Nouns - Gender

Masculine Feminine
male female
father mother
uncle aunt
king queen
sir madam
nephew niece
bachelor spinster
son daughter
father-in-law mother-in-law
milkman milkmaid
bridegroom bride
hero heroine
waiter waitress
headmaster headmistress
gentleman/ lord lady
landlord landlady
emperor empress
duke duchess
prince princess
count countess
heir heiress
lad lass
wizard witch
boar sow 
rooster  hen
buck/stag  doe/hind
drake  duck
drone bee
fox  vixen
sheep / ram  ewe
cob (swan)  pen
A. Fill in the blanks with the
tiger  tigress
opposite lion lioness gender of the
nouns given gander goose in bold.
stallion mare
bull cow
colt (young horse) filly
peacock peahen
1. The ________________ has beautiful feathers while a peahen is not attractive.
2. The grand party was hoisted last week for the duchess and the ______________.
3. The goose and the ____________ were swimming in the pond.
4. The wool on the ram was thicker than that on the ____________________.
5. The _______________ goes hunting while the lion watched over the young ones.
6. The ____________ is usually bigger than the duck.
7. My elder sister looked after my younger _______________.

B. Rewrite the sentences changing the gender of the underlined nouns. Make other
changes wherever necessary.

1. Mrs. Sharma and her brother went to attend the meeting.

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2. The headmaster was busy. He was writing a letter to his nephew.

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3. The lord ordered juice for himself and a slice of cake for his princess.

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4. The milkman was ill, so his daughter delivered the milk.

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5. The stag managed to escape from the fox and the tiger.

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6. The stallion took his colt inside the stable.

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