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