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Young Ones of Animals Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 18: Gender and young ones · Set 808 · 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 “niece”? (a) uncle (b) son (c) nephew (d) brother
  2. 2.What is the feminine of “king”? (a) queen (b) niece (c) aunt (d) princess
  3. 3.Fill the gap: The young one of a sheep is a ___. (a) kid (b) chick (c) cub (d) lamb
  4. 4.What is the feminine of “peacock”? (a) hen (b) mare (c) peahen (d) duck
  5. 5.Fill the gap: A tadpole is the young one of a ___. (a) frog (b) cow (c) hen (d) cat
  6. 6.Fill the gap: A calf is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) cat (c) frog (d) hen
  7. 7.What is the feminine of “hero”? (a) heroine (b) actress (c) hostess (d) princess
  8. 8.What is the masculine of “lioness”? (a) bull (b) king (c) lion (d) tiger
  9. 9.Fill the gap: The young one of a cow is a ___. (a) chick (b) calf (c) kitten (d) cub
  10. 10.Fill the gap: A piglet is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) frog (c) pig (d) cat
  11. 11.Fill the gap: The young one of a camel is a ___. (a) kitten (b) cub (c) calf (d) chick
  12. 12.Fill the gap: The young one of a whale is a ___. (a) calf (b) chick (c) kid (d) cub
  13. 13.What is the masculine of “mare”? (a) king (b) lion (c) horse (d) bull
  14. 14.What is the feminine of “headmaster”? (a) hostess (b) queen (c) headmistress (d) aunt
  15. 15.Fill the gap: A joey is the young one of a ___. (a) kangaroo (b) cow (c) cat (d) hen
  16. 16.Fill the gap: A kitten is the young one of a ___. (a) dog (b) cow (c) hen (d) cat
  17. 17.Fill the gap: A chick is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) cow (c) dog (d) hen
  18. 18.What is the masculine of “waitress”? (a) waiter (b) host (c) hero (d) actor
  19. 19.What is the feminine of “boy”? (a) girl (b) queen (c) wife (d) aunt
  20. 20.What is the masculine of “duchess”? (a) king (b) duke (c) prince (d) uncle
  21. 21.Fill the gap: A duckling is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) goat (c) duck (d) cat
  22. 22.What is the feminine of “tiger”? (a) mare (b) hen (c) tigress (d) lioness
  23. 23.Fill the gap: The young one of a lion is a ___. (a) kitten (b) calf (c) cub (d) chick
  24. 24.What is the masculine of “aunt”? (a) brother (b) nephew (c) son (d) uncle
  25. 25.Fill the gap: The young one of an elephant is a ___. (a) kitten (b) calf (c) kid (d) chick
  26. 26.Fill the gap: The young one of a hen is a ___. (a) calf (b) chick (c) cub (d) kid
  27. 27.Fill the gap: The young one of a swan is a ___. (a) foal (b) kid (c) cub (d) cygnet
  28. 28.Fill the gap: An eaglet is the young one of an ___. (a) ox (b) ant (c) owl (d) eagle
  29. 29.Fill the gap: A caterpillar is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) frog (c) hen (d) butterfly
  30. 30.Fill the gap: The young one of a dog is a ___. (a) kitten (b) foal (c) puppy (d) calf
  31. 31.What is the masculine of “peahen”? (a) lion (b) rooster (c) bull (d) peacock
  32. 32.What is the masculine of “hostess”? (a) host (b) waiter (c) hero (d) actor
  33. 33.Fill the gap: The young one of a kangaroo is a ___. (a) chick (b) lamb (c) cub (d) joey
  34. 34.Fill the gap: The young one of a tiger is a ___. (a) foal (b) lamb (c) kitten (d) cub
  35. 35.Fill the gap: The young one of a wolf is a ___. (a) lamb (b) cub (c) foal (d) calf
  36. 36.What is the masculine of “queen”? (a) nephew (b) king (c) uncle (d) prince
  37. 37.What is the masculine of “actress”? (a) actor (b) hero (c) waiter (d) host
  38. 38.What is the masculine of “empress”? (a) emperor (b) prince (c) uncle (d) bull
  39. 39.Fill the gap: A fawn is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) deer (c) frog (d) duck
  40. 40.What is the feminine of “father”? (a) niece (b) mother (c) aunt (d) sister

Answer key

  1. nephew
  2. queen
  3. lamb
  4. peahen
  5. frog
  6. cow
  7. heroine
  8. lion
  9. calf
  10. pig
  11. calf
  12. calf
  13. horse
  14. headmistress
  15. kangaroo
  16. cat
  17. hen
  18. waiter
  19. girl
  20. duke
  21. duck
  22. tigress
  23. cub
  24. uncle
  25. calf
  26. chick
  27. cygnet
  28. eagle
  29. butterfly
  30. puppy
  31. peacock
  32. host
  33. joey
  34. cub
  35. cub
  36. king
  37. actor
  38. emperor
  39. deer
  40. mother

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