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Young Ones of Animals Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 18: Gender and young ones · Set 708 · 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 cow is a ___. (a) calf (b) kitten (c) cub (d) chick
  2. 2.What is the masculine of “mother”? (a) brother (b) son (c) uncle (d) father
  3. 3.Fill the gap: The young one of a frog is a ___. (a) lamb (b) chick (c) tadpole (d) cub
  4. 4.What is the masculine of “niece”? (a) brother (b) nephew (c) son (d) uncle
  5. 5.What is the feminine of “headmaster”? (a) aunt (b) queen (c) hostess (d) headmistress
  6. 6.What is the feminine of “monk”? (a) aunt (b) nun (c) queen (d) bride
  7. 7.What is the masculine of “queen”? (a) uncle (b) nephew (c) prince (d) king
  8. 8.Fill the gap: A joey is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) kangaroo (c) cow (d) cat
  9. 9.Fill the gap: The young one of a goose is a ___. (a) cub (b) kid (c) calf (d) gosling
  10. 10.Fill the gap: The young one of a goat is a ___. (a) cub (b) lamb (c) kid (d) foal
  11. 11.Fill the gap: The young one of a fox is a ___. (a) calf (b) cub (c) foal (d) lamb
  12. 12.Fill the gap: The young one of a duck is a ___. (a) kitten (b) cub (c) duckling (d) foal
  13. 13.What is the masculine of “girl”? (a) husband (b) uncle (c) king (d) boy
  14. 14.Fill the gap: A caterpillar is the young one of a ___. (a) butterfly (b) frog (c) hen (d) cow
  15. 15.Fill the gap: A kitten is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) dog (c) cat (d) hen
  16. 16.What is the masculine of “actress”? (a) waiter (b) actor (c) host (d) hero
  17. 17.What is the feminine of “man”? (a) queen (b) niece (c) woman (d) aunt
  18. 18.What is the feminine of “tiger”? (a) hen (b) lioness (c) mare (d) tigress
  19. 19.What is the feminine of “father”? (a) mother (b) niece (c) sister (d) aunt
  20. 20.Fill the gap: The young one of an elephant is a ___. (a) kitten (b) kid (c) chick (d) calf
  21. 21.Fill the gap: A foal is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) cat (c) horse (d) frog
  22. 22.Fill the gap: A tadpole is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) frog (c) cat (d) hen
  23. 23.Fill the gap: The young one of a kangaroo is a ___. (a) lamb (b) cub (c) chick (d) joey
  24. 24.What is the feminine of “lion”? (a) tigress (b) queen (c) mare (d) lioness
  25. 25.What is the feminine of “rooster”? (a) mare (b) duck (c) cow (d) hen
  26. 26.What is the masculine of “aunt”? (a) brother (b) nephew (c) uncle (d) son
  27. 27.Fill the gap: A chick is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) cow (c) dog (d) cat
  28. 28.What is the masculine of “grandmother”? (a) uncle (b) son (c) grandfather (d) nephew
  29. 29.What is the feminine of “ram”? (a) hen (b) ewe (c) peahen (d) mare
  30. 30.What is the masculine of “tigress”? (a) tiger (b) lion (c) king (d) bull
  31. 31.Fill the gap: The young one of a pig is a ___. (a) cub (b) piglet (c) kitten (d) foal
  32. 32.What is the masculine of “lioness”? (a) lion (b) king (c) tiger (d) bull
  33. 33.Fill the gap: The young one of a cat is a ___. (a) cub (b) kitten (c) puppy (d) calf
  34. 34.What is the feminine of “grandfather”? (a) aunt (b) queen (c) grandmother (d) niece
  35. 35.Fill the gap: An owlet is the young one of an ___. (a) eagle (b) owl (c) ant (d) ox
  36. 36.What is the masculine of “headmistress”? (a) uncle (b) headmaster (c) host (d) king
  37. 37.Fill the gap: The young one of an eagle is an ___. (a) calf (b) cub (c) eaglet (d) kid
  38. 38.Fill the gap: A cub is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) lion (c) sheep (d) hen
  39. 39.What is the feminine of “waiter”? (a) actress (b) princess (c) hostess (d) waitress
  40. 40.What is the feminine of “bull”? (a) cow (b) mare (c) hen (d) ewe

Answer key

  1. calf
  2. father
  3. tadpole
  4. nephew
  5. headmistress
  6. nun
  7. king
  8. kangaroo
  9. gosling
  10. kid
  11. cub
  12. duckling
  13. boy
  14. butterfly
  15. cat
  16. actor
  17. woman
  18. tigress
  19. mother
  20. calf
  21. horse
  22. frog
  23. joey
  24. lioness
  25. hen
  26. uncle
  27. hen
  28. grandfather
  29. ewe
  30. tiger
  31. piglet
  32. lion
  33. kitten
  34. grandmother
  35. owl
  36. headmaster
  37. eaglet
  38. lion
  39. waitress
  40. cow

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