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6 Gender

Warm-up

Write the masculine or feminine nouns for the following.

Female Male Female Male

1. wife 4. cow

2. man 5. aunt

3. tiger 6. bridegroom

Masculine gender is used to describe a noun used for men, boys and male animals.
Feminine gender is used to describe a noun used for women, girls and
female animals.

Sometimes, the feminine can be formed by adding ss or ess to the masculine form.
For example, host—hostess, tiger—tigress.

A. Now, find the feminine form of the masculine nouns given in the box,

in the word grid.

E M P R E S S D C H
lion
A C T R E S S S O U
waiter
W A I T R E S S U N steward

L I O N E S S V N T sorcerer
heir
H E I R E S S B T R
hunter
D F G H J E S S E E emperor

S T E W A R D E S S count

actor
S O R C E R E S S S

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