Gender

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Gender They show if a word means a male/boy/man or a female/girl/woman.

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Masculine Gender They show if a word means a male/boy/man. They can also indicate animals that are male.

lion

man
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Feminine Gender They show if a word means a female/girl/woman. They can also indicate animals that are female.

lioness

woman
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There are also some words that are used for both males and females. They are called Common gender.

babies

students
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When words are used for neither males and females they are called Neuter gender. They are usually non-living beings.

chair

bag
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Both nouns and pronouns have genders.

Masculine gender Feminine gender he, his, him she, her Neuter gender it, its

Pronouns that are part of the three genders

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Examples of Masculine Gender

man, peacock, hero, boy, king, horse, actor

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Examples of Feminine Gender

woman, peahen, heroine, girl, queen, mare, actress

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Examples of Neuter Gender

Plants belong to neuter gender

tree, star, mountain, street, book, car, school, pencil and computer
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Masculine and Feminine Genders

Masculine gender king bridegroom prince father gentleman uncle bull gander ram Feminine gender queen bride princess mother lady aunt Cow goose ewe
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Tip Nouns that end in ess and ress often belong to the feminine gender. actress, tigress, poetess, waitress, lioness

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Some more Masculine and Feminine Genders

Masculine gender monk duke actor shepherd hunter emperor husband hero grandfather Feminine gender nun duchess actress shepherdess huntress empress wife heroine grandmother
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Quiz 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Heir is to _____________. __________ is to cow. Goose is to ___________. _________ is to empress. Host is to _____________. ________ is to ewe. Nephew is to __________.
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Quiz
Write the common gender by filling in the missing letters Male or female infant b b Father or mother Men or women who play Males or females who teach

p p e

r a c

t e s r

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Quiz Can you tell the common genders (nouns) for these?

s__i_n_s_s d___n__s d___c__s

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Quiz
Write each word under the correct heading
children boy mother lamp ram sun son queen doctor rooster witch father box dancer students king girl teacher wizard fish

Masculine

Feminine

Common

Neuter

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This was fun wasnt it!? Ask your friends the gender of nouns that we have just studied. Good luck!
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