PRACTICE
A - Write the masculine of the following nouns:
niece: nephew 11) aunt:_________________________
lioness:_______________________ 12) godmother:____________________
Englishwoman:_________________ 13) mother:_______________________
countess:_____________________ 14) waitress:______________________
granddaughter:________________ 15) wife::_________________________
queen:_______________________
sister:_______________________
actress:______________________
she-bear:_____________________
mare:________________________
B - Rewrite supplying the feminine:
My father is waiting for his brother. My mother is waiting for her sister.
Look at the bull near the horse.__________________________________________
The actor is sick.______________________________________________________
He is inheritor of all these lands.__________________________________________
My manager is a poet.__________________________________________________
What’s his occupation? He is a waiter._____________________________________
The frenchman lives near that boy.________________________________________
The king is an old man._________________________________________________
These men are my uncles.______________________________________________
The earl is my husband.________________________________________________
The emperor is a busy man._____________________________________________
My boyfriend went shopping.____________________________________________
My son-in-law is sitting behind the heir.____________________________________
My brother and my uncle are successful businessmen.________________________
our step-father is very kind and gentle.____________________________________
Respostas
Resposta:
A) Write the masculine of the following nouns:
Aunt: uncle
Lioness: lion
Godmother: godfather
Englishwoman: Englishman
Mother: father
Countess: count
Waitress: waiter
Granddaughter: grandson
Wife: husband
Queen: king
Sister: brother
Actress: actor
She-bear: bear
Mare: horse
B) Rewrite supplying the feminine:
My father is waiting for his brother: My mother is waiting for her brother
Look at the bull near the horse: Look at the cow next to the mare.
The actor is sick: The actress is sick.
He is inheritor of all these lands: She is inheritor of all these lands.
My manager is a poet: My manager is a poetess
What's his occupation? He is a waiter: What's her occupation? She is a waitress.
The Frenchman lives near that boy: The Frenchwoman lives near that girl.
The king is an old man: The queen is an old woman.
These men are my uncles: These women are my aunts.
The earl is my husband: The countess is my wife.
The emperor is a busy man: The empress is a busy woman.
My boyfriend went shopping: My girlfriend went shopping.
My son-in-law is sitting behind the heir: My daughter-in-law is sitting behind the heiress.
My brother and my uncle are successful businessmen: My sister and my aunt are successful businesswomen.
Our step-father is very kind and gentle: Our step-mother is very kind and gentle
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