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Young Ones of Animals Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 18: Gender and young ones · Set 74 · 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 masculine of “girl”? (a) boy (b) husband (c) king (d) uncle
  2. 2.Fill the gap: A lamb is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) cat (c) sheep (d) dog
  3. 3.Fill the gap: The young one of a horse is a ___. (a) kitten (b) lamb (c) foal (d) cub
  4. 4.Fill the gap: A fawn is the young one of a ___. (a) duck (b) deer (c) hen (d) frog
  5. 5.Fill the gap: A puppy is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) dog (c) cow (d) cat
  6. 6.What is the feminine of “rooster”? (a) duck (b) cow (c) mare (d) hen
  7. 7.What is the feminine of “peacock”? (a) duck (b) hen (c) mare (d) peahen
  8. 8.Fill the gap: An owlet is the young one of an ___. (a) ant (b) ox (c) owl (d) eagle
  9. 9.Fill the gap: The young one of a hen is a ___. (a) chick (b) calf (c) kid (d) cub
  10. 10.Fill the gap: A piglet is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) hen (c) pig (d) frog
  11. 11.What is the feminine of “monk”? (a) nun (b) aunt (c) queen (d) bride
  12. 12.Fill the gap: A cygnet is the young one of a ___. (a) swan (b) cow (c) cat (d) horse
  13. 13.Fill the gap: The young one of a bear is a ___. (a) chick (b) cub (c) foal (d) lamb
  14. 14.What is the masculine of “mother”? (a) brother (b) father (c) uncle (d) son
  15. 15.What is the masculine of “woman”? (a) nephew (b) uncle (c) man (d) king
  16. 16.What is the masculine of “heroine”? (a) prince (b) host (c) actor (d) hero
  17. 17.What is the feminine of “horse”? (a) hen (b) cow (c) ewe (d) mare
  18. 18.What is the masculine of “sister”? (a) nephew (b) brother (c) uncle (d) husband
  19. 19.Fill the gap: A caterpillar is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) butterfly (c) frog (d) cow
  20. 20.Fill the gap: The young one of a frog is a ___. (a) lamb (b) cub (c) tadpole (d) chick
  21. 21.Fill the gap: A foal is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) horse (c) frog (d) cat
  22. 22.What is the feminine of “actor”? (a) hostess (b) actress (c) waitress (d) heroine
  23. 23.Fill the gap: The young one of a wolf is a ___. (a) foal (b) lamb (c) calf (d) cub
  24. 24.What is the feminine of “waiter”? (a) hostess (b) waitress (c) princess (d) actress
  25. 25.What is the feminine of “lion”? (a) mare (b) queen (c) tigress (d) lioness
  26. 26.What is the masculine of “wife”? (a) son (b) husband (c) nephew (d) uncle
  27. 27.Fill the gap: A chick is the young one of a ___. (a) dog (b) hen (c) cat (d) cow
  28. 28.What is the feminine of “tiger”? (a) lioness (b) hen (c) mare (d) tigress
  29. 29.What is the masculine of “lioness”? (a) king (b) bull (c) lion (d) tiger
  30. 30.Fill the gap: The young one of an elephant is a ___. (a) chick (b) kitten (c) calf (d) kid
  31. 31.Fill the gap: The young one of a fox is a ___. (a) lamb (b) foal (c) cub (d) calf
  32. 32.What is the masculine of “mare”? (a) king (b) horse (c) lion (d) bull
  33. 33.What is the feminine of “drake”? (a) duck (b) hen (c) ewe (d) mare
  34. 34.Fill the gap: A calf is the young one of a ___. (a) frog (b) hen (c) cow (d) cat
  35. 35.What is the feminine of “nephew”? (a) aunt (b) sister (c) niece (d) daughter
  36. 36.Fill the gap: The young one of a donkey is a ___. (a) foal (b) kitten (c) cub (d) chick
  37. 37.Fill the gap: A kitten is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) hen (c) cat (d) dog
  38. 38.Fill the gap: The young one of a goat is a ___. (a) cub (b) kid (c) foal (d) lamb
  39. 39.What is the masculine of “daughter”? (a) nephew (b) son (c) husband (d) uncle
  40. 40.What is the feminine of “bull”? (a) cow (b) ewe (c) mare (d) hen

Answer key

  1. boy
  2. sheep
  3. foal
  4. deer
  5. dog
  6. hen
  7. peahen
  8. owl
  9. chick
  10. pig
  11. nun
  12. swan
  13. cub
  14. father
  15. man
  16. hero
  17. mare
  18. brother
  19. butterfly
  20. tadpole
  21. horse
  22. actress
  23. cub
  24. waitress
  25. lioness
  26. husband
  27. hen
  28. tigress
  29. lion
  30. calf
  31. cub
  32. horse
  33. duck
  34. cow
  35. niece
  36. foal
  37. cat
  38. kid
  39. son
  40. cow

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