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Young Ones of Animals Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 18: Gender and young ones · Set 926 · 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 “aunt”? (a) nephew (b) brother (c) uncle (d) son
  2. 2.Fill the gap: A piglet is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) cat (c) pig (d) frog
  3. 3.What is the feminine of “nephew”? (a) niece (b) aunt (c) daughter (d) sister
  4. 4.Fill the gap: The young one of a whale is a ___. (a) calf (b) kid (c) cub (d) chick
  5. 5.What is the masculine of “princess”? (a) nephew (b) uncle (c) prince (d) king
  6. 6.What is the feminine of “hero”? (a) princess (b) hostess (c) actress (d) heroine
  7. 7.Fill the gap: The young one of a donkey is a ___. (a) chick (b) foal (c) cub (d) kitten
  8. 8.Fill the gap: A kitten is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) hen (c) dog (d) cow
  9. 9.What is the masculine of “mare”? (a) lion (b) horse (c) king (d) bull
  10. 10.Fill the gap: A cub is the young one of a ___. (a) sheep (b) cow (c) hen (d) lion
  11. 11.Fill the gap: The young one of a swan is a ___. (a) cub (b) cygnet (c) kid (d) foal
  12. 12.Fill the gap: The young one of a goose is a ___. (a) cub (b) kid (c) gosling (d) calf
  13. 13.What is the feminine of “grandfather”? (a) queen (b) niece (c) aunt (d) grandmother
  14. 14.Fill the gap: An owlet is the young one of an ___. (a) eagle (b) ant (c) owl (d) ox
  15. 15.What is the feminine of “host”? (a) actress (b) heroine (c) waitress (d) hostess
  16. 16.Fill the gap: A lamb is the young one of a ___. (a) sheep (b) hen (c) dog (d) cat
  17. 17.Fill the gap: The young one of a fox is a ___. (a) calf (b) cub (c) foal (d) lamb
  18. 18.Fill the gap: An eaglet is the young one of an ___. (a) owl (b) eagle (c) ant (d) ox
  19. 19.Fill the gap: A calf is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) frog (c) cow (d) hen
  20. 20.Fill the gap: The young one of an owl is an ___. (a) owlet (b) kid (c) calf (d) cub
  21. 21.What is the feminine of “headmaster”? (a) queen (b) headmistress (c) hostess (d) aunt
  22. 22.Fill the gap: The young one of a cow is a ___. (a) cub (b) calf (c) chick (d) kitten
  23. 23.What is the feminine of “drake”? (a) duck (b) mare (c) ewe (d) hen
  24. 24.What is the masculine of “mother”? (a) brother (b) son (c) uncle (d) father
  25. 25.Fill the gap: A foal is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) cat (c) horse (d) frog
  26. 26.What is the masculine of “daughter”? (a) son (b) nephew (c) husband (d) uncle
  27. 27.What is the masculine of “tigress”? (a) tiger (b) bull (c) king (d) lion
  28. 28.Fill the gap: The young one of a dog is a ___. (a) puppy (b) foal (c) calf (d) kitten
  29. 29.Fill the gap: A duckling is the young one of a ___. (a) duck (b) goat (c) cat (d) cow
  30. 30.Fill the gap: The young one of a duck is a ___. (a) cub (b) foal (c) duckling (d) kitten
  31. 31.Fill the gap: The young one of a bear is a ___. (a) lamb (b) foal (c) cub (d) chick
  32. 32.Fill the gap: The young one of an eagle is an ___. (a) eaglet (b) cub (c) calf (d) kid
  33. 33.What is the masculine of “headmistress”? (a) uncle (b) headmaster (c) king (d) host
  34. 34.What is the feminine of “god”? (a) princess (b) queen (c) hostess (d) goddess
  35. 35.What is the masculine of “actress”? (a) hero (b) waiter (c) actor (d) host
  36. 36.Fill the gap: The young one of a hen is a ___. (a) chick (b) calf (c) cub (d) kid
  37. 37.What is the masculine of “sister”? (a) nephew (b) brother (c) husband (d) uncle
  38. 38.Fill the gap: The young one of a sheep is a ___. (a) cub (b) kid (c) chick (d) lamb
  39. 39.Fill the gap: The young one of a camel is a ___. (a) calf (b) cub (c) kitten (d) chick
  40. 40.Fill the gap: The young one of a horse is a ___. (a) cub (b) foal (c) kitten (d) lamb

Answer key

  1. uncle
  2. pig
  3. niece
  4. calf
  5. prince
  6. heroine
  7. foal
  8. cat
  9. horse
  10. lion
  11. cygnet
  12. gosling
  13. grandmother
  14. owl
  15. hostess
  16. sheep
  17. cub
  18. eagle
  19. cow
  20. owlet
  21. headmistress
  22. calf
  23. duck
  24. father
  25. horse
  26. son
  27. tiger
  28. puppy
  29. duck
  30. duckling
  31. cub
  32. eaglet
  33. headmaster
  34. goddess
  35. actor
  36. chick
  37. brother
  38. lamb
  39. calf
  40. foal

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