15 Baby animals English ESL worksheets pdf & doc - Free Printable

Let’s go step by step to match each baby animal picture with its correct name from the list.

We’ll number the pictures as they appear in the image (left column, top to bottom):

1. Elephant → Baby elephant is called a calf
2. Cat → Baby cat is called a kitten
3. Cow → Baby cow is called a calf
4. Wolf → Baby wolf is called a pup or whelp — but “pup” is more common for general use; however, looking at the options, we have both “pup” and “whelp”. Let’s check others first.
5. Penguin → Baby penguin is called a chick
6. Pig → Baby pig is called a piglet
7. Zebra → Baby zebra is called a foal
8. Horse → Baby horse is also called a foal
9. Giraffe → Baby giraffe is called a calf
10. Chicken → Baby chicken is called a chick
11. Dog → Baby dog is called a puppy
12. Sheep → Baby sheep is called a lamb
13. Rabbit → Baby rabbit is called a bunny or kit — here, “bunny” is listed
14. Bear → Baby bear is called a cub
15. Lion → Baby lion is called a cub
16. Hippo → Baby hippo is called a calf
17. Alligator/Crocodile → Baby alligator is called a hatchling
18. Mouse → Baby mouse is called a pup or pinkie — but “pup” is in the list
19. Turkey → Baby turkey is called a poult — wait, that’s not in the list! Hmm… let’s double-check the list.

Wait — looking again at the right-hand list:

Available names:
- calf
- lamb
- bunny
- pup
- chick
- kitten
- calf (again)
- suckling ← this might be for pig? But “piglet” is also there.
- chick (again)
- foal
- puppy
- foal (again)
- chick (again)
- joey ← that’s for kangaroo! Not pictured.
- whelp
- piglet
- hatchling
- cub

Now let’s reassign carefully, matching only what’s in the list and making sure no duplicates unless allowed (some animals share baby names like “calf” or “chick”).

Actually, since it’s a worksheet, likely each picture gets one unique answer from the list — even if some terms repeat in real life, here we probably assign based on best fit and availability.

Let me list the 19 pictures and assign:

Picture 1: Elephant → calf ✔
Picture 2: Cat → kitten ✔
Picture 3: Cow → calf ✔ (yes, cows also have calves)
Picture 4: Wolf → pup OR whelp — “whelp” is less common, but available. However, “pup” is used for many mammals. Let’s see what else needs “pup”.
Picture 5: Penguin → chick ✔
Picture 6: Pig → piglet ✔ (best match)
Picture 7: Zebra → foal ✔
Picture 8: Horse → foal ✔
Picture 9: Giraffe → calf ✔
Picture 10: Chicken → chick ✔
Picture 11: Dog → puppy ✔ (specific term for dogs)
Picture 12: Sheep → lamb ✔
Picture 13: Rabbit → bunny ✔ (common term)
Picture 14: Bear → cub ✔
Picture 15: Lion → cub ✔
Picture 16: Hippo → calf ✔
Picture 17: Crocodile/Alligator → hatchling ✔
Picture 18: Mouse → pup ✔ (baby mice are sometimes called pups)
Picture 19: Turkey → ??? The list has “suckling” — which usually refers to young pigs still nursing, but we already assigned “piglet” to pig. Also, “joey” is for kangaroos — not shown. Wait — maybe turkey baby is not covered? But we must pick from the list.

Hold on — perhaps I miscounted. Let’s count the pictures again.

Looking back: There are 19 numbered circles on the left.

But the list on the right has 19 items too? Let’s count the ovals on the right:

List:

1. calf
2. lamb
3. bunny
4. pup
5. chick
6. kitten
7. calf
8. suckling
9. chick
10. foal
11. puppy
12. foal
13. chick
14. joey
15. whelp
16. piglet
17. hatchling
18. cub

That’s 18 items? Wait — let me recount the right column:

From top to bottom:

① calf
lamb
③ bunny
pup
⑤ chick
kitten
⑦ calf
suckling
⑨ chick
⑩ foal
⑪ puppy
⑫ foal
⑬ chick
joey
⑮ whelp
⑯ piglet
⑰ hatchling
⑱ cub

That’s 18. But there are 19 pictures? That can’t be.

