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Multiple choice noun and gender noun english

Identify the masculine noun(s) among the following:

  1. witch

  2. wizard

  3. magician

  4. performer
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
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. 

Multiple choice noun and gender noun english

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

  1. priest

  2. peacock

  3. fox

  4. cub
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
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 

Multiple choice noun and gender noun english

Identify the noun in common gender from the below options:

  1. parent

  2. father

  3. mother

  4. sister
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
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.

Multiple choice noun and gender noun english

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

  1. actor

  2. prince

  3. poet

  4. friend
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
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

Multiple choice noun and gender noun english

Identify the feminine noun form of: 

Man servant

  1. woman servant

  2. lady servant

  3. maid servant

  4. servant
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
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.

Multiple choice noun and gender noun english

Identify the feminine noun from the below words:

  1. emperor

  2. bachelor

  3. spinster

  4. god
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
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.

Multiple choice noun and gender noun english

Identify the noun in common gender from the below options:

  1. nun

  2. child

  3. house

  4. hero
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
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.

Multiple choice noun and gender noun english

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

  1. mother, fiance, cow

  2. mother, duck, cow

  3. mother, widower, cow

  4. fiance, duck, cow
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
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. 

Multiple choice noun and gender noun english

Identify the feminine form of the noun: landlord

  1. land woman

  2. landlady

  3. landlordess

  4. land girl
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
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.

Multiple choice noun and gender noun english

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

  1. baby

  2. leader

  3. monk

  4. enemy
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
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.