Noun Gender: Masculine and Feminine Nouns

Masculine and feminine nouns

Masculine
actor

Feminine
actress

author

authoress

bachelor

spinster

boy

girl

bridegroom

groom

brother

sister

conductor

conductress

count

countess

czar

czarina

dad

mum

daddy

mummy

duke

duchess

hero

heroine

host

hostess

husband

wife

king

queen

man

woman

master

mistress

murderer

murderess

nephew

niece

poet

poetess

policeman

policewoman

prince

princess

sir

madam

son

daughter

uncle

aunt

wizard

witch

waiter

waitress

animal

masculine

rabbit

buck

doe

horse

stallion

mare

sheep

ram

ewe

pig

boar

sow

chicken rooster

feminine

hen

duck

drake

duck

cattle

bull

cow

goose

gander

goose

fox

vixen

tiger

tiger

tigress

lion

lion

lioness

fox

Common gender nouns :

baby, bird, child, cousin, dancer,
friend, guest, owner, parent,
passenger, president,

man

woman

emperor

empress

father

mother

god

goddess

THE PLURAL OF NOUNS

grandfather

grandmother

Rule-1 ) Most nouns form the plural by adding -s or -es.

heir
Singular

heiress

student , relative, teacher.

Plural

boat

boats

hat

hats

house

houses

river

rivers

Rule-2) Nouns that end in -ch, x, s, z,ss, sh or s-like sounds, however, will require an es for the
plural:

church churches
bus

buses

fox

foxes

Note : If the -ch ending is pronounced with a k sound, you add -s rather than -es:

singular plural
stomach stomachs
Rule-3) A noun ending in -y preceded by a consonant makes the plural with -ies.
Singular

Plural

a cry

cries

a fly

flies

a nappy

nappies

a poppy

poppies

a city

cities

a lady

ladies

a baby

babies

Rule-4) For nouns ending in f or fe, change f to v and add es.

(1)wolf wolves

(2)wife wives

(3)leaf leaves

(4) life lives

Rule-5) Some nouns have different plural forms.

(1)child children

(2)woman women (3)man men (4)mouse mice

(5)goose geese tooth (6) tooth -teeth (7)foot- feet (8)person- people
Rule-6) Add -s after vowel + y:
singular

plural

a boy

two boys

a day

two days

Rule-7) Nouns on -o form the plural by adding -s or -es.

add -s

substitute with -ves

singular

plural

singular

plural

a disco

two discos

a tomato

two tomatoes

a piano

two pianos

a potato

two potatoes

a photo

two photos

a hero

two heroes

Rule-8) Some nouns have the same form in the singular and the plural.
Singular

Plural

sheep

sheep

fish

fish

species

species

aircraft

aircraft

Plural nouns :
News , athletics , trousers, jeans , glasses, spectacles, goods, wages

COMPOUND NOUNS
Bedroom
water tank
motorcycle
rainfall
haircut
washing machine
driving licence
swimming pool
ookout
drawback

greenhouse
software