Wait — looking again at the original image description — actually, in the user’s image, there are 19 animal pictures, but the answer list may have 19 entries? Or perhaps I missed one.

Alternatively, maybe “suckling” is meant for pig, and “piglet” is redundant? But both are listed.

Another idea: Perhaps “joey” is a distractor — since no kangaroo is shown.

Let’s try assigning without forcing uniqueness — because in reality, multiple animals share baby names.

So final assignments:

1. Elephant → calf
2. Cat → kitten
3. Cow → calf
4. Wolf → pup (or whelp — but “pup” is simpler and commonly used)
5. Penguin → chick
6. Pig → piglet
7. Zebra → foal
8. Horse → foal
9. Giraffe → calf
10. Chicken → chick
11. Dog → puppy
12. Sheep → lamb
13. Rabbit → bunny
14. Bear → cub
15. Lion → cub
16. Hippo → calf
17. Crocodile → hatchling
18. Mouse → pup
19. Turkey → ???

Turkeys’ babies are called “poults”, which isn’t in the list. The only leftover terms are: suckling, joey, whelp.

“Suckling” typically means a very young mammal still drinking milk — often used for pigs. Since we have “piglet” already, maybe “suckling” is alternative for pig? But then why two?

Perhaps for mouse? No.

Wait — maybe picture 19 is not turkey? In the image, it might be an ostrich or something else? But according to your initial description, it's a turkey.

Alternatively, perhaps “joey” is mistakenly included — but we have to use the list.

Another thought: Maybe “whelp” is for wolf, and “pup” for mouse? That could work.

Let’s swap:

Picture 4 (Wolf) → whelp
Picture 18 (Mouse) → pup

Then for turkey — still no match.

Unless... is there a mistake? Or perhaps “suckling” is accepted for turkey? Unlikely.

Wait — let’s look at the list again. Is “chick” used three times? Yes — for penguin, chicken, and maybe another bird? But turkey is also a bird — so perhaps “chick” can be used for turkey too? In informal contexts, yes — baby turkeys are sometimes called chicks.

In fact, in farming, baby turkeys are called “poults”, but children’s worksheets often simplify and call them “chicks”.

Given that, and since “chick” appears three times in the list, and we have three birds: penguin, chicken, turkey — that fits!

So:

Picture 5: Penguin → chick
Picture 10: Chicken → chick
Picture 19: Turkey → chick

Perfect.

Now, what about “suckling” and “joey”? They remain unused — but that’s okay; not every word in the list may be used, or perhaps they are distractors.

Also, “whelp” — we didn’t use it. We used “pup” for mouse and “whelp” wasn't needed if we assign wolf to “pup” — but earlier I thought of using “whelp” for wolf.

To use all words? Probably not required.

But let’s finalize with most accurate matches:

Final Assignment:

1. Elephant → calf
2. Cat → kitten
3. Cow → calf
4. Wolf → pup (common term)
5. Penguin → chick
6. Pig → piglet
7. Zebra → foal
8. Horse → foal
9. Giraffe → calf
10. Chicken → chick
11. Dog → puppy
12. Sheep → lamb
13. Rabbit → bunny
14. Bear → cub
15. Lion → cub
16. Hippo → calf
17. Crocodile → hatchling
18. Mouse → pup
19. Turkey → chick

Unused from list: suckling, joey, whelp — but that’s fine.

However, note that “pup” is used twice (wolf and mouse), and “chick” three times — which matches the list having duplicates.

The list has:
- calf (x3: positions 1,7, and implicitly 9th item is calf again? Wait no — position 7 is calf, and 9th is chick — let's map list indices to usage.

Actually, the list is given as options to circle — so student circles the correct word next to each picture.

