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Foundation (English) By : Priyanshu Sir

Gender of Noun

Living Non Living

Male Sex Female sex Either Male Neither Male
or Female nor Female
Male Animal Female Animal

Masculine Feminine Common Neuter

Gender Gender Gender Gender
Gender ¼fayx½ pkj izdkj ds gksrs gS&
1. Masculine ¼iqfyax½ 2. Feminine Gender ¼L=hfyax½
3. Neuter Gender ¼uiqald fyax½ 4. Common Gender ¼mHk;fyax½
Masculine Gender : the noun which denotes male animal is called masculine gender such as
boy, son, brother, father, ox, tiger, nephew, prince, shepherd, master,
sun, bachelor etc.
Feminine Gender: the noun which denotes female animal is called masculine gender such
as girl, daughter, sister, mother, cow, tigress, niece, princess,
shepherdess, mistress, moon, earth, nature, etc.
Common Gender: the noun which denotes either male or female animal is called common
gender such as doctor, teacher, student, cousin, baby, child, Engineer,
Patient, etc.
Neuter Gender : It includes the words referring to things that are neither masculine nor
feminine such as chair, house, computer, wall, water, gold, honesty etc.
Formation of Feminine Gender :
Masculine gender ls feminine gender cukus ds fuEufyf[kr rjhds gS&
¼1½ dqN “kCn ,sls gS ftuesa “kkfCnd cnyko ykdj Feminine Gender cuk;k tkrk gS tSls
Masculine Feminine Masculine Feminine
Boy Girl Brother Sister
Bull (or ox) Cow Cock Hen
Dog Bitch Earl Countless
Father Mother Fox Vixen
Gentleman Lady Horse Mare
Husband Wife King Queen
Lord Lady Bachelor Spinster
Nephew Niece Ram Ewe
Sir Madam Son Daughter
Uncle Aunt Monk Nun
Wizard Witch Man Woman
(2) Prefix Feminine Gender
Masculine Feminine Masculine Feminine
Bull calf Cow calf Cock sparrow Hen-sparrow
He-goat She-goat Man-servant Maid-servant/woman-
servant
(3) Suffix Feminine Gender
Masculine Feminine Masculine Feminine
Grand-father Grand-mother Land-lord Land-lady
Pea-cock Pea-hen Dairy-man Dairy-maid
Milk-man Milk-maid Postman Postwoman
(4) ess Feminine Gender
Masculine Feminine Masculine Feminine
Shepherd Shepherdess Giant Giantess
God Goddess Heir Heiress
Host Hostess Jew Jewess
Lion Lioness Mayor Mayoress
Priest Priestess Count countess
(5) wowel –ess Feminine Gender

Masculine Feminine Masculine Feminine

Votary Votaress Benefactor Benefactress
Conductor Counductress Director Directress
Enchanter Enchantress Hunter Huntress
Instructor Instructress Negro Negress
Temper Temptress Tiger Tigress
Traitor Traitress Actor Actress

(6) s/ss/ess Feminine Gender

Masculine Feminine Masculine Feminine
Lad Lass Emperor Empress
Governor Governess Duke Duchess
Master Mistress Master Miss
Murderer Murderess Mr. Mrs.

Common Gender Nouns

dqN nouns ,sls gS tks masculine rFkk feminine nksuks gh genders ds fy;s iz;ksx fd;s tkrs gSA ,sls nouns dks Common
Gender Nouns dgk tkrk gS] tSls&
Advocate Artist Assistant Author
Baby Child Clerk Client
Cook Cousin Criminal Cyclist
Dancer Dealer Decorator Designer
Doctor Driver Enemy Engineer
Fool Foreigner Friend Guest
Helper Infant Inhabitant Lawyer
Leader Lecturer Guest Helper
Librarian Mechanic Minister Monarch
Musician Neighbor Novelist Orator
Orphan Parent Person Player
Politician Professor Pupil Reader
Singer Speaker Spouse Student
Teacher Teenager Typist Worker
Note: Child, infant rFkk baby “kCnksa ds iz;ksx ds oDr gesa /;ku j[kuk pkfg;s fd ;fn ges buds gender dk irk gks rks he
;k she dk iz;ksx gender ds vuqlkj djuk pkfg;s vkSj ;fn gender dk irk u gks rks buds fy;s it dk iz;ksx djuk
pkfg;sA
1. The child is waving its hand. (Gender is not known)
2. The baby is looking at her mother. (Gender is known)

PROBLEM BASED ON NOUN GENDER

a) The moon has hidden its face behind the cloud.
b) The moon has hidden his face behind the cloud.
c) The moon has hidden her face behind the cloud.
d) The moon has hidden their face behind the cloud.
Personification on Noun

Masculine Feminine
→ Power → Soft
→ Strength → Beauty
→ Hard → Calm
→ Cruel → Kind
a) Death always knows his Victim.
b) Death always knows its Victim.
c) Death always knows their Victim.
d) Death always knows her Victim.

1. Masculine Gender
The sun Winter Love Summer
Time Thunder War Wind
Death Ocean Wine Danger

2. Feminine Gender
The Moon Ship Truth Charity
The Earth River Justice Humility
Nature Nation Country Mercy
Flattery Jealousy Car Faith
Spring Liberty Madesty Peace
Hope Fame Train Calm
Virtue City Pride River

 If Collective noun use as singular body it/its is used.

 If Collective noun use as plural body there is used.
a) The jury were divided in their opinion.
b) The jury was united in its opinion.
1. Death completes (a)/ its course, no one (b)/ can stop it (c)/ No error (d)
2. The ocean roared (a)/ with all her might (b)/ and swallowed the ship (c)/ No error (d)
3. The moon (a)/ has hidden its face (b)/ behind the clouds (c)/ No error (d)
4. Nature (a)/ protects if he (b)/ is protected (c)/ No error (d)
5. Time herself (a)/ heals all (b)/ the wound (c)/ No error (d)
6. Spring brings (a)/ lots of joy and (b)/ hope with itself (c)/ No error (d)
Masculine Gender Feminine Gender Masculine Gender Feminine Gender

Abbot Abbess Dog Bitch

Drake Duck
Actor Actress Drone Bee
Administrator Administratrix Duke Duchess
Adopted-son Adopted-daughter Earl Countess
Ambassador Ambassadress Emperor Empress
Enchanter Enchantress
Author Authoress English man English woman
Bachelor Maid/Spinster Executor Executrix
Baron Baroness Father-in-law Mother-in-law
Beggar-man Beggar-woman Fisher-man Fisher-woman,
Benefactor Benefactress Fish-wife
Billy-goat Nanny-goat Founder Foundress
Boar Sow Fox Vixen
Boat man Boat woman Friar Non
Boy friend Girl friend Gander Gosse
Bridegroom Bride Gentleman Lady
Brother Sister Giant Ciantess
Brother-in-law Sister-in-law God Goddess
God father God mother
Buck Doe Governor Governess
Buck Doe
Bull Cow Grand-fatther Grand-mother
Bull-calf Cow-calf Great uncle Great-anunt
Bull-calf Cow-calf
Bull-elephant Cow-elephant Hart Roe
Bullock Heifer He-ape She-ape
Chirman Chair person He-bear She-bear
Cock Hen He-buffalo She-buffalow
Cock-sparrow Hen-sparrow He-camel She-camel
He-chimpanzee She-chimpanzee
Colt Filly
Conductor Conductress He-goat She-cat
He-hare She-mule
Count Countess He-hound She-hound
Czar Czarina
Dairy-man Dairy-maid He-hyena She-hyena
Director Directress Heir Heiress
He-jackal She-jackal