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Young Ones of Animals Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 18: Gender and young ones · Set 864 · 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 “grandmother”? (a) nephew (b) uncle (c) grandfather (d) son
  2. 2.What is the masculine of “wife”? (a) uncle (b) son (c) nephew (d) husband
  3. 3.What is the masculine of “actress”? (a) waiter (b) hero (c) host (d) actor
  4. 4.What is the masculine of “sister”? (a) husband (b) uncle (c) brother (d) nephew
  5. 5.What is the feminine of “waiter”? (a) actress (b) princess (c) waitress (d) hostess
  6. 6.Fill the gap: The young one of a tiger is a ___. (a) kitten (b) lamb (c) cub (d) foal
  7. 7.Fill the gap: The young one of a horse is a ___. (a) foal (b) kitten (c) lamb (d) cub
  8. 8.Fill the gap: A calf is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) cow (c) frog (d) cat
  9. 9.What is the masculine of “tigress”? (a) tiger (b) bull (c) king (d) lion
  10. 10.Fill the gap: A kid is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) cat (c) goat (d) cow
  11. 11.Fill the gap: The young one of a pig is a ___. (a) kitten (b) foal (c) piglet (d) cub
  12. 12.What is the feminine of “husband”? (a) aunt (b) niece (c) daughter (d) wife
  13. 13.Fill the gap: The young one of a sheep is a ___. (a) cub (b) kid (c) chick (d) lamb
  14. 14.What is the feminine of “boy”? (a) queen (b) aunt (c) wife (d) girl
  15. 15.What is the masculine of “empress”? (a) prince (b) emperor (c) uncle (d) bull
  16. 16.What is the feminine of “god”? (a) hostess (b) princess (c) goddess (d) queen
  17. 17.Fill the gap: The young one of a deer is a ___. (a) kitten (b) chick (c) fawn (d) puppy
  18. 18.What is the masculine of “heroine”? (a) actor (b) hero (c) host (d) prince
  19. 19.What is the masculine of “daughter”? (a) uncle (b) nephew (c) son (d) husband
  20. 20.What is the feminine of “man”? (a) woman (b) niece (c) queen (d) aunt
  21. 21.Fill the gap: A duckling is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) goat (c) cow (d) duck
  22. 22.What is the masculine of “goddess”? (a) prince (b) god (c) hero (d) king
  23. 23.Fill the gap: A kitten is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) cat (c) dog (d) cow
  24. 24.Fill the gap: The young one of a swan is a ___. (a) foal (b) cub (c) cygnet (d) kid
  25. 25.Fill the gap: The young one of a whale is a ___. (a) cub (b) chick (c) kid (d) calf
  26. 26.Fill the gap: The young one of a fox is a ___. (a) foal (b) lamb (c) cub (d) calf
  27. 27.What is the feminine of “tiger”? (a) tigress (b) mare (c) lioness (d) hen
  28. 28.Fill the gap: The young one of a duck is a ___. (a) foal (b) kitten (c) duckling (d) cub
  29. 29.Fill the gap: The young one of a lion is a ___. (a) calf (b) chick (c) kitten (d) cub
  30. 30.What is the feminine of “ram”? (a) peahen (b) hen (c) mare (d) ewe
  31. 31.Fill the gap: The young one of a cat is a ___. (a) kitten (b) cub (c) calf (d) puppy
  32. 32.Fill the gap: The young one of a bear is a ___. (a) foal (b) lamb (c) chick (d) cub
  33. 33.Fill the gap: A foal is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) hen (c) horse (d) frog
  34. 34.What is the feminine of “emperor”? (a) empress (b) duchess (c) princess (d) queen
  35. 35.What is the feminine of “host”? (a) hostess (b) waitress (c) heroine (d) actress
  36. 36.Fill the gap: A cub is the young one of a ___. (a) lion (b) hen (c) sheep (d) cow
  37. 37.Fill the gap: A caterpillar is the young one of a ___. (a) frog (b) cow (c) butterfly (d) hen
  38. 38.Fill the gap: The young one of a goose is a ___. (a) cub (b) kid (c) gosling (d) calf
  39. 39.Fill the gap: An eaglet is the young one of an ___. (a) owl (b) ant (c) eagle (d) ox
  40. 40.What is the masculine of “headmistress”? (a) king (b) uncle (c) host (d) headmaster

Answer key

  1. grandfather
  2. husband
  3. actor
  4. brother
  5. waitress
  6. cub
  7. foal
  8. cow
  9. tiger
  10. goat
  11. piglet
  12. wife
  13. lamb
  14. girl
  15. emperor
  16. goddess
  17. fawn
  18. hero
  19. son
  20. woman
  21. duck
  22. god
  23. cat
  24. cygnet
  25. calf
  26. cub
  27. tigress
  28. duckling
  29. cub
  30. ewe
  31. kitten
  32. cub
  33. horse
  34. empress
  35. hostess
  36. lion
  37. butterfly
  38. gosling
  39. eagle
  40. headmaster

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