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