So for each picture, you choose one word from the entire list — and words can be reused if they appear multiple times in the list.

Since “calf” appears twice in the list (items 1 and 7), and we need it for elephant, cow, giraffe, hippo — that’s four times — but only two “calf” in list? Problem.

Wait — let's count how many times each word appears in the answer list:

From the right column:

- calf: appears at #1 and #7 → 2 times
- lamb: #2 → 1
- bunny: #3 → 1
- pup: #4 → 1
- chick: #5, #9, #13 → 3 times
- kitten: #6 → 1
- suckling: #8 → 1
- foal: #10, #12 → 2 times
- puppy: #11 → 1
- joey: #14 → 1
- whelp: #15 → 1
- piglet: #16 → 1
- hatchling: #17 → 1
- cub: #18 → 1

Total: 2+1+1+1+3+1+1+2+1+1+1+1+1+1 = let's add:

calf:2, lamb:1, bunny:1, pup:1, chick:3, kitten:1, suckling:1, foal:2, puppy:1, joey:1, whelp:1, piglet:1, hatchling:1, cub:1 → sum = 2+1+1+1+3+1+1+2+1+1+1+1+1+1 = 18 items.

But there are 19 pictures — contradiction.

Unless I miscounted pictures.

Looking back at user's image description: "Names of Baby Animals" with 19 numbered circles on left.

But perhaps one of them is not an animal? No.

Another possibility: Picture 19 is not turkey — in some versions, it might be a duck or goose, which would be "duckling" — not in list.

Or perhaps it's a kangaroo? But you said turkey.

Wait — in the initial problem statement, you provided the image, and in my analysis, I assumed 19 pictures, but let's count the numbers in the image description:

You wrote:
"1. elephant
2. cat
3. cow
4. wolf
5. penguin
6. pig
7. zebra
8. horse
9. giraffe
10. chicken
11. dog
12. sheep
13. rabbit
14. bear
15. lion
16. hippo
17. crocodile
18. mouse
19. turkey"

Yes, 19.

But the answer list has only 18 items? That can't be.

Perhaps "suckling" is for pig, and "piglet" is extra? But both are listed.

Maybe "joey" is for one of them — but no kangaroo.

Another idea: Perhaps "whelp" is for dog, and "puppy" is for something else? But "puppy" is specifically for dogs.

I think there's a mistake in my counting of the answer list.

Let me write the answer list as per your image description:

The right column has:

○ calf
○ lamb
○ bunny
○ pup
○ chick
○ kitten
○ calf
○ suckling
○ chick
○ foal
○ puppy
○ foal
○ chick
○ joey
○ whelp
○ piglet
○ hatchling
○ cub

That's 18 lines.

But there are 19 pictures. Unless the last one is not numbered? Or perhaps I missed that "cub" is listed twice? No.

Wait — in the user's message, after "cub", is there another? No.

Perhaps the first "calf" is for elephant, second "calf" for cow, and then giraffe and hippo need "calf" but no more — so we have a problem.

Unless for giraffe and hippo, we use other terms? But no, they are both "calf".

Perhaps "suckling" can be used for hippo or something — but not standard.

I recall that in some contexts, "suckling" is used for young pigs, so perhaps:

Picture 6: Pig → suckling
Then "piglet" is unused — but why have it?

This is confusing.

Perhaps the worksheet allows reusing words even if not duplicated in the list — but the instruction is to circle from the list, so likely the list has enough copies.

Let's count how many times we need each word:

- calf: needed for elephant, cow, giraffe, hippo → 4 times, but only 2 in list → short by 2
- chick: needed for penguin, chicken, turkey → 3 times, and list has 3 → good
- foal: zebra, horse → 2 times, list has 2 → good
- cub: bear, lion → 2 times, but list has only 1 "cub" → short by 1
- pup: wolf, mouse → 2 times, list has 1 "pup" and 1 "whelp" — so if we use "whelp" for wolf, "pup" for mouse, then ok
- puppy: dog → 1, list has 1 → good
- lamb: sheep → 1, good
- bunny: rabbit → 1, good
- kitten: cat → 1, good
- piglet: pig → 1, good
- hatchling: crocodile → 1, good
- joey: unused
- suckling: unused

So shortages:
- calf: need 4, have 2
- cub: need 2, have 1

Surpluses:
- joey, suckling, and if we use whelp for wolf, then pup is used for mouse, so no surplus for pup.

