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Young Ones of Animals Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 18: Gender and young ones · Set 883 · 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 bear is a ___. (a) foal (b) cub (c) chick (d) lamb
  2. 2.What is the masculine of “princess”? (a) king (b) uncle (c) prince (d) nephew
  3. 3.Fill the gap: The young one of a wolf is a ___. (a) lamb (b) foal (c) calf (d) cub
  4. 4.Fill the gap: A cygnet is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) horse (c) cow (d) swan
  5. 5.What is the masculine of “actress”? (a) waiter (b) host (c) hero (d) actor
  6. 6.Fill the gap: The young one of a sheep is a ___. (a) chick (b) lamb (c) kid (d) cub
  7. 7.Fill the gap: The young one of a donkey is a ___. (a) chick (b) cub (c) foal (d) kitten
  8. 8.What is the masculine of “headmistress”? (a) host (b) headmaster (c) uncle (d) king
  9. 9.Fill the gap: A duckling is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) cow (c) duck (d) goat
  10. 10.What is the masculine of “wife”? (a) husband (b) nephew (c) son (d) uncle
  11. 11.What is the masculine of “mother”? (a) father (b) son (c) uncle (d) brother
  12. 12.What is the feminine of “king”? (a) princess (b) queen (c) niece (d) aunt
  13. 13.Fill the gap: The young one of an elephant is a ___. (a) kid (b) kitten (c) calf (d) chick
  14. 14.Fill the gap: The young one of a lion is a ___. (a) calf (b) kitten (c) cub (d) chick
  15. 15.Fill the gap: A joey is the young one of a ___. (a) kangaroo (b) cow (c) hen (d) cat
  16. 16.Fill the gap: The young one of a hen is a ___. (a) cub (b) calf (c) kid (d) chick
  17. 17.What is the feminine of “uncle”? (a) niece (b) sister (c) aunt (d) daughter
  18. 18.What is the feminine of “father”? (a) niece (b) sister (c) aunt (d) mother
  19. 19.Fill the gap: A kid is the young one of a ___. (a) goat (b) cat (c) hen (d) cow
  20. 20.What is the feminine of “peacock”? (a) mare (b) duck (c) peahen (d) hen
  21. 21.Fill the gap: The young one of a horse is a ___. (a) cub (b) foal (c) lamb (d) kitten
  22. 22.What is the masculine of “grandmother”? (a) son (b) uncle (c) nephew (d) grandfather
  23. 23.What is the masculine of “lioness”? (a) tiger (b) king (c) bull (d) lion
  24. 24.What is the masculine of “queen”? (a) king (b) uncle (c) prince (d) nephew
  25. 25.What is the masculine of “niece”? (a) uncle (b) son (c) nephew (d) brother
  26. 26.What is the feminine of “ram”? (a) ewe (b) hen (c) peahen (d) mare
  27. 27.Fill the gap: The young one of a tiger is a ___. (a) lamb (b) foal (c) kitten (d) cub
  28. 28.What is the feminine of “son”? (a) daughter (b) wife (c) aunt (d) niece
  29. 29.Fill the gap: The young one of an owl is an ___. (a) cub (b) kid (c) calf (d) owlet
  30. 30.What is the feminine of “hero”? (a) heroine (b) princess (c) actress (d) hostess
  31. 31.What is the masculine of “mare”? (a) lion (b) horse (c) king (d) bull
  32. 32.Fill the gap: An owlet is the young one of an ___. (a) eagle (b) owl (c) ant (d) ox
  33. 33.Fill the gap: The young one of a cat is a ___. (a) calf (b) puppy (c) cub (d) kitten
  34. 34.What is the feminine of “monk”? (a) queen (b) aunt (c) bride (d) nun
  35. 35.What is the masculine of “ewe”? (a) ram (b) bull (c) lion (d) horse
  36. 36.Fill the gap: A gosling is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) goose (c) cow (d) dog
  37. 37.What is the masculine of “tigress”? (a) bull (b) lion (c) king (d) tiger
  38. 38.What is the feminine of “prince”? (a) princess (b) queen (c) aunt (d) niece
  39. 39.Fill the gap: The young one of a goat is a ___. (a) lamb (b) kid (c) foal (d) cub
  40. 40.Fill the gap: The young one of an eagle is an ___. (a) kid (b) cub (c) calf (d) eaglet

Answer key

  1. cub
  2. prince
  3. cub
  4. swan
  5. actor
  6. lamb
  7. foal
  8. headmaster
  9. duck
  10. husband
  11. father
  12. queen
  13. calf
  14. cub
  15. kangaroo
  16. chick
  17. aunt
  18. mother
  19. goat
  20. peahen
  21. foal
  22. grandfather
  23. lion
  24. king
  25. nephew
  26. ewe
  27. cub
  28. daughter
  29. owlet
  30. heroine
  31. horse
  32. owl
  33. kitten
  34. nun
  35. ram
  36. goose
  37. tiger
  38. princess
  39. kid
  40. eaglet

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