11162 gender of nouns

Nouns in English are classed as follows:
Masculine: alive and belonging to the male sex.
e.g. boy, man
Feminine: alive and belonging to the female sex
e.g. girl, woman
Common: alive and belonging to either sex.
e.g. passenger, guest
Neuter: not alive, no differentiation in sex.
e.g. house, pencil
More examples:

Now, It’s your turn. Complete the chart:

Masculine

Feminine

Masculine

Feminine

count
emperor
heir
prince
bridegroom
gentleman
hero
lad
male
Mr

nephew
son
waiter
father-in-law
headmaster
landlord
father
king

countess
empress
heiress
princess
bride
lady
heroine
lass
female
Mrs
niece
daughter
waitress
mother-in-law
headmistress
landlady
mother
queen

lion

Common

Neuter

Find the appropriate masculine and feminine
gender for the following nouns:

baby
student
reporter
doctor
teacher
singer
lawyer
dancer
parent
engineer
artist
fish

table
hospital
knife
cave
phone
pen
school
chair
floor
fire

stick
star

sister
actress
uncle
stallion
cow
buck
step-mother
billy-goat
ewe
gander
cock
spinster
sheperdess
poet
murderer
giantess
wizard

Noun
Bear
Cat
Cattle
Chicken
Deer
Donkey
Duck
Fox

Sheep
Swan
Tiger

Masculine Feminine


Answer key:
Masculine

Feminine

lion
brother
actor
uncle
stallion
bull
buck
step-father
billy-goat
ram
gander
rooster
bachelor
sheperd
poet
murderer
giant
wizard

lioness
sister
actress
aunt
mare
cow
hind
step-mother
nanny-goat
ewe
goose
hen
spinster
sheperdess
poetess
murderess
giantess
witch

Noun
Bear
Cat
Cattle
Chicken
Deer
Donkey
Duck
Fox
Sheep

Swan
Tiger

Masculine
boar
tom
stallion
rooster
buck/stag
jack
drake
dog
ram
cob
tiger

Feminine
sow
queen
mare
hen
doe/hind
jenny
duck
vixen
ewe
pen
tigress