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Identify the masculine noun(s) among the following:

noun and gender noun english

  1. witch

  2. wizard

  3. magician

  4. performer

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Correct answer is option b. The word wizard refers to a man who has magical powers. Its feminine form is witch. The words: magician and performer are common nouns which refer to both masculine and feminine nouns. 

Identify the noun in common gender from the options given below:

noun and gender noun english

  1. priest

  2. peacock

  3. fox

  4. cub

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Correct answer is option d: cub. It can refer to both masculine and feminine gender. Hence it is a noun in common gender.

The words: priest, peacock and fox are masculine nouns. Their feminine forms are:
priest: priestess
peacock: pea-hen
fox: vixen 

Identify the noun in common gender from the below options:

noun and gender noun english

  1. parent

  2. father

  3. mother

  4. sister

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The correct answer is option A: parent. 

Options B and C are incorrect because the word 'father' is a masculine noun whose feminine form is 'mother'. Option D is incorrect as the word 'sister' is a feminine noun.

Identify the noun in common gender from the options given below:

noun and gender noun english

  1. actor

  2. prince

  3. poet

  4. friend

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Correct answer is option d: friend. This word can refer to both masculine and feminine genders and hence it in common gender form.  

The words, actor, prince and poet are masculine nouns. Their feminine forms are: 
actor: actress
prince: princess
poet: poetess

Identify the feminine noun form of: 

Man servant

noun and gender noun english

  1. woman servant

  2. lady servant

  3. maid servant

  4. servant

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The correct answer is option C: maid-servant. 

Options A and B are incorrect because these words are not in use in standard English.  Option D is incorrect because the word servant is a noun in common gender i.e it could refer to either a male or a female person.

Identify the feminine noun from the below words:

noun and gender noun english

  1. emperor

  2. bachelor

  3. spinster

  4. god

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Correct answer is option c: spinster. The word-spinster, refers to a female who is unmarried. Its masculine form is bachelor. The word-emperor is masculine noun. The word-god is a common noun which can refer to both masculine and feminine forms.

Identify the noun in common gender from the below options:

noun and gender noun english

  1. nun

  2. child

  3. house

  4. hero

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Correct answer is option b: child. 

Nun is a feminine noun which refers to a female monk.
House is a noun in neutral gender.
Hero is a noun in masculine form. Its feminine form is heroine.

Identify the feminine noun(s) from the below words:
mother, fiance, widower, duck, cow

noun and gender noun english

  1. mother, fiance, cow

  2. mother, duck, cow

  3. mother, widower, cow

  4. fiance, duck, cow

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Correct answer is option b. The words: mother, duck and cow are feminine nouns. Their masculine forms are:

mother: father
duck : drake
cow: bull.
The word: fiance is a masculine noun which refers to the male to whom one is getting married. The word: widower is a masculine noun which refers to a male whose wife is dead. 

Identify the feminine form of the noun: landlord

noun and gender noun english

  1. land woman

  2. landlady

  3. landlordess

  4. land girl

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Options A, C and D are incorrect as these words- land woman, landlords and land girl are not in use in English. 

Note that the feminine form of the word-lord is lady. The correct answer is option B: landlady - which means a lady who owns and rents out a land or building.

Identify the noun which is not in common gender from the options below:

noun and gender noun english

  1. baby

  2. leader

  3. monk

  4. enemy

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Correct answer is option c: monk. This is a masculine noun which refers to a religious man who is not married. Its feminine form is: nun. Hence, monk is the only word which is not in common gender.

The other words: baby, leader and enemy can refer to both masculine and feminine genders. Hence these are common nouns.