UNIT

3 GENDER
REVIEW
Nouns which are used for males belong to the masculine
gender.
Nouns which are used for females belong to the feminine
gender.w
Review these.
People
Masculine Feminine
actor actress
bachelor spinster
brother sister
duke duchess
emperor empress
father mother
gentleman / lord lady
grandfather grandmother
hero heroine
husband wife
king queen
man woman
master mistress
nephew niece
policeman policewoman
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 People
Masculine Feminine
son daughter
steward stewardess
uncle aunt
waiter waitress
wizard witch

Animals
Masculine Feminine
billy goat nanny goat
boar sow
buck (antelope, deer, kangaroo, rabbit) doe
bull (cattle, elephant, giraffe, whale) cow
cob (swan) pen
dog / wolf bitch
drake duck
gander goose
lion lioness
peacock peahen
rooster hen
ram ewe
stag (deer) doe
stallion (zebra, horse) mare
tiger tigress
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