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Young Ones of Animals Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 18: Gender and young ones · Set 945 · 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: A puppy is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) dog (c) hen (d) cow
  2. 2.What is the masculine of “sister”? (a) nephew (b) husband (c) uncle (d) brother
  3. 3.What is the masculine of “bride”? (a) uncle (b) king (c) bridegroom (d) nephew
  4. 4.Fill the gap: A piglet is the young one of a ___. (a) frog (b) hen (c) cat (d) pig
  5. 5.Fill the gap: A joey is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) kangaroo (c) hen (d) cow
  6. 6.Fill the gap: The young one of a deer is a ___. (a) kitten (b) fawn (c) puppy (d) chick
  7. 7.What is the feminine of “peacock”? (a) duck (b) mare (c) peahen (d) hen
  8. 8.Fill the gap: The young one of a lion is a ___. (a) chick (b) kitten (c) cub (d) calf
  9. 9.What is the masculine of “heroine”? (a) host (b) hero (c) prince (d) actor
  10. 10.Fill the gap: The young one of a duck is a ___. (a) foal (b) duckling (c) cub (d) kitten
  11. 11.Fill the gap: A calf is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) frog (c) hen (d) cow
  12. 12.What is the masculine of “goddess”? (a) king (b) prince (c) god (d) hero
  13. 13.What is the masculine of “duchess”? (a) uncle (b) king (c) duke (d) prince
  14. 14.Fill the gap: The young one of a sheep is a ___. (a) lamb (b) kid (c) chick (d) cub
  15. 15.What is the feminine of “hero”? (a) hostess (b) heroine (c) actress (d) princess
  16. 16.Fill the gap: A fawn is the young one of a ___. (a) frog (b) deer (c) hen (d) duck
  17. 17.Fill the gap: The young one of a bear is a ___. (a) chick (b) foal (c) cub (d) lamb
  18. 18.Fill the gap: A cygnet is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) cow (c) swan (d) horse
  19. 19.Fill the gap: The young one of a cow is a ___. (a) chick (b) kitten (c) calf (d) cub
  20. 20.What is the masculine of “girl”? (a) boy (b) king (c) uncle (d) husband
  21. 21.What is the feminine of “host”? (a) waitress (b) heroine (c) hostess (d) actress
  22. 22.Fill the gap: A gosling is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) dog (c) goose (d) cow
  23. 23.Fill the gap: The young one of a goat is a ___. (a) foal (b) cub (c) kid (d) lamb
  24. 24.Fill the gap: The young one of an elephant is a ___. (a) chick (b) kitten (c) calf (d) kid
  25. 25.Fill the gap: The young one of a hen is a ___. (a) calf (b) chick (c) kid (d) cub
  26. 26.Fill the gap: The young one of a wolf is a ___. (a) foal (b) calf (c) lamb (d) cub
  27. 27.Fill the gap: A foal is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) cat (c) frog (d) horse
  28. 28.What is the masculine of “headmistress”? (a) headmaster (b) uncle (c) host (d) king
  29. 29.Fill the gap: The young one of a pig is a ___. (a) foal (b) cub (c) kitten (d) piglet
  30. 30.What is the feminine of “horse”? (a) mare (b) cow (c) ewe (d) hen
  31. 31.What is the masculine of “daughter”? (a) nephew (b) uncle (c) husband (d) son
  32. 32.Fill the gap: The young one of a cat is a ___. (a) cub (b) puppy (c) kitten (d) calf
  33. 33.What is the masculine of “niece”? (a) son (b) nephew (c) uncle (d) brother
  34. 34.What is the feminine of “king”? (a) niece (b) princess (c) queen (d) aunt
  35. 35.Fill the gap: An owlet is the young one of an ___. (a) owl (b) ant (c) ox (d) eagle
  36. 36.Fill the gap: The young one of a tiger is a ___. (a) lamb (b) kitten (c) cub (d) foal
  37. 37.Fill the gap: The young one of an eagle is an ___. (a) calf (b) kid (c) cub (d) eaglet
  38. 38.Fill the gap: A kid is the young one of a ___. (a) goat (b) hen (c) cow (d) cat
  39. 39.What is the masculine of “empress”? (a) prince (b) emperor (c) uncle (d) bull
  40. 40.Fill the gap: The young one of a frog is a ___. (a) cub (b) chick (c) tadpole (d) lamb

Answer key

  1. dog
  2. brother
  3. bridegroom
  4. pig
  5. kangaroo
  6. fawn
  7. peahen
  8. cub
  9. hero
  10. duckling
  11. cow
  12. god
  13. duke
  14. lamb
  15. heroine
  16. deer
  17. cub
  18. swan
  19. calf
  20. boy
  21. hostess
  22. goose
  23. kid
  24. calf
  25. chick
  26. cub
  27. horse
  28. headmaster
  29. piglet
  30. mare
  31. son
  32. kitten
  33. nephew
  34. queen
  35. owl
  36. cub
  37. eaglet
  38. goat
  39. emperor
  40. tadpole

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