1. English
Grammar
Gender
Rajashri
Bhairamadgi

2. Types
of
gender
There
are
four
types
of
gender:
1. Masculine
gender
2. Feminine
gender
3. Common
gender
and
4. Neuter
gender

3. Gender
Masculine
Feminine
Common
Neuter

4. De5initions
1. Masculine
gender:
It
represent
male
persons
or
animals
Example:
Father
Tiger
Peacock
Boy

5. De5inition
2.
Feminine
Gender:
It
represents
female
persons
or
animals.
Example:
Mother
Tigress
Peahen
Girl

6. De5initions:
3.
Common
Gender:
It
represents
both
male
and
female
persons
and
animals
Example:
Friend
Chair
Fish
Bird

7. De5inition
4.
Neuter
Gender:
It
represents
names
of
non-­‐living
things
Example:
Chair
College
Park
Radio

8. Match
the
pairs
Masculine
Feminine
a.
widower
bee
b.
bridegroom
duchess
c.
sheep
sorceress
d.
fox
bride
e.
duke
ewe
f.
drone
vixen
g.
sorcere
widow

9. Match
the
pair-­‐
Answer
Masculine
Feminine
a.
widower
widow
b.
bridegroom
bride
c.
sheep
ewe
d.
fox
vixen
e.
duke
duchess
f.
drone
bee
g.
sorcerer
sorceress

10. Underline
the
noun
1. My
aunt
went
with
her
children.
2. The
temple
is
cleaned
by
the
workers.
3. The
hospital
has
enough
staff.
4. My
grandfather
has
many
friends.
5. All
the
hens
had
lovely
feathers.
6. All
the
windows
have
curtains.
7. The
hungry
dogs
chewed
the
bone.
8. My
son
and
daughter
are
very
busy.
9. The
nun
welcomed
the
monk.
10. The
photographer
shot
the
lioness
with
his
camera.

11. Sort
the
nouns
in
column
List:
aunt,
children,
temple,
worker,
hospital,
staff,
grandfather,
friends,
hen,
feathers,
window,
curtains,
dog,
bone,
son,
daughter,
nun,
monk,
photographer,
lioness,
camera
(nouns
are
from
earlier
slide’s
sentences)
Masculine
Feminine
Common
Neuter
grandfather
aunt
children
temple
dog
hen
worker
hospital
son
daughter
staff
feathers
monk
nun
friends
window
lioness
photographer
curtains
bone
camera

12. Change
the
gender
1.
Mother
wants
to
buy
a
new
car.
-­‐>
Father
2.
The
king
called
the
princess.
-­‐>
queen,
prince
3.
He
is
very
strict
landlord.
-­‐>
she,
landlady
4.
The
tailor
ruined
my
dress.
-­‐>
tailoress
5.
My
uncle
asked
the
waiter
to
bring
some
soup.
-­‐>
aunt,
waitress

13. Thank you….. Happy learning