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