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Young Ones of Animals Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 18: Gender and young ones · Set 707 · 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 dog is a ___. (a) calf (b) foal (c) puppy (d) kitten
  2. 2.What is the masculine of “peahen”? (a) lion (b) bull (c) rooster (d) peacock
  3. 3.What is the feminine of “drake”? (a) duck (b) hen (c) mare (d) ewe
  4. 4.What is the masculine of “queen”? (a) nephew (b) king (c) uncle (d) prince
  5. 5.What is the masculine of “sister”? (a) uncle (b) brother (c) husband (d) nephew
  6. 6.What is the feminine of “nephew”? (a) daughter (b) niece (c) sister (d) aunt
  7. 7.Fill the gap: A foal is the young one of a ___. (a) horse (b) hen (c) frog (d) cat
  8. 8.Fill the gap: The young one of a frog is a ___. (a) chick (b) tadpole (c) lamb (d) cub
  9. 9.Fill the gap: A fawn is the young one of a ___. (a) frog (b) hen (c) duck (d) deer
  10. 10.Fill the gap: The young one of a kangaroo is a ___. (a) joey (b) chick (c) lamb (d) cub
  11. 11.Fill the gap: The young one of a goose is a ___. (a) cub (b) kid (c) calf (d) gosling
  12. 12.Fill the gap: The young one of a cow is a ___. (a) cub (b) calf (c) kitten (d) chick
  13. 13.Fill the gap: The young one of a goat is a ___. (a) foal (b) cub (c) kid (d) lamb
  14. 14.What is the feminine of “tiger”? (a) mare (b) lioness (c) tigress (d) hen
  15. 15.What is the masculine of “heroine”? (a) actor (b) prince (c) hero (d) host
  16. 16.What is the feminine of “brother”? (a) aunt (b) niece (c) sister (d) wife
  17. 17.Fill the gap: The young one of a fox is a ___. (a) calf (b) foal (c) lamb (d) cub
  18. 18.What is the feminine of “rooster”? (a) cow (b) mare (c) duck (d) hen
  19. 19.Fill the gap: A cygnet is the young one of a ___. (a) horse (b) swan (c) cat (d) cow
  20. 20.Fill the gap: A kid is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) cow (c) cat (d) goat
  21. 21.Fill the gap: A joey is the young one of a ___. (a) kangaroo (b) cow (c) hen (d) cat
  22. 22.What is the feminine of “host”? (a) actress (b) waitress (c) hostess (d) heroine
  23. 23.What is the feminine of “horse”? (a) cow (b) hen (c) ewe (d) mare
  24. 24.Fill the gap: A calf is the young one of a ___. (a) frog (b) cow (c) cat (d) hen
  25. 25.What is the feminine of “actor”? (a) heroine (b) actress (c) waitress (d) hostess
  26. 26.What is the feminine of “man”? (a) woman (b) niece (c) queen (d) aunt
  27. 27.What is the masculine of “actress”? (a) hero (b) waiter (c) actor (d) host
  28. 28.What is the feminine of “prince”? (a) aunt (b) queen (c) niece (d) princess
  29. 29.What is the feminine of “waiter”? (a) hostess (b) actress (c) waitress (d) princess
  30. 30.Fill the gap: An eaglet is the young one of an ___. (a) ox (b) eagle (c) owl (d) ant
  31. 31.Fill the gap: The young one of a whale is a ___. (a) cub (b) chick (c) calf (d) kid
  32. 32.Fill the gap: The young one of a butterfly is a ___. (a) kitten (b) tadpole (c) caterpillar (d) cub
  33. 33.Fill the gap: The young one of a hen is a ___. (a) chick (b) calf (c) cub (d) kid
  34. 34.What is the feminine of “son”? (a) wife (b) aunt (c) niece (d) daughter
  35. 35.What is the feminine of “lion”? (a) lioness (b) queen (c) mare (d) tigress
  36. 36.What is the feminine of “monk”? (a) bride (b) nun (c) queen (d) aunt
  37. 37.Fill the gap: The young one of an owl is an ___. (a) cub (b) calf (c) owlet (d) kid
  38. 38.What is the masculine of “aunt”? (a) uncle (b) son (c) nephew (d) brother
  39. 39.Fill the gap: The young one of a horse is a ___. (a) kitten (b) foal (c) lamb (d) cub
  40. 40.Fill the gap: A cub is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) cow (c) lion (d) sheep

Answer key

  1. puppy
  2. peacock
  3. duck
  4. king
  5. brother
  6. niece
  7. horse
  8. tadpole
  9. deer
  10. joey
  11. gosling
  12. calf
  13. kid
  14. tigress
  15. hero
  16. sister
  17. cub
  18. hen
  19. swan
  20. goat
  21. kangaroo
  22. hostess
  23. mare
  24. cow
  25. actress
  26. woman
  27. actor
  28. princess
  29. waitress
  30. eagle
  31. calf
  32. caterpillar
  33. chick
  34. daughter
  35. lioness
  36. nun
  37. owlet
  38. uncle
  39. foal
  40. lion

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