Two types of Gender
1) Masculine Gender
- Masculine gender is used to refer male member of any species.
- For example: boy, man, brother, son, horse, lion etc.
2) Feminine Gender
- Feminine gender is used to refer female member of any species.
- For example: mistress, queen, tigress, mare, cow etc.
Here are list of Masculine and Feminine.
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Masculine |
Feminine |
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lion |
lioness |
|
actor |
actress |
|
shepherd |
shepherdess |
|
author |
authoress |
|
prince |
princess |
|
bachelor |
spinster |
|
boy |
girl |
|
bridegroom |
bride |
|
master |
mistress |
|
brother |
sister |
|
bull |
cow |
|
emperor |
empress |
|
monk |
nun |
|
father |
mother |
|
god |
goddess |
|
father-in-law |
mother-in-law |
|
gentleman |
lady |
|
duke |
duchess |
|
lord |
lady |
|
grandfather |
grandmother |
|
grandson |
granddaughter |
|
milk-man |
Milk-maid |
|
headmaster |
headmistress |
|
gander |
goose |
|
tiger |
tigress |
|
hero |
heroine |
|
host |
hostess |
|
waiter |
waitress |
|
nephew |
niece |
|
husband |
wife |
|
king |
queen |
|
landlord |
landlady |
|
male |
female |
|
man |
woman |
|
Mr. |
Mrs. |
|
son |
daughter |
|
uncle |
aunt |
|
horse |
mare |
|
stag |
doe |
|
poet |
poetess |
|
policeman |
policewoman |
|
postman |
postwoman |
|
prince |
princess |
|
sir |
madam |
|
wizard |
witch |
|
fox |
vixen |
|
manservant |
maidservant |
|
peacock |
peahen |
More about Gender - Common Gender and Neuter Gender
Practice Exercise
Q1. Write feminine gender for the following nouns.shepherd _________________
master ___________________
brother ___________________
prince ____________________
monk ____________________
father ____________________
actor _____________________
Q2. Write masculine gender for the following nouns.
mistress __________________
goddess __________________
headmistress______________
niece ____________________
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Q3) Rewrite the sentence by changing the masculine into feminine gender. |
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·His uncle is very poor. __________________________________________ ·Each of his sons quarreled amongst themselves. __________________________________________ ·My brother came to see me. __________________________________________ ·My friend has two nephews. __________________________________________ ·My father works as software developer. _________________________________________ ·We saw lion and tiger in the zoo. ___________________________________________ ·The bridegroom is my cousin. ___________________________________________ ·His landlord is very rude. ___________________________________________ ·The king has never seen a white tiger. ___________________________________________ ·Sir is teaching in the class. ___________________________________________ |