When we study Noun in English grammar, we also learn the types of gender the noun has. This slideshow explains with examples the types of gender of a noun.

1. Noun - Gender
By
Dr. Yashwant Handibag
M.A., Ph.D., NET

2. There are four genders of Noun in the English
language. They are;
1. Masculine Gender
2. Feminine Gender
3. Common Gender
4. Neuter Gender

3. 1. Masculine Gender:
A noun that refers to a male is said to be of the
masculine gender.
Examples: boy, cock, lion, father, etc.
2. Feminine Gender:
A noun that refers to a female is said to be of the
feminine gender.
Examples: girl, hen, lioness, mother, etc.

4. 3. Common Gender:
A noun that refers to both male and female is said to be
the common gender.
Examples: baby, cousin, pupil, friend, neighbour, etc.
4. Neuter Gender:
A noun that refers to a living or non-living thing which is
neither male nor female is said to be of the neuter
gender.
Examples: toy, chair, plant, class, mountain, city, etc.

5. Certain words in the masculine can be changed into the
feminine by adding a suffix.
Examples: count-countess, poet-poetess, lion-lioness
In some words the masculine can be changed into the
feminine by adding –ess after dropping the vowel of the
masculine.
Examples: waiter-waitress, hunter-huntress, tiger-
In some cases the feminine is formed by using an entirely
different word.
Examples: bull-cow, fox-vixen, king-queen