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Young Ones of Animals Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 18: Gender and young ones · Set 936 · 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 feminine of “prince”? (a) princess (b) aunt (c) niece (d) queen
  2. 2.What is the feminine of “lion”? (a) tigress (b) queen (c) lioness (d) mare
  3. 3.What is the feminine of “peacock”? (a) hen (b) peahen (c) duck (d) mare
  4. 4.Fill the gap: A puppy is the young one of a ___. (a) dog (b) hen (c) cat (d) cow
  5. 5.Fill the gap: A foal is the young one of a ___. (a) frog (b) horse (c) cat (d) hen
  6. 6.Fill the gap: A cygnet is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) horse (c) cat (d) swan
  7. 7.What is the feminine of “tiger”? (a) lioness (b) tigress (c) mare (d) hen
  8. 8.Fill the gap: The young one of a hen is a ___. (a) cub (b) kid (c) chick (d) calf
  9. 9.Fill the gap: The young one of a fox is a ___. (a) calf (b) lamb (c) foal (d) cub
  10. 10.What is the feminine of “hero”? (a) actress (b) hostess (c) heroine (d) princess
  11. 11.Fill the gap: A caterpillar is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) butterfly (c) cow (d) frog
  12. 12.Fill the gap: The young one of a goat is a ___. (a) cub (b) lamb (c) foal (d) kid
  13. 13.Fill the gap: An eaglet is the young one of an ___. (a) ox (b) eagle (c) ant (d) owl
  14. 14.What is the masculine of “waitress”? (a) actor (b) waiter (c) host (d) hero
  15. 15.What is the feminine of “drake”? (a) ewe (b) mare (c) duck (d) hen
  16. 16.What is the masculine of “peahen”? (a) bull (b) lion (c) rooster (d) peacock
  17. 17.Fill the gap: The young one of a goose is a ___. (a) kid (b) gosling (c) calf (d) cub
  18. 18.What is the feminine of “father”? (a) mother (b) sister (c) aunt (d) niece
  19. 19.Fill the gap: A gosling is the young one of a ___. (a) goose (b) dog (c) cow (d) cat
  20. 20.What is the masculine of “actress”? (a) host (b) waiter (c) actor (d) hero
  21. 21.What is the feminine of “headmaster”? (a) headmistress (b) hostess (c) queen (d) aunt
  22. 22.What is the masculine of “mother”? (a) father (b) brother (c) son (d) uncle
  23. 23.Fill the gap: A duckling is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) goat (c) duck (d) cat
  24. 24.Fill the gap: The young one of a sheep is a ___. (a) cub (b) chick (c) kid (d) lamb
  25. 25.Fill the gap: The young one of a horse is a ___. (a) kitten (b) foal (c) cub (d) lamb
  26. 26.What is the feminine of “nephew”? (a) aunt (b) niece (c) sister (d) daughter
  27. 27.Fill the gap: The young one of a duck is a ___. (a) cub (b) kitten (c) foal (d) duckling
  28. 28.Fill the gap: An owlet is the young one of an ___. (a) owl (b) eagle (c) ant (d) ox
  29. 29.Fill the gap: The young one of a wolf is a ___. (a) foal (b) cub (c) lamb (d) calf
  30. 30.What is the feminine of “gentleman”? (a) aunt (b) queen (c) bride (d) lady
  31. 31.Fill the gap: A chick is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) cat (c) cow (d) dog
  32. 32.What is the feminine of “god”? (a) goddess (b) hostess (c) queen (d) princess
  33. 33.Fill the gap: A lamb is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) sheep (c) hen (d) dog
  34. 34.Fill the gap: The young one of a butterfly is a ___. (a) kitten (b) tadpole (c) caterpillar (d) cub
  35. 35.What is the masculine of “hostess”? (a) actor (b) hero (c) host (d) waiter
  36. 36.What is the feminine of “waiter”? (a) hostess (b) actress (c) waitress (d) princess
  37. 37.Fill the gap: A kitten is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) dog (c) cat (d) cow
  38. 38.Fill the gap: The young one of an elephant is a ___. (a) chick (b) kid (c) calf (d) kitten
  39. 39.What is the masculine of “headmistress”? (a) host (b) headmaster (c) king (d) uncle
  40. 40.What is the feminine of “actor”? (a) actress (b) waitress (c) heroine (d) hostess

Answer key

  1. princess
  2. lioness
  3. peahen
  4. dog
  5. horse
  6. swan
  7. tigress
  8. chick
  9. cub
  10. heroine
  11. butterfly
  12. kid
  13. eagle
  14. waiter
  15. duck
  16. peacock
  17. gosling
  18. mother
  19. goose
  20. actor
  21. headmistress
  22. father
  23. duck
  24. lamb
  25. foal
  26. niece
  27. duckling
  28. owl
  29. cub
  30. lady
  31. hen
  32. goddess
  33. sheep
  34. caterpillar
  35. host
  36. waitress
  37. cat
  38. calf
  39. headmaster
  40. actress

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