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B.  Write the feminine nouns from the box next to the correct masculine nouns.


                        goose        heroine        wife          aunt          bride            mistress
                        spinster     cow            vixen         mother        heiress          duchess
                                     madam          hostess       goddess       policewoman



                   1.  uncle                                     2.  master

                   3.  bachelor                                  4.  husband

                   5.  host                                      6.  heir

                   7.  hero                                      8.  bridegroom

                   9.  father                                   10.  gander

                  11.  bull                                     12.  fox

                  13.  duke                                     14.  policeman

                  15.  god                                      16.  sir





                      Now, read these words.

                      child        student        friend         baby

                      infant       owner          parent         passenger

             These words can be used for both men and women.




                        Nouns that can be used for both men and women are of the common gender.





             C.  Write the gender of these nouns.


                             Noun                    Gender                    Noun                   Gender

                      baby                                              dancer

                      empress                                           infant

                      companion                                         actress


                      bull                                              passenger

                      headmistress                                      father



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