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