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Young Ones of Animals Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 18: Gender and young ones · Set 839 · 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) duke (b) prince (c) king (d) uncle
  2. 2.Fill the gap: A calf is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) hen (c) frog (d) cat
  3. 3.Fill the gap: A cygnet is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) horse (c) swan (d) cat
  4. 4.Fill the gap: The young one of a sheep is a ___. (a) kid (b) lamb (c) chick (d) cub
  5. 5.What is the masculine of “wife”? (a) son (b) nephew (c) husband (d) uncle
  6. 6.What is the masculine of “bride”? (a) uncle (b) king (c) bridegroom (d) nephew
  7. 7.Fill the gap: The young one of a frog is a ___. (a) cub (b) lamb (c) chick (d) tadpole
  8. 8.Fill the gap: A joey is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) kangaroo (c) cat (d) hen
  9. 9.Fill the gap: The young one of a whale is a ___. (a) kid (b) chick (c) cub (d) calf
  10. 10.Fill the gap: The young one of a goat is a ___. (a) kid (b) lamb (c) cub (d) foal
  11. 11.Fill the gap: The young one of a wolf is a ___. (a) cub (b) foal (c) calf (d) lamb
  12. 12.Fill the gap: The young one of a butterfly is a ___. (a) tadpole (b) caterpillar (c) cub (d) kitten
  13. 13.What is the feminine of “uncle”? (a) niece (b) daughter (c) aunt (d) sister
  14. 14.What is the masculine of “lioness”? (a) bull (b) king (c) tiger (d) lion
  15. 15.What is the masculine of “peahen”? (a) bull (b) lion (c) rooster (d) peacock
  16. 16.What is the masculine of “headmistress”? (a) host (b) headmaster (c) uncle (d) king
  17. 17.What is the feminine of “nephew”? (a) aunt (b) sister (c) daughter (d) niece
  18. 18.What is the feminine of “host”? (a) waitress (b) hostess (c) heroine (d) actress
  19. 19.What is the feminine of “ram”? (a) hen (b) peahen (c) ewe (d) mare
  20. 20.Fill the gap: The young one of a tiger is a ___. (a) foal (b) kitten (c) cub (d) lamb
  21. 21.Fill the gap: A duckling is the young one of a ___. (a) goat (b) cow (c) cat (d) duck
  22. 22.Fill the gap: A lamb is the young one of a ___. (a) dog (b) cat (c) hen (d) sheep
  23. 23.Fill the gap: A kid is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) cat (c) goat (d) hen
  24. 24.What is the masculine of “waitress”? (a) hero (b) waiter (c) host (d) actor
  25. 25.What is the masculine of “heroine”? (a) host (b) actor (c) hero (d) prince
  26. 26.What is the feminine of “prince”? (a) queen (b) niece (c) princess (d) aunt
  27. 27.Fill the gap: A fawn is the young one of a ___. (a) deer (b) hen (c) frog (d) duck
  28. 28.Fill the gap: A foal is the young one of a ___. (a) frog (b) cat (c) horse (d) hen
  29. 29.What is the masculine of “sister”? (a) brother (b) husband (c) uncle (d) nephew
  30. 30.Fill the gap: The young one of an owl is an ___. (a) kid (b) owlet (c) calf (d) cub
  31. 31.What is the masculine of “actress”? (a) hero (b) actor (c) waiter (d) host
  32. 32.What is the masculine of “girl”? (a) king (b) husband (c) uncle (d) boy
  33. 33.What is the feminine of “headmaster”? (a) hostess (b) queen (c) headmistress (d) aunt
  34. 34.Fill the gap: A puppy is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) dog (c) cat (d) cow
  35. 35.Fill the gap: The young one of an elephant is a ___. (a) kitten (b) kid (c) chick (d) calf
  36. 36.Fill the gap: The young one of a camel is a ___. (a) chick (b) calf (c) kitten (d) cub
  37. 37.What is the feminine of “waiter”? (a) actress (b) hostess (c) princess (d) waitress
  38. 38.What is the masculine of “mare”? (a) king (b) bull (c) horse (d) lion
  39. 39.What is the masculine of “goddess”? (a) king (b) hero (c) god (d) prince
  40. 40.What is the masculine of “niece”? (a) uncle (b) brother (c) nephew (d) son

Answer key

  1. duke
  2. cow
  3. swan
  4. lamb
  5. husband
  6. bridegroom
  7. tadpole
  8. kangaroo
  9. calf
  10. kid
  11. cub
  12. caterpillar
  13. aunt
  14. lion
  15. peacock
  16. headmaster
  17. niece
  18. hostess
  19. ewe
  20. cub
  21. duck
  22. sheep
  23. goat
  24. waiter
  25. hero
  26. princess
  27. deer
  28. horse
  29. brother
  30. owlet
  31. actor
  32. boy
  33. headmistress
  34. dog
  35. calf
  36. calf
  37. waitress
  38. horse
  39. god
  40. nephew

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