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Noun - Genders Notes-2

Noun - Genders Notes-2

 

A masculine gender can be changed to a feminine gender by:

adding ‘ess’ to the masculine word.

Masculine      -        Feminine

Lion                    -        lioness

Author                -        authoress

Shepherd           -        shepherdess

Prince                 -        princess

 

Adding ‘ess’ after removing the last vowel.

Masculine      -        Feminine

Actor                   -        actress

Monitor              -        monitress

Hunter               -        huntress

Waiter                -        waitress

 

Changing the word completely.

Masculine      -        Feminine

Boy                      -        girl

Son                      -        daughter

Uncle                  -        aunt

Duck                   -        drake

Gander               -        goose

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