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Young Ones of Animals Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 18: Gender and young ones · Set 784 · 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 “actress”? (a) hero (b) host (c) waiter (d) actor
  2. 2.What is the feminine of “father”? (a) sister (b) niece (c) aunt (d) mother
  3. 3.Fill the gap: The young one of a goose is a ___. (a) cub (b) calf (c) gosling (d) kid
  4. 4.What is the feminine of “rooster”? (a) cow (b) duck (c) mare (d) hen
  5. 5.What is the feminine of “headmaster”? (a) queen (b) hostess (c) headmistress (d) aunt
  6. 6.Fill the gap: The young one of a kangaroo is a ___. (a) chick (b) lamb (c) joey (d) cub
  7. 7.What is the feminine of “husband”? (a) wife (b) daughter (c) aunt (d) niece
  8. 8.Fill the gap: The young one of a dog is a ___. (a) foal (b) calf (c) puppy (d) kitten
  9. 9.What is the masculine of “peahen”? (a) rooster (b) bull (c) lion (d) peacock
  10. 10.What is the feminine of “monk”? (a) bride (b) queen (c) aunt (d) nun
  11. 11.What is the masculine of “girl”? (a) boy (b) uncle (c) king (d) husband
  12. 12.What is the masculine of “daughter”? (a) husband (b) nephew (c) uncle (d) son
  13. 13.Fill the gap: A fawn is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) duck (c) frog (d) deer
  14. 14.Fill the gap: A caterpillar is the young one of a ___. (a) butterfly (b) frog (c) cow (d) hen
  15. 15.Fill the gap: A puppy is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) dog (c) hen (d) cat
  16. 16.What is the feminine of “boy”? (a) wife (b) aunt (c) girl (d) queen
  17. 17.What is the feminine of “nephew”? (a) aunt (b) daughter (c) sister (d) niece
  18. 18.Fill the gap: The young one of a bear is a ___. (a) lamb (b) chick (c) cub (d) foal
  19. 19.Fill the gap: The young one of an eagle is an ___. (a) calf (b) eaglet (c) cub (d) kid
  20. 20.What is the masculine of “aunt”? (a) uncle (b) son (c) brother (d) nephew
  21. 21.Fill the gap: A cub is the young one of a ___. (a) lion (b) hen (c) cow (d) sheep
  22. 22.Fill the gap: A joey is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) kangaroo (c) hen (d) cow
  23. 23.What is the feminine of “actor”? (a) waitress (b) hostess (c) actress (d) heroine
  24. 24.Fill the gap: A kitten is the young one of a ___. (a) dog (b) cat (c) hen (d) cow
  25. 25.What is the masculine of “tigress”? (a) bull (b) tiger (c) king (d) lion
  26. 26.What is the masculine of “headmistress”? (a) king (b) uncle (c) headmaster (d) host
  27. 27.Fill the gap: The young one of a fox is a ___. (a) foal (b) calf (c) lamb (d) cub
  28. 28.Fill the gap: A duckling is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) goat (c) duck (d) cat
  29. 29.What is the masculine of “hostess”? (a) hero (b) waiter (c) host (d) actor
  30. 30.What is the feminine of “duke”? (a) aunt (b) niece (c) duchess (d) queen
  31. 31.Fill the gap: A piglet is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) cat (c) frog (d) pig
  32. 32.What is the feminine of “son”? (a) wife (b) daughter (c) aunt (d) niece
  33. 33.What is the masculine of “grandmother”? (a) uncle (b) son (c) nephew (d) grandfather
  34. 34.What is the masculine of “heroine”? (a) host (b) hero (c) actor (d) prince
  35. 35.Fill the gap: The young one of a cow is a ___. (a) calf (b) chick (c) kitten (d) cub
  36. 36.What is the masculine of “queen”? (a) uncle (b) nephew (c) king (d) prince
  37. 37.What is the feminine of “peacock”? (a) mare (b) peahen (c) duck (d) hen
  38. 38.Fill the gap: The young one of a duck is a ___. (a) duckling (b) kitten (c) cub (d) foal
  39. 39.What is the feminine of “man”? (a) queen (b) aunt (c) woman (d) niece
  40. 40.What is the feminine of “lion”? (a) tigress (b) mare (c) queen (d) lioness

Answer key

  1. actor
  2. mother
  3. gosling
  4. hen
  5. headmistress
  6. joey
  7. wife
  8. puppy
  9. peacock
  10. nun
  11. boy
  12. son
  13. deer
  14. butterfly
  15. dog
  16. girl
  17. niece
  18. cub
  19. eaglet
  20. uncle
  21. lion
  22. kangaroo
  23. actress
  24. cat
  25. tiger
  26. headmaster
  27. cub
  28. duck
  29. host
  30. duchess
  31. pig
  32. daughter
  33. grandfather
  34. hero
  35. calf
  36. king
  37. peahen
  38. duckling
  39. woman
  40. lioness

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