Worksheet Solutions: Gender of Nouns - Class 5 PDF Download

Q.1. Change the words in bold/underlined from feminine to masculine.

(i) The mistress gave her maidservant a present.

The master gave his manservant a present.

(ii) My aunt was an airplane stewardess once.

My uncle was an airplane steward once.

(iii) My maternal aunt is a spinster.

My paternal uncle is a bachelor.

(iv) This actress played the part of the heroine in the movie.

This actor played the part of the hero in the movie.

(v) Ms. Lee is our headmistress.

Mr. Lee is our headmaster.

(vi) The girl looks very much like her mother.

The boy looks very much like his father.

(vii) The nun is talking to my grandmother.

The monk is talking to my grandfather.

(viii) The cow was chased by the vixen.

The bull was chased by the fox. 

(ix) My niece has a pet tabby-cat.

My nephew has a pet tom-cat.

(x) This girl is the bride.

This boy is the bridegroom.

Q.2. Fill in the blanks with masculine gender or feminine gender of the words as the case 

may be.

(i) boy – ______

boy – girl

(ii) duke – ______

duke – duchess

(iii) husband – ______

husband – wife

(iv) actor – ______

actor – actress

(v) brother – ______

brother – sister

(vi) king – ______

king – queen

(vii) earl – ______

earl – countess

(viii) stallion – ______

stallion – mare

(ix) headmaster – ______

headmaster – headmistress

(x) boy - ______

boy - girl