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Young Ones of Animals Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 18: Gender and young ones · Set 84 · 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 “waitress”? (a) hero (b) waiter (c) host (d) actor
  2. 2.What is the feminine of “peacock”? (a) peahen (b) mare (c) duck (d) hen
  3. 3.Fill the gap: The young one of a tiger is a ___. (a) foal (b) cub (c) lamb (d) kitten
  4. 4.Fill the gap: A lamb is the young one of a ___. (a) dog (b) cat (c) hen (d) sheep
  5. 5.Fill the gap: An eaglet is the young one of an ___. (a) owl (b) eagle (c) ant (d) ox
  6. 6.Fill the gap: A caterpillar is the young one of a ___. (a) butterfly (b) hen (c) cow (d) frog
  7. 7.Fill the gap: A cub is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) cow (c) lion (d) sheep
  8. 8.What is the feminine of “prince”? (a) niece (b) princess (c) queen (d) aunt
  9. 9.Fill the gap: The young one of a kangaroo is a ___. (a) lamb (b) cub (c) chick (d) joey
  10. 10.What is the feminine of “tiger”? (a) tigress (b) mare (c) lioness (d) hen
  11. 11.Fill the gap: The young one of a deer is a ___. (a) kitten (b) chick (c) puppy (d) fawn
  12. 12.Fill the gap: A gosling is the young one of a ___. (a) dog (b) cow (c) goose (d) cat
  13. 13.Fill the gap: The young one of a butterfly is a ___. (a) kitten (b) caterpillar (c) tadpole (d) cub
  14. 14.Fill the gap: A chick is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) dog (c) cat (d) cow
  15. 15.Fill the gap: The young one of a lion is a ___. (a) calf (b) chick (c) cub (d) kitten
  16. 16.What is the feminine of “boy”? (a) aunt (b) queen (c) girl (d) wife
  17. 17.Fill the gap: A cygnet is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) horse (c) swan (d) cow
  18. 18.What is the masculine of “lioness”? (a) tiger (b) king (c) lion (d) bull
  19. 19.Fill the gap: A foal is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) horse (c) hen (d) frog
  20. 20.Fill the gap: A puppy is the young one of a ___. (a) dog (b) cat (c) cow (d) hen
  21. 21.Fill the gap: A kid is the young one of a ___. (a) goat (b) cat (c) hen (d) cow
  22. 22.Fill the gap: A duckling is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) goat (c) duck (d) cow
  23. 23.Fill the gap: A kitten is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) dog (c) hen (d) cat
  24. 24.Fill the gap: The young one of a cat is a ___. (a) cub (b) calf (c) kitten (d) puppy
  25. 25.Fill the gap: The young one of a duck is a ___. (a) duckling (b) cub (c) foal (d) kitten
  26. 26.Fill the gap: The young one of a sheep is a ___. (a) cub (b) kid (c) chick (d) lamb
  27. 27.What is the feminine of “hero”? (a) hostess (b) heroine (c) actress (d) princess
  28. 28.Fill the gap: The young one of a goat is a ___. (a) lamb (b) kid (c) cub (d) foal
  29. 29.Fill the gap: The young one of an elephant is a ___. (a) kitten (b) chick (c) kid (d) calf
  30. 30.What is the masculine of “niece”? (a) uncle (b) nephew (c) brother (d) son
  31. 31.Fill the gap: The young one of an eagle is an ___. (a) kid (b) cub (c) calf (d) eaglet
  32. 32.Fill the gap: The young one of a frog is a ___. (a) tadpole (b) chick (c) lamb (d) cub
  33. 33.What is the masculine of “peahen”? (a) bull (b) rooster (c) lion (d) peacock
  34. 34.Fill the gap: The young one of an owl is an ___. (a) cub (b) kid (c) calf (d) owlet
  35. 35.What is the feminine of “ram”? (a) mare (b) peahen (c) ewe (d) hen
  36. 36.Fill the gap: The young one of a cow is a ___. (a) calf (b) kitten (c) chick (d) cub
  37. 37.Fill the gap: The young one of a bear is a ___. (a) foal (b) cub (c) lamb (d) chick
  38. 38.What is the feminine of “headmaster”? (a) queen (b) headmistress (c) aunt (d) hostess
  39. 39.What is the feminine of “nephew”? (a) sister (b) niece (c) daughter (d) aunt
  40. 40.Fill the gap: A fawn is the young one of a ___. (a) frog (b) duck (c) hen (d) deer

Answer key

  1. waiter
  2. peahen
  3. cub
  4. sheep
  5. eagle
  6. butterfly
  7. lion
  8. princess
  9. joey
  10. tigress
  11. fawn
  12. goose
  13. caterpillar
  14. hen
  15. cub
  16. girl
  17. swan
  18. lion
  19. horse
  20. dog
  21. goat
  22. duck
  23. cat
  24. kitten
  25. duckling
  26. lamb
  27. heroine
  28. kid
  29. calf
  30. nephew
  31. eaglet
  32. tadpole
  33. peacock
  34. owlet
  35. ewe
  36. calf
  37. cub
  38. headmistress
  39. niece
  40. deer

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