Test: The Noun & Its Kinds- 1 - Class 5 MCQ

The answer to the given sentence is Option A, Grandmother.
As per the question, the sentence would have the male gender noun to be replaced by the feminine noun, by adding a word before or after that. The sentence mentioned has the male gender noun, ‘grandfather’, meaning the person belonging to the generation before one’s father. The exact feminine counterpart for the word, with the same meaning is option A, grandmother.
Option B is an effective counterpart for Granduncle, while Option C, grandsister isn’t a word which actually exists, making Option A, Grandmother the correct answer.

Option B: 'Duchess' is the feminine form of the noun 'duke'.
Hence option B is correct.
Option A: The word 'dukess' does not exist in standard English language.
Option C: The word 'dukee' does not exist in standard English language.
Option D: 'Maiden' was a term used for women before they got married. There is no name given for its male equivalent. Hence this not the correct feminine form of 'duke'.
Hence options A, C and D are incorrect.

A singular noun names one person, place, thing, or idea
Hence, the correct answer is D) Dwarf.

Option B: Nouns are words that name people, things, places, animals, etc. In the given sentence, 'beach' is a name given to a pebbly and sandy shore. Hence it's a noun and option B is correct.
Options A and C: Verbs are words that express an action. 'Go' is a verb that refers to an action: to move from one place to another.
'Play' refers to an action: to engage in an activity of enjoyment.
These words are not nouns, but verbs, and hence they're wrong options.
Option D: 'Let's' is a contraction of 'let us'. 'Let' is a verb that means 'to allow'. 'Us' is a pronoun that refers to the speaker. They're not nouns and hence option D is wrong.
(Pronouns are words that substitute nouns.)

A singular noun names one person, place, thing, or idea. The singular noun of "buffaloes" is buffalo. Therefore option C is correct. 
Option A, buffaloes is the not a singular noun and so is incorrect. 
Options B and D, are incorrect because they do not exist in standard English. 

The singular form of the noun 'oxen' is 'ox'. Hence option A is correct.
The words 'oxoi', 'oxa' and 'oxon' do not exist in the English language. Hence options B, C and D are incorrect.

Options A and C: Nouns are words that name people, things, places, animals, etc. In the given sentence, 'Sarah' is a noun that names a specific person. 'Grandmother' is a name given for a relation, i.e., Sarah's parent's mother.
Hence these are nouns and options A and B are correct.
Option D: Prepositions are words that connect nouns/noun phrases to the rest of the sentence.
'Like' is a preposition that means 'similar to'. It's not a noun and hence D is wrong.

Option C: The feminine form of 'gentleman' is 'lady'. Hence this is the most suitable option.
Options A, B and D:
'Spinster' is the feminine form of 'bachelor' and not of the noun 'gentleman'.
'Witch' is the feminine form of 'wizard'.
'Girl' is the feminine form of 'boy'.
Hence these options are not correct.

A noun is a word that names something: either a person, place, or thing. Hence option A is the correct answer.
Options B, C and D are incorrect because 'the' is an article and 'opened' is a verb.

The statement is false because abstract ideas and concepts are also included in the category of nouns. For example, love, freedom, nationality etc.