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Young Ones of Animals Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 18: Gender and young ones · Set 733 · 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: A kid is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) cow (c) goat (d) hen
  2. 2.Fill the gap: The young one of a butterfly is a ___. (a) cub (b) kitten (c) caterpillar (d) tadpole
  3. 3.Fill the gap: A cub is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) hen (c) sheep (d) lion
  4. 4.Fill the gap: A cygnet is the young one of a ___. (a) horse (b) cat (c) cow (d) swan
  5. 5.Fill the gap: A piglet is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) cat (c) pig (d) frog
  6. 6.What is the feminine of “man”? (a) aunt (b) niece (c) woman (d) queen
  7. 7.Fill the gap: The young one of a goose is a ___. (a) kid (b) calf (c) gosling (d) cub
  8. 8.What is the feminine of “rooster”? (a) cow (b) mare (c) duck (d) hen
  9. 9.Fill the gap: A puppy is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) dog (c) cow (d) hen
  10. 10.What is the masculine of “headmistress”? (a) king (b) uncle (c) host (d) headmaster
  11. 11.What is the masculine of “mare”? (a) horse (b) lion (c) bull (d) king
  12. 12.Fill the gap: The young one of a horse is a ___. (a) foal (b) cub (c) lamb (d) kitten
  13. 13.What is the masculine of “peahen”? (a) rooster (b) peacock (c) bull (d) lion
  14. 14.What is the masculine of “tigress”? (a) lion (b) bull (c) tiger (d) king
  15. 15.Fill the gap: The young one of a wolf is a ___. (a) foal (b) lamb (c) calf (d) cub
  16. 16.Fill the gap: The young one of a frog is a ___. (a) chick (b) cub (c) lamb (d) tadpole
  17. 17.Fill the gap: The young one of a bear is a ___. (a) foal (b) lamb (c) chick (d) cub
  18. 18.Fill the gap: The young one of a cow is a ___. (a) calf (b) cub (c) kitten (d) chick
  19. 19.What is the masculine of “girl”? (a) uncle (b) king (c) husband (d) boy
  20. 20.What is the feminine of “son”? (a) aunt (b) wife (c) daughter (d) niece
  21. 21.Fill the gap: The young one of an eagle is an ___. (a) calf (b) cub (c) kid (d) eaglet
  22. 22.What is the masculine of “aunt”? (a) uncle (b) nephew (c) son (d) brother
  23. 23.What is the masculine of “woman”? (a) king (b) man (c) uncle (d) nephew
  24. 24.Fill the gap: The young one of a swan is a ___. (a) kid (b) cygnet (c) foal (d) cub
  25. 25.What is the feminine of “prince”? (a) niece (b) queen (c) princess (d) aunt
  26. 26.What is the feminine of “bull”? (a) ewe (b) cow (c) mare (d) hen
  27. 27.Fill the gap: A tadpole is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) cow (c) cat (d) frog
  28. 28.What is the masculine of “mother”? (a) uncle (b) son (c) brother (d) father
  29. 29.Fill the gap: The young one of a hen is a ___. (a) cub (b) kid (c) calf (d) chick
  30. 30.What is the feminine of “ram”? (a) mare (b) ewe (c) peahen (d) hen
  31. 31.Fill the gap: The young one of a goat is a ___. (a) lamb (b) kid (c) cub (d) foal
  32. 32.Fill the gap: The young one of a duck is a ___. (a) duckling (b) cub (c) kitten (d) foal
  33. 33.Fill the gap: The young one of a kangaroo is a ___. (a) cub (b) chick (c) joey (d) lamb
  34. 34.What is the feminine of “waiter”? (a) princess (b) waitress (c) hostess (d) actress
  35. 35.What is the feminine of “actor”? (a) heroine (b) hostess (c) actress (d) waitress
  36. 36.Fill the gap: The young one of a whale is a ___. (a) chick (b) cub (c) calf (d) kid
  37. 37.Fill the gap: A caterpillar is the young one of a ___. (a) frog (b) hen (c) butterfly (d) cow
  38. 38.What is the feminine of “grandfather”? (a) queen (b) grandmother (c) aunt (d) niece
  39. 39.Fill the gap: The young one of an owl is an ___. (a) kid (b) owlet (c) calf (d) cub
  40. 40.What is the masculine of “hostess”? (a) actor (b) host (c) hero (d) waiter

Answer key

  1. goat
  2. caterpillar
  3. lion
  4. swan
  5. pig
  6. woman
  7. gosling
  8. hen
  9. dog
  10. headmaster
  11. horse
  12. foal
  13. peacock
  14. tiger
  15. cub
  16. tadpole
  17. cub
  18. calf
  19. boy
  20. daughter
  21. eaglet
  22. uncle
  23. man
  24. cygnet
  25. princess
  26. cow
  27. frog
  28. father
  29. chick
  30. ewe
  31. kid
  32. duckling
  33. joey
  34. waitress
  35. actress
  36. calf
  37. butterfly
  38. grandmother
  39. owlet
  40. host

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