew (c) prince (d) uncle
  37. 37.Fill the gap: The young one of an owl is an ___. (a) owlet (b) cub (c) kid (d) calf
  38. 38.Fill the gap: An eaglet is the young one of an ___. (a) eagle (b) ant (c) ox (d) owl
  39. 39.What is the feminine of “uncle”? (a) sister (b) aunt (c) daughter (d) niece
  40. 40.What is the masculine of “mother”? (a) son (b) uncle (c) father (d) brother

Answer key

  1. duckling
  2. daughter
  3. foal
  4. emperor
  5. tadpole
  6. queen
  7. man
  8. grandmother
  9. puppy
  10. horse
  11. god
  12. pig
  13. goose
  14. cow
  15. caterpillar
  16. calf
  17. eaglet
  18. host
  19. mare
  20. chick
  21. peahen
  22. butterfly
  23. king
  24. heroine
  25. cat
  26. cub
  27. goddess
  28. woman
  29. brother
  30. gosling
  31. uncle
  32. boy
  33. princess
  34. joey
  35. calf
  36. prince
  37. owlet
  38. eagle
  39. aunt
  40. father

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