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Young Ones of Animals Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 18: Gender and young ones · Set 722 · 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.What is the feminine of “actor”? (a) hostess (b) heroine (c) actress (d) waitress
  2. 2.What is the masculine of “headmistress”? (a) king (b) headmaster (c) host (d) uncle
  3. 3.What is the feminine of “tiger”? (a) tigress (b) hen (c) mare (d) lioness
  4. 4.Fill the gap: The young one of a fox is a ___. (a) calf (b) foal (c) cub (d) lamb
  5. 5.Fill the gap: An eaglet is the young one of an ___. (a) owl (b) ant (c) ox (d) eagle
  6. 6.Fill the gap: The young one of a horse is a ___. (a) lamb (b) cub (c) kitten (d) foal
  7. 7.Fill the gap: The young one of a goat is a ___. (a) lamb (b) cub (c) kid (d) foal
  8. 8.What is the feminine of “grandfather”? (a) grandmother (b) niece (c) aunt (d) queen
  9. 9.Fill the gap: The young one of a wolf is a ___. (a) calf (b) cub (c) foal (d) lamb
  10. 10.Fill the gap: A foal is the young one of a ___. (a) horse (b) cat (c) hen (d) frog
  11. 11.What is the feminine of “god”? (a) goddess (b) queen (c) princess (d) hostess
  12. 12.Fill the gap: The young one of an eagle is an ___. (a) kid (b) eaglet (c) cub (d) calf
  13. 13.What is the feminine of “monk”? (a) aunt (b) queen (c) bride (d) nun
  14. 14.What is the feminine of “peacock”? (a) hen (b) mare (c) peahen (d) duck
  15. 15.What is the masculine of “actress”? (a) hero (b) host (c) actor (d) waiter
  16. 16.What is the masculine of “queen”? (a) prince (b) king (c) nephew (d) uncle
  17. 17.What is the masculine of “waitress”? (a) hero (b) host (c) actor (d) waiter
  18. 18.Fill the gap: The young one of a goose is a ___. (a) calf (b) cub (c) kid (d) gosling
  19. 19.Fill the gap: A kid is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) goat (c) hen (d) cow
  20. 20.Fill the gap: A gosling is the young one of a ___. (a) dog (b) goose (c) cow (d) cat
  21. 21.What is the feminine of “lion”? (a) tigress (b) queen (c) mare (d) lioness
  22. 22.What is the feminine of “bull”? (a) hen (b) cow (c) mare (d) ewe
  23. 23.What is the feminine of “emperor”? (a) empress (b) princess (c) duchess (d) queen
  24. 24.Fill the gap: A chick is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) cat (c) hen (d) dog
  25. 25.Fill the gap: An owlet is the young one of an ___. (a) owl (b) eagle (c) ant (d) ox
  26. 26.Fill the gap: The young one of a sheep is a ___. (a) chick (b) cub (c) kid (d) lamb
  27. 27.Fill the gap: A cub is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) hen (c) lion (d) sheep
  28. 28.Fill the gap: The young one of a butterfly is a ___. (a) tadpole (b) kitten (c) caterpillar (d) cub
  29. 29.What is the feminine of “horse”? (a) ewe (b) mare (c) cow (d) hen
  30. 30.What is the masculine of “heroine”? (a) prince (b) host (c) actor (d) hero
  31. 31.Fill the gap: The young one of a camel is a ___. (a) kitten (b) cub (c) calf (d) chick
  32. 32.Fill the gap: A piglet is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) frog (c) cat (d) pig
  33. 33.Fill the gap: A puppy is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) cat (c) dog (d) hen
  34. 34.Fill the gap: A fawn is the young one of a ___. (a) deer (b) hen (c) duck (d) frog
  35. 35.Fill the gap: The young one of a pig is a ___. (a) kitten (b) cub (c) foal (d) piglet
  36. 36.What is the masculine of “duchess”? (a) duke (b) king (c) prince (d) uncle
  37. 37.Fill the gap: The young one of a cow is a ___. (a) calf (b) cub (c) chick (d) kitten
  38. 38.What is the masculine of “niece”? (a) son (b) uncle (c) nephew (d) brother
  39. 39.What is the masculine of “princess”? (a) uncle (b) prince (c) nephew (d) king
  40. 40.What is the masculine of “wife”? (a) son (b) uncle (c) nephew (d) husband

Answer key

  1. actress
  2. headmaster
  3. tigress
  4. cub
  5. eagle
  6. foal
  7. kid
  8. grandmother
  9. cub
  10. horse
  11. goddess
  12. eaglet
  13. nun
  14. peahen
  15. actor
  16. king
  17. waiter
  18. gosling
  19. goat
  20. goose
  21. lioness
  22. cow
  23. empress
  24. hen
  25. owl
  26. lamb
  27. lion
  28. caterpillar
  29. mare
  30. hero
  31. calf
  32. pig
  33. dog
  34. deer
  35. piglet
  36. duke
  37. calf
  38. nephew
  39. prince
  40. husband

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