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Young Ones of Animals Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 18: Gender and young ones · Set 777 · 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 feminine of “monk”? (a) aunt (b) queen (c) bride (d) nun
  2. 2.Fill the gap: The young one of an owl is an ___. (a) owlet (b) calf (c) cub (d) kid
  3. 3.What is the feminine of “drake”? (a) mare (b) duck (c) hen (d) ewe
  4. 4.What is the masculine of “woman”? (a) nephew (b) king (c) man (d) uncle
  5. 5.What is the masculine of “mare”? (a) horse (b) king (c) lion (d) bull
  6. 6.What is the feminine of “actor”? (a) waitress (b) hostess (c) actress (d) heroine
  7. 7.What is the feminine of “ram”? (a) hen (b) ewe (c) peahen (d) mare
  8. 8.What is the feminine of “nephew”? (a) niece (b) daughter (c) sister (d) aunt
  9. 9.Fill the gap: A lamb is the young one of a ___. (a) dog (b) hen (c) sheep (d) cat
  10. 10.Fill the gap: A chick is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) cow (c) hen (d) dog
  11. 11.Fill the gap: A cub is the young one of a ___. (a) sheep (b) lion (c) cow (d) hen
  12. 12.Fill the gap: A duckling is the young one of a ___. (a) goat (b) duck (c) cat (d) cow
  13. 13.Fill the gap: The young one of a hen is a ___. (a) calf (b) cub (c) kid (d) chick
  14. 14.Fill the gap: A tadpole is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) cow (c) cat (d) frog
  15. 15.Fill the gap: The young one of a goat is a ___. (a) kid (b) cub (c) lamb (d) foal
  16. 16.Fill the gap: The young one of a whale is a ___. (a) calf (b) kid (c) cub (d) chick
  17. 17.What is the feminine of “king”? (a) princess (b) queen (c) aunt (d) niece
  18. 18.Fill the gap: A puppy is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) hen (c) dog (d) cat
  19. 19.Fill the gap: The young one of a swan is a ___. (a) foal (b) cub (c) cygnet (d) kid
  20. 20.Fill the gap: The young one of a pig is a ___. (a) cub (b) foal (c) kitten (d) piglet
  21. 21.What is the feminine of “father”? (a) niece (b) mother (c) sister (d) aunt
  22. 22.What is the masculine of “sister”? (a) nephew (b) brother (c) husband (d) uncle
  23. 23.Fill the gap: The young one of a horse is a ___. (a) cub (b) foal (c) kitten (d) lamb
  24. 24.What is the feminine of “headmaster”? (a) queen (b) aunt (c) headmistress (d) hostess
  25. 25.What is the feminine of “bull”? (a) ewe (b) mare (c) hen (d) cow
  26. 26.Fill the gap: The young one of a tiger is a ___. (a) foal (b) cub (c) kitten (d) lamb
  27. 27.Fill the gap: The young one of a sheep is a ___. (a) lamb (b) cub (c) kid (d) chick
  28. 28.What is the masculine of “daughter”? (a) nephew (b) uncle (c) husband (d) son
  29. 29.What is the masculine of “lioness”? (a) tiger (b) bull (c) lion (d) king
  30. 30.Fill the gap: The young one of an elephant is a ___. (a) kid (b) chick (c) kitten (d) calf
  31. 31.Fill the gap: A calf is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) frog (c) hen (d) cat
  32. 32.Fill the gap: The young one of a cat is a ___. (a) calf (b) cub (c) puppy (d) kitten
  33. 33.Fill the gap: The young one of a frog is a ___. (a) chick (b) lamb (c) tadpole (d) cub
  34. 34.Fill the gap: An owlet is the young one of an ___. (a) eagle (b) ant (c) ox (d) owl
  35. 35.What is the masculine of “wife”? (a) uncle (b) nephew (c) husband (d) son
  36. 36.What is the feminine of “rooster”? (a) mare (b) cow (c) duck (d) hen
  37. 37.What is the feminine of “boy”? (a) aunt (b) queen (c) wife (d) girl
  38. 38.What is the masculine of “grandmother”? (a) grandfather (b) uncle (c) nephew (d) son
  39. 39.Fill the gap: The young one of a goose is a ___. (a) calf (b) kid (c) cub (d) gosling
  40. 40.What is the masculine of “empress”? (a) prince (b) bull (c) uncle (d) emperor

Answer key

  1. nun
  2. owlet
  3. duck
  4. man
  5. horse
  6. actress
  7. ewe
  8. niece
  9. sheep
  10. hen
  11. lion
  12. duck
  13. chick
  14. frog
  15. kid
  16. calf
  17. queen
  18. dog
  19. cygnet
  20. piglet
  21. mother
  22. brother
  23. foal
  24. headmistress
  25. cow
  26. cub
  27. lamb
  28. son
  29. lion
  30. calf
  31. cow
  32. kitten
  33. tadpole
  34. owl
  35. husband
  36. hen
  37. girl
  38. grandfather
  39. gosling
  40. emperor

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