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Young Ones of Animals Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 18: Gender and young ones · Set 701 · 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 joey is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) cow (c) hen (d) kangaroo
  2. 2.What is the feminine of “husband”? (a) wife (b) niece (c) daughter (d) aunt
  3. 3.What is the masculine of “lioness”? (a) lion (b) bull (c) king (d) tiger
  4. 4.Fill the gap: A puppy is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) cow (c) dog (d) cat
  5. 5.Fill the gap: The young one of a deer is a ___. (a) fawn (b) chick (c) kitten (d) puppy
  6. 6.What is the feminine of “god”? (a) queen (b) hostess (c) princess (d) goddess
  7. 7.What is the feminine of “headmaster”? (a) headmistress (b) queen (c) aunt (d) hostess
  8. 8.What is the masculine of “mother”? (a) brother (b) son (c) uncle (d) father
  9. 9.What is the feminine of “duke”? (a) niece (b) duchess (c) aunt (d) queen
  10. 10.What is the feminine of “host”? (a) hostess (b) actress (c) waitress (d) heroine
  11. 11.What is the masculine of “ewe”? (a) horse (b) lion (c) bull (d) ram
  12. 12.What is the feminine of “drake”? (a) duck (b) ewe (c) mare (d) hen
  13. 13.What is the masculine of “empress”? (a) bull (b) prince (c) uncle (d) emperor
  14. 14.What is the feminine of “peacock”? (a) hen (b) duck (c) peahen (d) mare
  15. 15.What is the feminine of “emperor”? (a) empress (b) duchess (c) princess (d) queen
  16. 16.Fill the gap: A foal is the young one of a ___. (a) frog (b) horse (c) hen (d) cat
  17. 17.Fill the gap: The young one of a cow is a ___. (a) kitten (b) cub (c) calf (d) chick
  18. 18.Fill the gap: The young one of a swan is a ___. (a) foal (b) cub (c) cygnet (d) kid
  19. 19.What is the masculine of “heroine”? (a) hero (b) host (c) prince (d) actor
  20. 20.Fill the gap: The young one of a goat is a ___. (a) lamb (b) cub (c) foal (d) kid
  21. 21.What is the feminine of “nephew”? (a) sister (b) aunt (c) niece (d) daughter
  22. 22.What is the feminine of “tiger”? (a) tigress (b) lioness (c) hen (d) mare
  23. 23.Fill the gap: A kid is the young one of a ___. (a) goat (b) cow (c) cat (d) hen
  24. 24.What is the masculine of “peahen”? (a) lion (b) peacock (c) rooster (d) bull
  25. 25.What is the feminine of “actor”? (a) heroine (b) hostess (c) actress (d) waitress
  26. 26.Fill the gap: The young one of a sheep is a ___. (a) cub (b) kid (c) lamb (d) chick
  27. 27.Fill the gap: A duckling is the young one of a ___. (a) goat (b) duck (c) cat (d) cow
  28. 28.What is the masculine of “waitress”? (a) hero (b) host (c) waiter (d) actor
  29. 29.What is the masculine of “girl”? (a) uncle (b) king (c) husband (d) boy
  30. 30.What is the masculine of “goddess”? (a) god (b) king (c) prince (d) hero
  31. 31.Fill the gap: A gosling is the young one of a ___. (a) goose (b) cat (c) dog (d) cow
  32. 32.Fill the gap: A kitten is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) cow (c) dog (d) cat
  33. 33.Fill the gap: The young one of a horse is a ___. (a) lamb (b) kitten (c) cub (d) foal
  34. 34.Fill the gap: The young one of an eagle is an ___. (a) eaglet (b) cub (c) kid (d) calf
  35. 35.What is the feminine of “hero”? (a) hostess (b) actress (c) heroine (d) princess
  36. 36.Fill the gap: The young one of a tiger is a ___. (a) cub (b) lamb (c) foal (d) kitten
  37. 37.What is the masculine of “duchess”? (a) prince (b) duke (c) king (d) uncle
  38. 38.What is the feminine of “horse”? (a) hen (b) ewe (c) cow (d) mare
  39. 39.What is the masculine of “headmistress”? (a) uncle (b) host (c) headmaster (d) king
  40. 40.Fill the gap: The young one of a wolf is a ___. (a) calf (b) lamb (c) cub (d) foal

Answer key

  1. kangaroo
  2. wife
  3. lion
  4. dog
  5. fawn
  6. goddess
  7. headmistress
  8. father
  9. duchess
  10. hostess
  11. ram
  12. duck
  13. emperor
  14. peahen
  15. empress
  16. horse
  17. calf
  18. cygnet
  19. hero
  20. kid
  21. niece
  22. tigress
  23. goat
  24. peacock
  25. actress
  26. lamb
  27. duck
  28. waiter
  29. boy
  30. god
  31. goose
  32. cat
  33. foal
  34. eaglet
  35. heroine
  36. cub
  37. duke
  38. mare
  39. headmaster
  40. cub

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