Gender Nouns Worksheets

Related ELA Standard: L.6.1.C

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Nouns that are indicative of a sex of an animal are said to be gender nouns. These nouns can also allow us to make inferences when we see them used in sentences. If we to refer to a male as a "boy", "man", or even "youngster" (gender neutral) we get a different premonition about the entire scene of the work. These types of words can take on three stances: masculine (meaning male), feminine (meaning female), or neutral. Neutral means that it can be applied to either sex equally. This selection of worksheets will help your students learn the proper use of gender nouns as well as related pronouns that do not grasp one way or another.

Gender Noun Worksheets To Print:

Feminine to Masculine Pronouns - What is the male equivalent of what you are given? You are provided with a word bank.

Working Pronouns - A very royal group of choices here. We flip the roles of the previous worksheet.

Animal Gender - You are given the name of an animal and then asked to state the word in both masculine and feminine form.

Male to Female Animals - We ask you for both genders of these animals. It is a new list of creatures you may not have thought of in a while.

Noun Word Bank - You have a ton to choose from. First, complete the missing noun for the sentence using the word bank. Next write the opposite type word in the box next to the sentence.

Masculine to Feminine Pronouns - Look at the masculine gender nouns. Now, rewrite them in their feminine form.

Female to Male Pronouns - Some interesting choices are made here. You may be stumped by one or two of these.

Female to Male Pronouns 2 - Round 2 is here for you to work on. We practice the same skill as the previous worksheet.

Male to Female Pronouns - I have no idea that number one was a thing. But the Oxford Dictionary shares a different opinion than I.

Animal Gender Nouns - Place a check in the appropriate box that represents the noun. See if you can fill in all the other boxes for extra credit.

Common Nouns - Which nouns are common and which are not? This is another chance to give more advanced students an extra credit opportunity.

In General - There are a lot of choices here that will make you think twice. We look at terms that much more general and do not lean one way or another.

Royalty and Gender - Choose from witch, queen, grandmother, daughter, husband, actress, wizard, king, son, prince, wife, actor, grandfather, and princess.

Polar Opposite - First, complete the missing noun for the sentence using the word bank. Then write the opposite word in the box.

Opposite Word Bank - We ask you to use a term in a sentence and then label your usage. Similar to the last worksheet, but a better mix of animals.

Types of Gender Nouns

Masculine nouns are indicative of the male member of a species. Man, King, Dad, and uncle are some common masculine gender nouns. There can also be male gender specific nouns that are related to their jobs such as actor, salesman (kind of a dead giveaway), and waiter. They can also be used to signify a family relationship such as nephew, uncle, and husband. There are also masculine nouns that can be used to describe parts of our life such as widower which indicates that this person's spouse has passed away.


Feminine related gender nouns are used for the female members of a species. Wife, aunt, and girl are common feminine gender nouns. Just like males you can find job specific gender related words examples include: midwife, congresswoman (there we go again), and waitress.


There are also nouns that express a common gender. This means that the person they are referring to can be of either gender. Words such as friend, colleague, or student meet this criterion.


You might also run into neuter gender words where they are neither of a male nor a female species. Words like mountain, bag, and bus fit this criterion. As we have seen in the worksheets, we apply these forms of words to all different types of animals. They are not specific to humans as we know that all sexual reproducing animals follow one biological form or another.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



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