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