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2.  woman, queen, grandmother

                               These words tell us about females. They are of feminine gender.


                    B2 a)  Match the masculine words in Column A with the feminine words
                              in Column B. Then write the correct word in front of each word in

                              Column A.

                                                                 Persons

                                      Masculine                                                 Feminine

                                      Column A                                                  Column B

                                 1. lord                                                   a. queen


                                 2. hero                                                   b. shepherdess

                                 3. god                                                     c. madam

                                 4. sir                                                    d. giantess

                                 5. shepherd                                                e. lady

                                 6. giant                                                   f. heroine

                                 7. king                                                   g. goddess


                         b)  Match the masculine words in Column A with the feminine words

                               in Column B. Then write the correct word in front of each word in
                               Column A.


                                                                Animals

                                      Masculine                                                 Feminine

                                      Column A                                                  Column B

                                 1. tiger                                                  a. hen-sparrow

                                 2. horse                                                  b. she-wolf

                                 3. peacock                                                 c. goose

                                 4. drake                                                  d. mare


                                 5. wolf                                                    e. tigress

                                 6. cock-sparrow                                            f. duck

                                 7. gander                                                 g. peahen
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