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Young Ones of Animals Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 18: Gender and young ones · Set 978 · 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: The young one of a goat is a ___. (a) cub (b) kid (c) foal (d) lamb
  2. 2.What is the masculine of “woman”? (a) uncle (b) man (c) nephew (d) king
  3. 3.Fill the gap: A foal is the young one of a ___. (a) horse (b) frog (c) cat (d) hen
  4. 4.What is the feminine of “monk”? (a) bride (b) queen (c) nun (d) aunt
  5. 5.Fill the gap: The young one of a wolf is a ___. (a) lamb (b) calf (c) foal (d) cub
  6. 6.Fill the gap: The young one of a duck is a ___. (a) foal (b) kitten (c) cub (d) duckling
  7. 7.Fill the gap: A lamb is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) sheep (c) cat (d) dog
  8. 8.Fill the gap: The young one of a lion is a ___. (a) chick (b) kitten (c) calf (d) cub
  9. 9.Fill the gap: The young one of a bear is a ___. (a) lamb (b) foal (c) chick (d) cub
  10. 10.What is the masculine of “peahen”? (a) lion (b) rooster (c) peacock (d) bull
  11. 11.What is the masculine of “heroine”? (a) prince (b) actor (c) hero (d) host
  12. 12.What is the masculine of “mare”? (a) lion (b) horse (c) king (d) bull
  13. 13.What is the masculine of “actress”? (a) actor (b) waiter (c) host (d) hero
  14. 14.Fill the gap: The young one of a swan is a ___. (a) kid (b) cygnet (c) foal (d) cub
  15. 15.Fill the gap: A cygnet is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) swan (c) horse (d) cow
  16. 16.What is the masculine of “duchess”? (a) king (b) duke (c) uncle (d) prince
  17. 17.What is the masculine of “princess”? (a) king (b) nephew (c) prince (d) uncle
  18. 18.Fill the gap: An eaglet is the young one of an ___. (a) eagle (b) ant (c) owl (d) ox
  19. 19.Fill the gap: A gosling is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) cat (c) goose (d) dog
  20. 20.What is the feminine of “host”? (a) waitress (b) heroine (c) actress (d) hostess
  21. 21.Fill the gap: A puppy is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) hen (c) dog (d) cat
  22. 22.Fill the gap: The young one of a pig is a ___. (a) kitten (b) piglet (c) cub (d) foal
  23. 23.What is the masculine of “niece”? (a) brother (b) son (c) nephew (d) uncle
  24. 24.Fill the gap: The young one of a sheep is a ___. (a) lamb (b) chick (c) kid (d) cub
  25. 25.What is the feminine of “horse”? (a) cow (b) ewe (c) hen (d) mare
  26. 26.What is the feminine of “grandfather”? (a) queen (b) niece (c) grandmother (d) aunt
  27. 27.What is the masculine of “aunt”? (a) son (b) nephew (c) uncle (d) brother
  28. 28.Fill the gap: A piglet is the young one of a ___. (a) frog (b) pig (c) hen (d) cat
  29. 29.Fill the gap: The young one of a frog is a ___. (a) cub (b) lamb (c) tadpole (d) chick
  30. 30.Fill the gap: The young one of a horse is a ___. (a) cub (b) kitten (c) lamb (d) foal
  31. 31.What is the feminine of “son”? (a) aunt (b) wife (c) niece (d) daughter
  32. 32.Fill the gap: The young one of an owl is an ___. (a) owlet (b) calf (c) cub (d) kid
  33. 33.Fill the gap: The young one of a cat is a ___. (a) calf (b) cub (c) kitten (d) puppy
  34. 34.What is the masculine of “headmistress”? (a) headmaster (b) host (c) uncle (d) king
  35. 35.What is the feminine of “king”? (a) niece (b) princess (c) aunt (d) queen
  36. 36.What is the feminine of “waiter”? (a) actress (b) princess (c) waitress (d) hostess
  37. 37.What is the masculine of “queen”? (a) prince (b) nephew (c) uncle (d) king
  38. 38.What is the masculine of “waitress”? (a) host (b) hero (c) actor (d) waiter
  39. 39.Fill the gap: The young one of a butterfly is a ___. (a) kitten (b) tadpole (c) caterpillar (d) cub
  40. 40.What is the feminine of “headmaster”? (a) queen (b) aunt (c) hostess (d) headmistress

Answer key

  1. kid
  2. man
  3. horse
  4. nun
  5. cub
  6. duckling
  7. sheep
  8. cub
  9. cub
  10. peacock
  11. hero
  12. horse
  13. actor
  14. cygnet
  15. swan
  16. duke
  17. prince
  18. eagle
  19. goose
  20. hostess
  21. dog
  22. piglet
  23. nephew
  24. lamb
  25. mare
  26. grandmother
  27. uncle
  28. pig
  29. tadpole
  30. foal
  31. daughter
  32. owlet
  33. kitten
  34. headmaster
  35. queen
  36. waitress
  37. king
  38. waiter
  39. caterpillar
  40. headmistress

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