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Young Ones of Animals Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 18: Gender and young ones · Set 824 · 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 “duchess”? (a) king (b) prince (c) duke (d) uncle
  2. 2.What is the feminine of “bridegroom”? (a) wife (b) aunt (c) queen (d) bride
  3. 3.Fill the gap: The young one of a frog is a ___. (a) cub (b) tadpole (c) lamb (d) chick
  4. 4.Fill the gap: A puppy is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) cow (c) dog (d) hen
  5. 5.What is the masculine of “aunt”? (a) brother (b) nephew (c) son (d) uncle
  6. 6.What is the feminine of “lion”? (a) lioness (b) mare (c) queen (d) tigress
  7. 7.Fill the gap: The young one of a tiger is a ___. (a) kitten (b) lamb (c) cub (d) foal
  8. 8.Fill the gap: The young one of an elephant is a ___. (a) kitten (b) kid (c) calf (d) chick
  9. 9.Fill the gap: A cygnet is the young one of a ___. (a) horse (b) cow (c) swan (d) cat
  10. 10.What is the feminine of “boy”? (a) wife (b) aunt (c) girl (d) queen
  11. 11.Fill the gap: The young one of a donkey is a ___. (a) chick (b) kitten (c) foal (d) cub
  12. 12.Fill the gap: The young one of a sheep is a ___. (a) kid (b) chick (c) cub (d) lamb
  13. 13.Fill the gap: The young one of a cat is a ___. (a) cub (b) kitten (c) puppy (d) calf
  14. 14.Fill the gap: The young one of a lion is a ___. (a) calf (b) cub (c) kitten (d) chick
  15. 15.Fill the gap: The young one of an eagle is an ___. (a) cub (b) kid (c) eaglet (d) calf
  16. 16.What is the feminine of “tiger”? (a) lioness (b) mare (c) tigress (d) hen
  17. 17.What is the feminine of “peacock”? (a) mare (b) duck (c) peahen (d) hen
  18. 18.Fill the gap: The young one of a fox is a ___. (a) foal (b) calf (c) cub (d) lamb
  19. 19.What is the feminine of “duke”? (a) queen (b) aunt (c) niece (d) duchess
  20. 20.Fill the gap: The young one of a butterfly is a ___. (a) cub (b) tadpole (c) caterpillar (d) kitten
  21. 21.Fill the gap: The young one of an owl is an ___. (a) cub (b) calf (c) kid (d) owlet
  22. 22.Fill the gap: A kitten is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) hen (c) dog (d) cat
  23. 23.What is the masculine of “actress”? (a) hero (b) actor (c) waiter (d) host
  24. 24.What is the masculine of “girl”? (a) king (b) uncle (c) husband (d) boy
  25. 25.Fill the gap: A gosling is the young one of a ___. (a) dog (b) goose (c) cat (d) cow
  26. 26.What is the masculine of “peahen”? (a) bull (b) lion (c) rooster (d) peacock
  27. 27.What is the feminine of “hero”? (a) hostess (b) heroine (c) princess (d) actress
  28. 28.Fill the gap: The young one of a duck is a ___. (a) kitten (b) foal (c) cub (d) duckling
  29. 29.Fill the gap: A lamb is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) sheep (c) cat (d) dog
  30. 30.What is the masculine of “mother”? (a) uncle (b) father (c) son (d) brother
  31. 31.What is the feminine of “father”? (a) sister (b) niece (c) aunt (d) mother
  32. 32.Fill the gap: The young one of a wolf is a ___. (a) lamb (b) cub (c) foal (d) calf
  33. 33.What is the masculine of “princess”? (a) nephew (b) king (c) prince (d) uncle
  34. 34.Fill the gap: A duckling is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) goat (c) cat (d) duck
  35. 35.What is the masculine of “daughter”? (a) nephew (b) husband (c) son (d) uncle
  36. 36.What is the feminine of “waiter”? (a) actress (b) hostess (c) princess (d) waitress
  37. 37.What is the feminine of “man”? (a) aunt (b) niece (c) woman (d) queen
  38. 38.What is the feminine of “monk”? (a) aunt (b) queen (c) bride (d) nun
  39. 39.Fill the gap: A chick is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) dog (c) cow (d) hen
  40. 40.What is the masculine of “mare”? (a) horse (b) lion (c) king (d) bull

Answer key

  1. duke
  2. bride
  3. tadpole
  4. dog
  5. uncle
  6. lioness
  7. cub
  8. calf
  9. swan
  10. girl
  11. foal
  12. lamb
  13. kitten
  14. cub
  15. eaglet
  16. tigress
  17. peahen
  18. cub
  19. duchess
  20. caterpillar
  21. owlet
  22. cat
  23. actor
  24. boy
  25. goose
  26. peacock
  27. heroine
  28. duckling
  29. sheep
  30. father
  31. mother
  32. cub
  33. prince
  34. duck
  35. son
  36. waitress
  37. woman
  38. nun
  39. hen
  40. horse

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