This suggests that either the list is incomplete, or we need to use "suckling" for one of the "calf" animals, or "joey" for cub — which is wrong.

Perhaps for bear and lion, "cub" is used, and for the fourth "calf", we use "suckling" — but that's inaccurate.

Another possibility: In some regions, baby elephants are called "calves", but perhaps for this worksheet, they expect "calf" for elephant, cow, and then for giraffe and hippo, use other terms? But no.

I think there's a mistake in the problem setup, but since this is a homework help, I should provide the best possible matches based on standard knowledge, and assume that the list has sufficient duplicates or that reuse is allowed.

Perhaps the answer list is to be used as a bank, and students can use a word multiple times even if it appears once — but the way it's formatted with circles suggests selecting from the list as is.

Let's look for a different approach.

Upon second thought, in many such worksheets, the list on the right is a set of options, and you draw a line or circle the correct word for each picture, and words can be used more than once, even if listed once. The duplication in the list (like "calf" appearing twice) might be to indicate that it's used for multiple animals, but not necessarily limiting.

For example, "calf" is listed twice, but you can use it for four animals — the list is just showing the available terms, not the quantity.

That makes sense for a classroom worksheet.

So, ignoring the count, here are the correct matches:

1. Elephant - calf
2. Cat - kitten
3. Cow - calf
4. Wolf - pup (or whelp, but pup is more common)
5. Penguin - chick
6. Pig - piglet
7. Zebra - foal
8. Horse - foal
9. Giraffe - calf
10. Chicken - chick
11. Dog - puppy
12. Sheep - lamb
13. Rabbit - bunny
14. Bear - cub
15. Lion - cub
16. Hippo - calf
17. Crocodile - hatchling
18. Mouse - pup
19. Turkey - chick

And for wolf, if "whelp" is preferred, but "pup" is acceptable.

To match the list exactly, and since "whelp" is there, perhaps use "whelp" for wolf and "pup" for mouse.

Also, for turkey, "chick" is acceptable in elementary context.

So final decision:

- Use "whelp" for wolf (picture 4)
- Use "pup" for mouse (picture 18)
- Use "chick" for turkey (picture 19)

And accept that "calf" is used for elephant, cow, giraffe, hippo — even though listed twice, it's understood to be reusable.

Similarly, "cub" for bear and lion.

So the answers are:

1. calf
2. kitten
3. calf
4. whelp (to use the less common term and save "pup" for mouse)
5. chick
6. piglet
7. foal
8. foal
9. calf
10. chick
11. puppy
12. lamb
13. bunny
14. cub
15. cub
16. calf
17. hatchling
18. pup
19. chick

Now, this uses:
- calf: 4 times (pictures 1,3,9,16)
- kitten: 1
- whelp: 1
- chick: 3 (5,10,19)
- piglet: 1
- foal: 2 (7,8)
- puppy: 1
- lamb: 1
- bunny: 1
- cub: 2 (14,15)
- hatchling: 1
- pup: 1 (18)

Unused from list: lamb is used, bunny used, etc. What about "suckling" and "joey"? Still unused, but that's ok.

"suckling" might be for pig, but we have "piglet", which is better.

So I think this is the best assignment.

Final Answer:

1. calf
2. kitten
3. calf
4. whelp
5. chick
6. piglet
7. foal
8. foal
9. calf
10. chick
11. puppy
12. lamb
13. bunny
14. cub
15. cub
16. calf
17. hatchling
18. pup
19. chick