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Young Ones of Animals Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 18: Gender and young ones · Set 776 · 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 “ewe”? (a) horse (b) lion (c) bull (d) ram
  2. 2.Fill the gap: A fawn is the young one of a ___. (a) duck (b) frog (c) deer (d) hen
  3. 3.Fill the gap: The young one of a butterfly is a ___. (a) caterpillar (b) cub (c) tadpole (d) kitten
  4. 4.Fill the gap: A lamb is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) dog (c) sheep (d) hen
  5. 5.Fill the gap: A chick is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) cow (c) dog (d) hen
  6. 6.Fill the gap: The young one of a whale is a ___. (a) chick (b) calf (c) cub (d) kid
  7. 7.Fill the gap: The young one of a sheep is a ___. (a) chick (b) lamb (c) kid (d) cub
  8. 8.Fill the gap: A duckling is the young one of a ___. (a) goat (b) duck (c) cow (d) cat
  9. 9.Fill the gap: A gosling is the young one of a ___. (a) dog (b) cow (c) cat (d) goose
  10. 10.Fill the gap: The young one of a pig is a ___. (a) foal (b) kitten (c) cub (d) piglet
  11. 11.Fill the gap: A cygnet is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) horse (c) cat (d) swan
  12. 12.Fill the gap: The young one of a bear is a ___. (a) cub (b) foal (c) chick (d) lamb
  13. 13.Fill the gap: The young one of a tiger is a ___. (a) cub (b) kitten (c) lamb (d) foal
  14. 14.Fill the gap: The young one of a swan is a ___. (a) cygnet (b) cub (c) foal (d) kid
  15. 15.What is the feminine of “host”? (a) hostess (b) waitress (c) actress (d) heroine
  16. 16.Fill the gap: The young one of a duck is a ___. (a) foal (b) kitten (c) cub (d) duckling
  17. 17.Fill the gap: A piglet is the young one of a ___. (a) pig (b) cat (c) hen (d) frog
  18. 18.Fill the gap: The young one of a cow is a ___. (a) chick (b) kitten (c) calf (d) cub
  19. 19.Fill the gap: A joey is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) cow (c) kangaroo (d) cat
  20. 20.What is the feminine of “boy”? (a) wife (b) girl (c) queen (d) aunt
  21. 21.What is the masculine of “daughter”? (a) husband (b) son (c) nephew (d) uncle
  22. 22.What is the masculine of “wife”? (a) nephew (b) son (c) uncle (d) husband
  23. 23.Fill the gap: A cub is the young one of a ___. (a) sheep (b) cow (c) hen (d) lion
  24. 24.What is the feminine of “prince”? (a) niece (b) queen (c) aunt (d) princess
  25. 25.Fill the gap: A kitten is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) dog (c) cow (d) cat
  26. 26.What is the feminine of “man”? (a) niece (b) queen (c) woman (d) aunt
  27. 27.Fill the gap: The young one of a goose is a ___. (a) calf (b) gosling (c) kid (d) cub
  28. 28.What is the masculine of “niece”? (a) uncle (b) nephew (c) son (d) brother
  29. 29.Fill the gap: The young one of an eagle is an ___. (a) kid (b) calf (c) eaglet (d) cub
  30. 30.What is the feminine of “bull”? (a) mare (b) ewe (c) hen (d) cow
  31. 31.What is the feminine of “nephew”? (a) daughter (b) niece (c) sister (d) aunt
  32. 32.What is the masculine of “queen”? (a) king (b) prince (c) nephew (d) uncle
  33. 33.Fill the gap: The young one of a hen is a ___. (a) kid (b) cub (c) calf (d) chick
  34. 34.Fill the gap: The young one of a goat is a ___. (a) cub (b) kid (c) lamb (d) foal
  35. 35.What is the masculine of “sister”? (a) nephew (b) brother (c) husband (d) uncle
  36. 36.Fill the gap: A foal is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) horse (c) frog (d) hen
  37. 37.What is the masculine of “heroine”? (a) actor (b) host (c) prince (d) hero
  38. 38.What is the masculine of “girl”? (a) husband (b) uncle (c) king (d) boy
  39. 39.Fill the gap: The young one of a frog is a ___. (a) cub (b) tadpole (c) chick (d) lamb
  40. 40.Fill the gap: The young one of an owl is an ___. (a) cub (b) kid (c) calf (d) owlet

Answer key

  1. ram
  2. deer
  3. caterpillar
  4. sheep
  5. hen
  6. calf
  7. lamb
  8. duck
  9. goose
  10. piglet
  11. swan
  12. cub
  13. cub
  14. cygnet
  15. hostess
  16. duckling
  17. pig
  18. calf
  19. kangaroo
  20. girl
  21. son
  22. husband
  23. lion
  24. princess
  25. cat
  26. woman
  27. gosling
  28. nephew
  29. eaglet
  30. cow
  31. niece
  32. king
  33. chick
  34. kid
  35. brother
  36. horse
  37. hero
  38. boy
  39. tadpole
  40. owlet

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