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Nouns: Gender — Revision Notes
ICSE · Class 5 · Essentials of English Grammar and Composition
Nouns: Gender revision notes for ICSE Class 5 Essentials of English Grammar and Composition: 2 topics in quick points.
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Key Topics to Revise
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The Four Genders of Nouns
- Masculine gender: refers to male beings (e.g., boy, king, lion).
- Feminine gender: refers to female beings (e.g., girl, queen, lioness).
- Common gender: refers to people who can be male or female (e.g., teacher, student, doctor).
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Forming Feminine Nouns
- Some feminine nouns are made by adding -ess to the masculine form (e.g., actor → actress).
- Sometimes spelling changes before adding -ess: 'prince' not 'princeess'.
- Some words have completely different forms (e.g., boy → girl, man → woman).
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Key topics in Nouns: Gender include The Four Genders of Nouns, Forming Feminine Nouns. Study these first, then practise questions on each for Class 5 exams.
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