Gender

The Four Types of Gender

The following four gender categories can be applied to English nouns:

1. The gender that designates male nouns, like boy or king, is known as the masculine gender.

2. The term "feminine gender" refers to the names of organisms that are female, such as "queen" or "girl.

   

3. Common Gender encompasses both men and women, such as teachers and doctors.   
4. Things without life, like tables and books, are said regarded as having a neutral gender.

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Differentiating Male & Female Genders 

List of Genders, Male & Female

 

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Fun Facts About Gender in English

1. Royal Nouns: Words like king & queen are some of the oldest gendered nouns in English & date back to medieval times!
   
   

2. Genderless Words Some nouns referring to a profession, either a teacher, or a writer are a common gender in English; this means that they refer equally to both female & male respectively.
   
   

3. Animals have gender, too!

• Male Lion → Female Lioness

• Male Rooster → Female Hen
  
  

4. Adding (ess) for Feminine Many feminine words are formed by adding the suffix (ess) to the masculine word. Thus, actor → actress.

 

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Masculine to Feminine by Adding a Word

Some masculine gender nouns can be changed into feminine by placing a word before or after the noun.

 

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Underline the Correct Gender Noun

1. The (king / queen) ruled the land.
2. My (brother / sister) is older than me.
3. The (actor / actress) performed beautifully on stage.
4. The (lion / lioness) was guarding her cubs.
5. My (father / mother) cooks delicious meals.
6. The (prince / princess) wore a sparkling crown.
7. The (boy / girl) was reading a storybook.
8. The (man / woman) is an astronaut.
9. My (uncle / aunt) sent me a gift.
10. A (rooster / hen) laid an egg.

 

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Practice Exercise: Masculine to Feminine

Change the following masculine nouns into feminine:

1. Father → __________

2. Brother → __________

3. Prince → __________

4. Husband → __________

5. King → __________

 

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Challenge: Fill in the Table

 

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