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Here is a list comprising some masculine and feminine nouns for male and female
animals and birds. There is one general word for the animal and special word for male
and female.

Animal Masculine Feminine

fowl rooster hen

goose gander goose

duck drake duck

fox fox vixen

lion lion lioness

horse stallion mare

donkey jack jenny

goat billy nanny

cat tom cat tabby cat

F. Rewrite these sentences by writing the opposite gender-noun for the

highlighted words. Make other necessary changes.

1. This tigress is very ferocious.

2. The princess had never seen a witch before.

3. The girl told her story to the spinster next door.

4. My father has bought a small tabby cat for me.

5. The billy goat entered the garden and made a mess.

6. The headmaster called all the boys to his office.

7. This stallion is very famous—he has won many races.

8. My father is very strict; he does not allow me to stay up late.

9. The king crowned the prince as the next heir to the throne.

10. Mrs Khanna is a widow, her husband died in an accident.

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