Nouns in English are classed as follows:

Masculine: alive and belonging to the male sex.

e.g. boy, man
Feminine: alive and belonging to the female sex
e.g. girl, woman
Common: alive and belonging to either sex.
e.g. passenger, guest
Neuter: not alive, no differentiation in sex.
e.g. house, pencil

More examples: Now, It’s your turn. Complete the chart:

Masculine Femininepoet Deer buck/stag
murderer Donkey jack
count countess giantess Duck drake
emperor empress wizard Fox dog
heir heiress Sheep ram
prince princess Find the Swan cob
bridegroom bride appropriate Tiger tiger
gentleman lady masculine and
hero heroine feminine gender for
lad lass the following
male female nouns:
Mr Mrs
nephew niece Noun Masculine
son daughter Bear
waiter waitress Cat
father-in-law Cattle
mother-in-law
headmaster Chicken
headmistress
landlord landlady Deer
father mother Donkey
king queen Duck
Fox
Common Neuter Sheep
Swan
baby table Tiger
student hospital
reporter knife Answer key:
doctor cave
teacher phone Masculine Feminine
singer pen
lawyer school lion lioness
dancer chair brother sister
parent floor actor actress
engineer fire uncle aunt
artist stick stallion mare
fish star bull cow
buck hind
step-father step-mother
Masculine Femininebilly-goat nanny-goat
ram ewe
lion gander goose
sister rooster hen
actress bachelor spinster
uncle sheperd sheperdess
stallion poet poetess
cow murderer murderess
buck giant giantess
wizard
step-mother witch
billy-goat
ewe
gander Noun Masculine
cock Bear boar
spinster Cat tom
Cattle
sheperdess stallion
Chicken rooster