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Gender Of Nouns Grammar Exercises: Level A2-B1 (with Answers)

⏱ Time: 07:30 📝 Questions: 15 📊 Level: A2, B1 📚 Type: Grammar ⭐ XP: up to +15 (on pass)

Track your Gender Of Nouns progress with 15 exercises at Level A2-B1. Take the quiz today, note your score, and retake it next week to see how much you have improved. Every question includes a full explanation so each attempt teaches you something new.

⏱ You have 07:30 to answer 15 questions. The timer only starts when you click Begin.

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Question 1: Maria is a doctor. ___ works at the hospital every day.

Question 1 options
'She' is correct because Maria is a female name, so the feminine pronoun 'she' must be used. 'He' refers to males, 'It' refers to non-living things or animals, and 'They' is plural.
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Question 2: The cat had babies last night. ___ is a very good mother.

Question 2 options
'She' is correct because the cat is referred to as a mother, indicating she is female. 'He' is masculine, 'It' is neuter, and 'They' is plural — none of these fit a single female animal.
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Question 3: In English, all nouns have a grammatical gender like in French or Spanish.

Question 3 options
False because English uses inherent gender based on natural biological sex, not grammatical gender. Inanimate objects and abstract nouns in English are neuter and do not carry a grammatical gender assignment.
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Question 4: Why do we use the pronoun 'he' to refer to a king?

Question 4 options
'He' is used because 'king' refers specifically to a male person, so English assigns a masculine pronoun based on biological sex. Gender in English pronouns is based on natural sex, not the grammatical form of the noun.
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Question 5: Arrange the words to make a correct sentence:

Question 5 options
  • last night
  • her first award
  • The actress
  • won

Drag items or use arrows to arrange them in the correct order.

The correct order is 'The actress won her first award last night' because 'actress' is the feminine form of 'actor', and the possessive 'her' correctly agrees with the feminine subject.
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Question 6: Which sentence uses the correct gender noun?

Question 6 options
'The lioness protected her cubs' is correct because 'lioness' is the proper feminine form of 'lion'. 'Liones', 'lionness', and 'lionesse' are all misspellings of the feminine suffix '-ess'.
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Question 7: Customer: 'Excuse me, who is in charge here?' Manager: 'That's our ___, Mr. Thompson. He will help you.'

Question 7 options
'host' is correct because Mr. Thompson is male, so the masculine noun 'host' is appropriate. 'Hostess' is the feminine form, 'actress' refers to a performer, and 'stewardess' is a different occupation entirely.
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Question 8: Which sentence correctly uses a feminine noun formed with the suffix '-ess'?

Question 8 options
'The empress ruled the country wisely' is correct because 'empress' is the proper feminine form of 'emperor' using the '-ess' suffix. 'Empressess' is a double suffix error, 'emperess' misspells the root, and 'empresse' omits the final letter.
Q9 15

Question 9: Put the words/sentences in the correct order:

Question 9 options
  • and his niece
  • visited
  • His nephew
  • their grandfather

Drag items or use arrows to arrange them in the correct order.

The correct order is 'His nephew and his niece visited their grandfather' because 'nephew' is masculine and 'niece' is feminine, and 'grandfather' is the masculine form for a male grandparent.
Q10 15

Question 10: The school needed a new head teacher. They hired ___ to run the school.

Question 10 options
'a headteacher' is the most natural gender-neutral completion. 'A headmaster' implies male, 'a headmistress' implies female, and 'a headperson' is not a standard English word. Modern English prefers gender-neutral occupational titles.
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Question 11: Which statement about gender of nouns in English is true?

Question 11 options
English assigns gender to pronouns based on the natural biological sex of the person or animal. Unlike French or Spanish, nouns themselves do not change form based on grammatical gender, and inanimate objects use the neuter pronoun 'it'.
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Question 12: Change the gender: 'The actor gave a great performance.' → The ___ gave a great performance.

Question 12 options
'actress' is the correct feminine transformation of 'actor', formed by adding the suffix '-ess'. 'Actoress' incorrectly keeps the full root with the suffix, 'actrice' is French, and 'actorine' is not a standard English form.
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Question 13: Match each noun to its correct gender category.

Question 13 options
uncle
aunt
table
firefighter
neuter noun
gender-neutral noun
masculine noun
feminine noun

Select an item on the left, then tap its match on the right.

English nouns are categorized as masculine (male beings), feminine (female beings), neuter (objects/concepts), or gender-neutral (modern occupational terms). Pronouns and context confirm which category applies.
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Question 14: The word 'bachelor' can be made feminine by adding the suffix '-ette', forming 'bachelorette'.

Question 14 options
True because 'bachelorette' is a recognised exception where the suffix '-ette' (rather than the more common '-ess') is used to create the feminine form of 'bachelor'. This is an irregular feminine formation in English.
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Question 15: A job advertisement says: 'We are looking for a ___ to manage our team.' Which option is most appropriate for a modern, inclusive context?

Question 15 options
'chairperson' is the most appropriate choice in a modern inclusive context because it is a gender-neutral occupational term. 'Chairman' implies male and 'chairwoman' implies female, while 'chairboy' is not a real English word.