This presentation talks about the gender of nouns. This will really help grade school pupils in terms of their noun recognition and usage.

1. W E L C O M E T O
E N G L I S H C L A S S
W I T H T E A C H E R A B B Y

2. LANGUAGE 4

4. GENDER OF NOUNS
•MASCULINE – refers to male.
•FEMININE – refers to female.
•COMMON – refers to either male or female
(e.g. parents, teacher, etc.)
•NEUTER – refers to objects or those that
have no life (house, office..

5. •for MASCULINE
•for FEMININE

13. Let’s
practice
!

14. Doctor
MASCULINE? FEMININE? COMMON?

15. Stallion
MASCULINE? FEMININE? COMMON?

16. Cow
MASCULINE? FEMININE? COMMON?

17. Sheep
MASCULINE? FEMININE? COMMON?

18. Guest
MASCULINE? FEMININE? COMMON?

19. COMMON? NEUTER?

20. 1 2 3 4

21. Let’s
practice
!

22. Give the opposite gender.
duke
duchess

23. Give the opposite gender.
lion
lioness

24. Give the opposite gender.
lad
lass

25. Give the opposite gender.
stallion
mare

26. Give the opposite gender.
bull
cow

27. Give the opposite gender.
tigress
tiger

28. Give the opposite gender.
heroine
hero

29. Give the opposite gender.
niece
nephew

30. Give the opposite gender.
ewe
ram

31. Give the opposite gender.
duck
drake

32. Let’s
RECALL!

33. What gender is used?
•A king rules his empire.
•The hero in the movie looks good.
•That little boy is so cute.
MASCULINE

34. What gender is used?
•The actress hails from Pakistan.
•The woman wearing a pink dress, is my
friend.
•Do you want to see my niece?
FEMININE

35. What gender is used?
•Every leader must know what to say and
what not to say.
•Hey, Shruti! Meet my new college friend.
•That child is very bright in academics.
COMMON

36. What gender is used?
•I enjoy driving the car.
•The computer works faster than a human.
•Have you ever counted the stars in the
sky?
NEUTER

37. Masculine, Feminine, Common or Neuter?
1.bachelor
2.nephew
3.poetess
4.huntress
5.lioness
6.volunteer
7.room
8.pencil
9.lawyer
10.wizard