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Some nouns are converted from masculine to feminine by adding ‘ess’.

Masculine Feminine Masculine Feminine

Tiger Tigress Priest Priestess

Lion Lioness Host Hostess

Waiter Waitress Emperor Empress

God Goddess Poet Poetess

Prince Princess Duke Duchess

Practice

Check Your Understanding 4C Conceptual Learning

A. Rewrite the following sentences by changing masculine nouns into
feminine nouns.

1. May be my brother will join your class, sir?

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2. My uncle had four nephews.

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3. The king used to worship the God daily.

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4. The priest blessed the bridegroom.

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5. The hen was looked after by a waiter.

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6. My father played emperor in a play.

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7. My brother went to the zoo to see a lion, a tiger and a horse.

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