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7 Gender
Warm-up
In each row, colour the box that contains the odd one.
princess queen table peahen
neighbour parent student bag
pencil drake gander peacock
bride bridegroom rooster boy
cup chair table hero
fox steward host vixen
ball duchess bride witch
cousin doctor artist bull
Kinds of Gender
y A noun that denotes a male person or animal is of the masculine gender.
For example, king, prince, gander, fox.
y A noun that denotes a female person or animal is of the feminine gender.
For example, queen, princess, goose, vixen.
y A noun that can denote a male or a female is of the common gender.
For example, parent, teacher, cousin, neighbour.
y A noun that denotes neither a male nor a female (nonliving thing) is of the
neuter gender.
For example, book, pencil, table, stone.
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