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Young Ones of Animals Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 18: Gender and young ones · Set 865 · 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.Fill the gap: The young one of a cat is a ___. (a) cub (b) kitten (c) calf (d) puppy
  2. 2.What is the masculine of “grandmother”? (a) uncle (b) grandfather (c) nephew (d) son
  3. 3.What is the feminine of “rooster”? (a) cow (b) mare (c) duck (d) hen
  4. 4.What is the masculine of “empress”? (a) prince (b) bull (c) emperor (d) uncle
  5. 5.Fill the gap: The young one of a bear is a ___. (a) chick (b) lamb (c) foal (d) cub
  6. 6.Fill the gap: A lamb is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) cat (c) sheep (d) dog
  7. 7.What is the feminine of “uncle”? (a) daughter (b) sister (c) niece (d) aunt
  8. 8.Fill the gap: The young one of a horse is a ___. (a) lamb (b) kitten (c) foal (d) cub
  9. 9.What is the feminine of “peacock”? (a) duck (b) hen (c) peahen (d) mare
  10. 10.Fill the gap: The young one of a fox is a ___. (a) foal (b) calf (c) lamb (d) cub
  11. 11.What is the masculine of “lioness”? (a) lion (b) tiger (c) bull (d) king
  12. 12.What is the feminine of “tiger”? (a) lioness (b) mare (c) tigress (d) hen
  13. 13.Fill the gap: A gosling is the young one of a ___. (a) goose (b) cat (c) dog (d) cow
  14. 14.What is the feminine of “bridegroom”? (a) wife (b) queen (c) bride (d) aunt
  15. 15.Fill the gap: The young one of a swan is a ___. (a) kid (b) cygnet (c) foal (d) cub
  16. 16.Fill the gap: A tadpole is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) hen (c) frog (d) cow
  17. 17.Fill the gap: The young one of a hen is a ___. (a) cub (b) calf (c) chick (d) kid
  18. 18.Fill the gap: The young one of an owl is an ___. (a) calf (b) cub (c) kid (d) owlet
  19. 19.What is the feminine of “actor”? (a) actress (b) waitress (c) hostess (d) heroine
  20. 20.What is the feminine of “boy”? (a) aunt (b) queen (c) girl (d) wife
  21. 21.Fill the gap: A duckling is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) duck (c) cat (d) goat
  22. 22.What is the masculine of “heroine”? (a) prince (b) host (c) actor (d) hero
  23. 23.What is the masculine of “hostess”? (a) waiter (b) host (c) hero (d) actor
  24. 24.Fill the gap: An owlet is the young one of an ___. (a) ant (b) owl (c) ox (d) eagle
  25. 25.What is the feminine of “bull”? (a) mare (b) hen (c) cow (d) ewe
  26. 26.What is the feminine of “grandfather”? (a) grandmother (b) queen (c) aunt (d) niece
  27. 27.Fill the gap: The young one of an eagle is an ___. (a) calf (b) eaglet (c) kid (d) cub
  28. 28.Fill the gap: The young one of a goat is a ___. (a) lamb (b) cub (c) foal (d) kid
  29. 29.What is the feminine of “emperor”? (a) princess (b) empress (c) duchess (d) queen
  30. 30.Fill the gap: A foal is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) frog (c) cat (d) horse
  31. 31.Fill the gap: The young one of a cow is a ___. (a) cub (b) kitten (c) calf (d) chick
  32. 32.Fill the gap: A piglet is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) hen (c) pig (d) frog
  33. 33.Fill the gap: A chick is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) hen (c) cat (d) dog
  34. 34.What is the masculine of “queen”? (a) nephew (b) prince (c) uncle (d) king
  35. 35.What is the masculine of “aunt”? (a) nephew (b) uncle (c) son (d) brother
  36. 36.What is the masculine of “ewe”? (a) horse (b) ram (c) bull (d) lion
  37. 37.Fill the gap: A kid is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) hen (c) cat (d) goat
  38. 38.What is the masculine of “mother”? (a) brother (b) father (c) uncle (d) son
  39. 39.What is the feminine of “man”? (a) aunt (b) niece (c) queen (d) woman
  40. 40.Fill the gap: The young one of a pig is a ___. (a) foal (b) piglet (c) cub (d) kitten

Answer key

  1. kitten
  2. grandfather
  3. hen
  4. emperor
  5. cub
  6. sheep
  7. aunt
  8. foal
  9. peahen
  10. cub
  11. lion
  12. tigress
  13. goose
  14. bride
  15. cygnet
  16. frog
  17. chick
  18. owlet
  19. actress
  20. girl
  21. duck
  22. hero
  23. host
  24. owl
  25. cow
  26. grandmother
  27. eaglet
  28. kid
  29. empress
  30. horse
  31. calf
  32. pig
  33. hen
  34. king
  35. uncle
  36. ram
  37. goat
  38. father
  39. woman
  40. piglet

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