I. Tell which of the following nouns are masculine, which feminine, and which neuter.

1. picture
2. walnut
3. duchess
4. Spaniard
5. letter
6. sailor
7. queen
8. priest
9. curtain
10. lioness
11. nun
12. captain
13. widow
14. wizard
15. deacon
16. hospital
17. banner
18. brother
19. countess

II. Give the feminine gender of the following nouns.

1. man
2. abbot
3. horse
4. hero
5. tiger
6. prophet
7. male
8. lord
9. widower
10. husband
11. beau
12. uncle
13. host
14. poet
15. gander
16. sultan
17. master
18. king
19. prince
20. nephew
21. duke

III. Give the masculine gender noun related to the following feminine gender nouns.

1. empress
2. mother
3. sister
4. woman
5. witch
6. doe

IV. Fill the blanks in the following examples.

Fill in the first five with common masculine gender nouns.

1. ______ loves his sister.
2. ______ reigns king of beasts.
3. ______ should venerate the old.
4. ______ exposes his wares for sale.
5. ______ is patient.

 

Fill in the next five with proper or common feminine gender noun.

6. ______ was Queen of England.
7. ______ entertained her guests with grace.
8. ______ was a distinguished poetess.
9. ______ was the nightingale of Sweden.
10. ______ loves her offspring.

Fill in the next five with collective nouns, and tell the gender. Add the word the before each collective noun if needed.

11. ______ met at the house of a friend.
12. ______ brought in a verdict.
13. ______ were.
14. ______ must obey its leaders.
15. ______ appointed by the chair,
16. ______ listened with delight.

V. Select the nouns in the following example.  Tell the class, person, number, and gender of each noun.

Thou too sail on, O Ship of State!
Sail on, 0 Union, strong and great
Humanity, with all its fears,
With all the hopes of future years,
Is hanging breathless on thy fate!
We know what Master laid thy keel,
What workmen wrought thy ribs of steel.
Longfellow