← Gender and young ones lesson New set →

Young Ones of Animals Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 18: Gender and young ones · Set 968 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

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

Answer key

  1. calf
  2. uncle
  3. owl
  4. butterfly
  5. duckling
  6. queen
  7. caterpillar
  8. hen
  9. puppy
  10. foal
  11. bride
  12. calf
  13. sister
  14. cub
  15. goat
  16. husband
  17. duck
  18. peahen
  19. hero
  20. man
  21. cow
  22. woman
  23. cub
  24. calf
  25. grandmother
  26. actress
  27. grandfather
  28. tigress
  29. father
  30. cow
  31. cub
  32. son
  33. cat
  34. horse
  35. joey
  36. peacock
  37. waitress
  38. eaglet
  39. ram
  40. frog

Free vocabulary lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/vocabulary-builder