Tag: noun and gender

Questions Related to noun and gender

Identify the feminine form of the noun: 

Fiance

noun and gender noun english

  1. fiancess

  2. fiancee

  3. fiance

  4. fiancine

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Options A and D are incorrect as there is no word such as either fiancess or financine in the English language. 

Option C is incorrect as the word-fiance is the male noun form and not the female noun form. 
Correct answer is option B. The feminine form of fiance is fiancee. 

Identify the feminine form of the noun: nephew

noun and gender noun english

  1. she-nephew

  2. nephewess

  3. niece

  4. nephewette

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Options A, B and D are incorrect as there is no word such as she-nephew or nephewness or nephewette in the English language. 

Correct answer is option C as the feminine form of nephew is niece. 

Identify the feminine form of the noun: 

Sheep

noun and gender noun english

  1. sheep

  2. ewe

  3. sheepess

  4. she-sheep

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Option A is incorrect as sheep is the masculine noun form and not feminine.

Options C and D are incorrect as there is no word such as sheepess or she-sheep in the English language. 
The feminine form of sheep is ewe. Hence, the correct answer is option B. 

Identify the feminine form of the following noun:
drake

noun and gender noun english

  1. drakess

  2. she-drake

  3. duck

  4. drakenne

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Options A and D are incorrect as there is no word such as drakess or drakenne in the English language.

Option B is incorrect as she-drake is not the correct usage. The feminine form of drake is duck; Hence, the correct answer is option C. 

Identify the feminine form of the given noun:
fox

noun and gender noun english

  1. foxen

  2. foxenne

  3. foxine

  4. vixen

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Options A, B and C are incorrect as there is no word such as foxen or foxenne or foxine in the English language. 

Correct answer is option D as the feminine form of fox is vixen.

Identify the feminine form of the noun: wizard

noun and gender noun english

  1. Wizardess

  2. Witch

  3. Wizardette

  4. She-wizard

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Options A, C and D are incorrect as there is no word such as wizardess or wizardette or she-wizard in the English language. 

Correct answer is option B as the feminine form of wizard is witch.

Identify the feminine form of the word: 

Wolf

noun and gender noun english

  1. wolfs

  2. she-wolf

  3. wolfine

  4. hen-wolf

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Options A and C are incorrect as there is no word such as wolfs or wolfine in the English language.  

Option D is incorrect as the word- hen-wolf is an incorrect form. 
The correct feminine form of wolf is she-wolf. Hence, the correct answer is option B.

Identify the feminine form of the noun: horse

noun and gender noun english

  1. she-horse

  2. mare

  3. horess

  4. horsee

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Options A, C and D are incorrect as there is no word such as she-horse or horess or horsee in the English language. 

Correct answer is option B as the feminine form of horse is mare. 

Identify the feminine form of the noun: aviator

noun and gender noun english

  1. aviatoress

  2. aviatrix

  3. aviatrina

  4. lady aviator

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
An aviator is a pilot.
Option B: The feminine form of the noun 'aviator' is 'aviatrix'. Hence option B is correct.
Options A, C and D: The terms 'aviatoress', 'aviatrina' and 'lady aviator' do not exist in the English dictionary.
Hence these options are incorrect.

Identify the feminine form of the noun: monk

noun and gender noun english

  1. monkess

  2. she-monk

  3. lady monk

  4. nun

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Options A and B are incorrect as there is no such word as "monkess" or "she-monk" in the English language. 

Option C is incorrect as lady monk is a wrong usage in English.
Correct answer is option D as the feminine counterparts of some masculine nouns are entirely different words. In this case, the feminine form of "monk" is "nun".