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