Gender

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Masculine and Feminine words. Looking at gender.

Some nouns are Masculine e.g man Some nouns are feminine e.g woman Some nouns can be masculine or feminine e.g baby

Task One Look at this list of nouns. Boy uncle cousin Mother daughter aunt Father toddler grandfather Grandchild

son child person girl grandmother

You must write the nouns in your books under the correct heading. Masculine Feminine Masculine or Feminine Task Two Certain animals have different names depending on whether they are male (masculine) or female (feminine). An example of this is fox (male) and vixen (female) Look at this list of animals. Peacock cow drake sow Stallion bitch billy boar Goose duck bull doe Deer nanny peahen gander Buck mare dog stag You must use a dictionary and your own knowledge to put these animals under the following headings. Male (masculine) Female (feminine)

Task Three Titles of people are often separated into masculine and feminine titles. Some are neutral titles; they can refer to a man or a woman. For example, chairman (masc.) Chairwoman (fem.) Chairperson (neutral) Look at this list of titles. Nurse headmistress baroness lord Police officer queen duke lady Headmaster duchess doctor baron Prince king policeman Headteacher princess policewoman List the titles under these headings. Masculine Feminine Neutral Extension Change the masculine nouns in these sentences into feminine nouns. 1. My father has two sons. 2. The twin babies are brothers. 3. A kings son is a prince. 4. The boy helped the old man across the road. 5. Grandfather Jones is my uncles father.

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