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