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