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3 3 Gender

Warm up
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Read the sentences and underline the gender words. Then write the gender
words in their respective columns.

1. The lady standing near the chair is my mother. She is a teacher. That
gentleman is my father. He is a doctor.

2. I have a brother and a sister. He is dressed like a prince, and she is going as a

princess in a fancy dress party. I am going as a soldier.

Masculine Gender Common Gender Feminine Gender

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A noun that refers to a male is said to be of the masculine gender.

A noun that refers to a female is said to be of the feminine gender.

Read the following sentences.

Rachit is a boy. He is playing with his father.

Here, Rachit, boy, and father refer to males. Therefore, they are of the masculine

gender.

Tiger, duke, bull, husband, grandfather, gentleman, etc. are some nouns of the
masculine gender.

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