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Gender for Class 2
Gender refers to Female or Male.

It is divided into four types:-

1. Masculine gender
2. Feminine gender
3. Common gender
4. Neuter gender

Here we will study the Masculine gender and Feminine Gender.

1. Masculine Gender
A noun that refers to a male person or a male animal is called the masculine
gender.

Examples:

1. Husband
2. Father
3. King
4. Lion
5. Brother

2. Feminine Gender
A noun that refers to a female person or a female animal is called the feminine
gender.

Examples:-

1. Wife
2. Mother
3. Queen
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4. Lioness
5. Sister

Masculine gender Feminine gender

Father Mother

Son Daughter

Brother Sister

Man Woman

Cock Hen

Dog Bitch

Bull Cow

Gentleman Lady

Husband Wife

Dad mom

Lord Lady

King Queen

Boy Girl
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Sir Madam

Uncle Aunt

Nephew Niece

Grand-father Grand-mother

Land-lord Land-lady

Milkman Milkmaid

Peacock Peahen

Prince Princess

Tiger Tigress

Monk Nun

Horse Mare

Exercise: 1

Write the Feminine gender of the words.

1. Father
2. Cock
3. Man
4. Prince
5. Tiger
6. Monk
7. Milkman
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8. Lord
9. King
10.Boy

Answers

1. Mother
2. Hen
3. Woman
4. Princess
5. Tigress
6. Nun
7. Milkmaid
8. Lady
9. Queen
10.Girl

Exercise: 2

Write the masculine gender of the words.

1. Nun
2. Mare
3. Aunt
4. Niece
5. Peahen
6. Bitch
7. Cow
8. Woman
9. Mother
10.Sister

Answers

1. Monk
2. Horse
3. Uncle
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4. Nephew
5. Peacock
6. Dog
7. Bull
8. Man
9. Father
10.Brother

Exercise: 3

Match the Genders.

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Answers

Masculine gender Feminine gender

Actor Actress

Master Mistress

Peacock Peahen

Lion Lioness

God goddess

Man Woman

Priest Priestess

Daddy mummy

Lord Lady

King Queen

Poet Poetess