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Young Ones of Animals Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 18: Gender and young ones · Set 802 · 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.Fill the gap: The young one of a sheep is a ___. (a) kid (b) cub (c) lamb (d) chick
  2. 2.Fill the gap: The young one of a deer is a ___. (a) puppy (b) kitten (c) fawn (d) chick
  3. 3.What is the masculine of “duchess”? (a) uncle (b) prince (c) duke (d) king
  4. 4.What is the feminine of “lion”? (a) lioness (b) queen (c) tigress (d) mare
  5. 5.What is the feminine of “bridegroom”? (a) bride (b) aunt (c) wife (d) queen
  6. 6.Fill the gap: A puppy is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) cow (c) cat (d) dog
  7. 7.Fill the gap: A caterpillar is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) butterfly (c) frog (d) cow
  8. 8.What is the feminine of “host”? (a) heroine (b) hostess (c) actress (d) waitress
  9. 9.What is the feminine of “actor”? (a) hostess (b) heroine (c) actress (d) waitress
  10. 10.Fill the gap: The young one of a fox is a ___. (a) calf (b) cub (c) foal (d) lamb
  11. 11.Fill the gap: The young one of a tiger is a ___. (a) kitten (b) foal (c) lamb (d) cub
  12. 12.Fill the gap: The young one of a goose is a ___. (a) gosling (b) cub (c) calf (d) kid
  13. 13.Fill the gap: The young one of a donkey is a ___. (a) cub (b) chick (c) kitten (d) foal
  14. 14.What is the feminine of “prince”? (a) aunt (b) princess (c) queen (d) niece
  15. 15.Fill the gap: A piglet is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) pig (c) frog (d) cat
  16. 16.What is the masculine of “girl”? (a) boy (b) uncle (c) king (d) husband
  17. 17.What is the feminine of “tiger”? (a) lioness (b) mare (c) tigress (d) hen
  18. 18.Fill the gap: A duckling is the young one of a ___. (a) duck (b) goat (c) cow (d) cat
  19. 19.Fill the gap: A cub is the young one of a ___. (a) sheep (b) hen (c) lion (d) cow
  20. 20.What is the masculine of “niece”? (a) brother (b) uncle (c) son (d) nephew
  21. 21.Fill the gap: The young one of a duck is a ___. (a) foal (b) kitten (c) duckling (d) cub
  22. 22.What is the masculine of “bride”? (a) king (b) uncle (c) bridegroom (d) nephew
  23. 23.Fill the gap: The young one of an owl is an ___. (a) kid (b) calf (c) owlet (d) cub
  24. 24.Fill the gap: The young one of a swan is a ___. (a) cygnet (b) foal (c) cub (d) kid
  25. 25.Fill the gap: An eaglet is the young one of an ___. (a) owl (b) eagle (c) ox (d) ant
  26. 26.What is the feminine of “hero”? (a) heroine (b) hostess (c) actress (d) princess
  27. 27.Fill the gap: The young one of a whale is a ___. (a) chick (b) calf (c) cub (d) kid
  28. 28.What is the masculine of “peahen”? (a) bull (b) peacock (c) rooster (d) lion
  29. 29.Fill the gap: A kid is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) hen (c) goat (d) cat
  30. 30.Fill the gap: The young one of a butterfly is a ___. (a) tadpole (b) caterpillar (c) kitten (d) cub
  31. 31.What is the feminine of “drake”? (a) duck (b) mare (c) hen (d) ewe
  32. 32.Fill the gap: The young one of a hen is a ___. (a) cub (b) kid (c) calf (d) chick
  33. 33.What is the masculine of “empress”? (a) prince (b) bull (c) uncle (d) emperor
  34. 34.Fill the gap: A foal is the young one of a ___. (a) horse (b) hen (c) cat (d) frog
  35. 35.Fill the gap: A calf is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) frog (c) cow (d) cat
  36. 36.Fill the gap: The young one of a lion is a ___. (a) kitten (b) calf (c) cub (d) chick
  37. 37.Fill the gap: The young one of a pig is a ___. (a) kitten (b) piglet (c) foal (d) cub
  38. 38.What is the masculine of “princess”? (a) uncle (b) prince (c) king (d) nephew
  39. 39.What is the feminine of “grandfather”? (a) aunt (b) grandmother (c) niece (d) queen
  40. 40.What is the masculine of “heroine”? (a) prince (b) hero (c) host (d) actor

Answer key

  1. lamb
  2. fawn
  3. duke
  4. lioness
  5. bride
  6. dog
  7. butterfly
  8. hostess
  9. actress
  10. cub
  11. cub
  12. gosling
  13. foal
  14. princess
  15. pig
  16. boy
  17. tigress
  18. duck
  19. lion
  20. nephew
  21. duckling
  22. bridegroom
  23. owlet
  24. cygnet
  25. eagle
  26. heroine
  27. calf
  28. peacock
  29. goat
  30. caterpillar
  31. duck
  32. chick
  33. emperor
  34. horse
  35. cow
  36. cub
  37. piglet
  38. prince
  39. grandmother
  40. hero

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