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Session 2020-2021
Class IV
English
 A noun is a naming word. It
names a person, place,
animal or thing. Among these
person and animal are living
beings. We know that living
beings can either be male or
female.
 Masculine and Feminine
Gender

Look at the following

sentences :-
1. Sanjiv is a boy. He is my
brother.
2. Shivani is a girl. She is my
Boy/Brother
sister.
We know that boy and brother
are the names of males. Girl
and sister are the names of
females. Boy and brother
are of the masculine gender.
Girl and sister are of the
feminine gender.

Girl/Sister
 Masculine gender

A noun that denotes a

male is said to be of the
Masculine gender.
Some examples of
Masculine gender :-
Horse, man, policeman,
monk, prince, etc.
Feminine gender
A noun that denotes a
female is said to be of
the Feminine gender.
Some examples of
Feminine gender :-
Princess , nun, peahen,
woman, niece, etc.
 Let us learn the Masculine and Feminine form
of some nouns

Masculine Feminine
1. bull cow
2. gentleman lady
3. horse mare
4. host hostess
5. husband wife
6. nephew niece Husband Wife
7. son daughter
8. tiger tigress
9. dog bitch
10.hero heroine

Tiger Tigress
 Let us do some exercises
PUT THE NOUNS IN PROPER COLUMNS:
prince, lady , aunt , uncle ,
queen , peacock, brother, wife

MASCULINE GENDER FEMININE GENDER

1. 1.

2. 2.

3. 3.

4. 4.
 LET US CHECK THE ANSWERS….
• THE GENDERS ARE ARRANGED IN PROPER
COLUMNS:
MASCULINE GENDER FEMININE GENDER

1.prince 1.lady

2.uncle 2.aunt

3.peacock 3.queen

4.brother 4.wife
 Let’s practise some
more
Let’s practice some more

Rewrite the following sentences

changing the underlined nouns
from Masculine to Feminine
gender making other necessary
changes:-
1. The king felt happy to meet
the prince.
2. My father will invite all his
nephews.
3. A gentleman took my uncle to
the hospital.
4. Sir, one boy has not brought
the money.
5. The boys saw a lion and a tiger
at the zoo.
 Check your
answers
1.The queen felt happy
to meet the princess.
2.My mother will invite
all her nieces.
3.A lady took my aunt
to the hospital.
4.Madam, one girl has
not brought the
money.
5.The girls saw a
lioness and a tigress
at the zoo.
 Neuter gender
Now look at these two sentences :-
1. Ritu has a doll.
2. Ravi has a bag.
“Doll” and “bag” are not living
beings. So, they are neither
males nor females. Doll and bag
are of the Neuter gender.
A noun that denotes a
non-living thing is said to
be of the Neuter gender.
Some examples of Neuter
gender:-
Doll, chair, bus, table,
etc.
 Common gender
Now look at these two sentences :-
1. Mr. Sen is a teacher.
2. Mrs. Gupta is a teacher too.
The word “teacher” can stand both
for Mr. Sen and Mrs. Gupta. So
we can use it both for males and
females. “Teacher” is of the
Common gender.
A noun that can denote
both a male and a female
is said to be of the
Common gender.
Some examples of
Common gender:-
Child, student, player,
neighbour, etc.
 Let’s practice
Write M for Masculine, F
for Feminine, C for Common
and N for Neuter gender :-
1. baby –
2. sir –
3. peahen –
4. cousin –
5. wall –
6. pupil –
7. chair –
8. landlord –
9. parent –
10. madam -
 Check your
answers
Write M for Masculine, F
for Feminine, C for Common
and N for Neuter gender :-
1. baby – C
2. sir – M
3. peahen – F
4. cousin – C
5. wall – N
6. pupil – C
7. chair – N
8. landlord – M
9. parent – C
10. madam - F
 Underline the nouns in the following
sentences and arrange them in proper
columns :-
1. The actor was wearing an old
costume.
2. The child opened the big
chest.
3. May I have your pen,
Madam?
4. My friend has a pretty
necklace.
5. Uncle and aunt went to the
doctor.

Masculine Feminine Common Neuter

 Check 1. The actor was wearing
your an old costume.
2. The child opened the
answers big chest.
3. May I have your pen,
Madam?
4. My friend has a
pretty necklace.
5. Uncle and aunt went to
the doctor.

Masculine Feminine Common Neuter

Actor Madam Child Costume
Uncle Aunt Friend Chest
Doctor Pen
Necklace
 Learn the
Genders. Practise
the exercises. Do
the HW in E1
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