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.What is the masculine of “empress”? (a) emperor (b) prince (c) bull (d) uncle
- 2.Fill the gap: The young one of a goose is a ___. (a) kid (b) gosling (c) calf (d) cub
- 3.What is the feminine of “prince”? (a) queen (b) aunt (c) niece (d) princess
- 4.Fill the gap: The young one of a butterfly is a ___. (a) kitten (b) tadpole (c) cub (d) caterpillar
- 5.What is the feminine of “god”? (a) hostess (b) princess (c) goddess (d) queen
- 6.Fill the gap: A chick is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) dog (c) cow (d) hen
- 7.Fill the gap: The young one of an elephant is a ___. (a) kitten (b) kid (c) calf (d) chick
- 8.Fill the gap: The young one of a goat is a ___. (a) lamb (b) cub (c) kid (d) foal
- 9.What is the masculine of “girl”? (a) uncle (b) husband (c) king (d) boy
- 10.What is the masculine of “daughter”? (a) nephew (b) son (c) husband (d) uncle
- 11.What is the masculine of “hostess”? (a) actor (b) waiter (c) hero (d) host
- 12.Fill the gap: A lamb is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) dog (c) sheep (d) cat
- 13.Fill the gap: A tadpole is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) cow (c) hen (d) frog
- 14.What is the masculine of “aunt”? (a) uncle (b) brother (c) son (d) nephew
- 15.Fill the gap: A foal is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) frog (c) cat (d) horse
- 16.Fill the gap: A kid is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) goat (c) cat (d) hen
- 17.Fill the gap: The young one of a cow is a ___. (a) calf (b) chick (c) kitten (d) cub
- 18.Fill the gap: The young one of a bear is a ___. (a) foal (b) lamb (c) chick (d) cub
- 19.Fill the gap: The young one of a sheep is a ___. (a) chick (b) kid (c) lamb (d) cub
- 20.What is the masculine of “niece”? (a) uncle (b) nephew (c) brother (d) son
- 21.Fill the gap: The young one of a cat is a ___. (a) kitten (b) calf (c) puppy (d) cub
- 22.Fill the gap: The young one of a camel is a ___. (a) calf (b) kitten (c) chick (d) cub
- 23.Fill the gap: The young one of a wolf is a ___. (a) calf (b) lamb (c) cub (d) foal
- 24.Fill the gap: The young one of a donkey is a ___. (a) cub (b) chick (c) kitten (d) foal
- 25.Fill the gap: A kitten is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) hen (c) cow (d) dog
- 26.What is the feminine of “king”? (a) princess (b) niece (c) aunt (d) queen
- 27.What is the masculine of “queen”? (a) prince (b) nephew (c) uncle (d) king
- 28.Fill the gap: A cub is the young one of a ___. (a) sheep (b) cow (c) hen (d) lion
- 29.What is the masculine of “heroine”? (a) host (b) prince (c) hero (d) actor
- 30.Fill the gap: A fawn is the young one of a ___. (a) frog (b) duck (c) hen (d) deer
- 31.Fill the gap: A duckling is the young one of a ___. (a) duck (b) cow (c) cat (d) goat
- 32.What is the masculine of “tigress”? (a) lion (b) tiger (c) bull (d) king
- 33.Fill the gap: The young one of a lion is a ___. (a) cub (b) calf (c) kitten (d) chick
- 34.What is the masculine of “wife”? (a) uncle (b) nephew (c) son (d) husband
- 35.What is the masculine of “peahen”? (a) lion (b) rooster (c) bull (d) peacock
- 36.What is the feminine of “father”? (a) sister (b) aunt (c) niece (d) mother
- 37.What is the feminine of “rooster”? (a) duck (b) mare (c) hen (d) cow
- 38.Fill the gap: A caterpillar is the young one of a ___. (a) butterfly (b) hen (c) cow (d) frog
- 39.Fill the gap: The young one of an eagle is an ___. (a) calf (b) kid (c) cub (d) eaglet
- 40.What is the masculine of “woman”? (a) nephew (b) uncle (c) king (d) man
Answer key
- emperor
- gosling
- princess
- caterpillar
- goddess
- hen
- calf
- kid
- boy
- son
- host
- sheep
- frog
- uncle
- horse
- goat
- calf
- cub
- lamb
- nephew
- kitten
- calf
- cub
- foal
- cat
- queen
- king
- lion
- hero
- deer
- duck
- tiger
- cub
- husband
- peacock
- mother
- hen
- butterfly
- eaglet
- man
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