First Term Lesson Note for Week Five
Class : Primary Two
Subject : English Studies (Grammar)
Topic : Gender of Nouns
Duration : 80 Minutes
Period : Double Period
Reference Book :
Metropolitan English Series for Primary Schools, Book 2.
Lagos State Unified schemes of work for lower Primary, (Primary 1 – 3).
Online Resources
Instructional Material : Chart showing gender of persons and animals.
Previous Knowledge : Learners are familiar with nouns.
Learning Objectives : By the end of the lesson learners will be able to
i. Explain Gender
ii. Explain the kinds of gender
iii. Solve questions on masculine and feminine gender.
Content :
Gender of Nouns.
Gender is the term used to show the sex of something.
Types of Gender.
There are four types of gender. These are :
1. Masculine Gender : This is the gender used for a male. Examples are boy, brother, uncle, father, son, hero, prince, etc.
2. Feminine Gender : This is the gender uses for a female. Examples of feminine gender are : girl, woman, mother, wife, aunt, daughter, princess, etc.
3. Common Gender : This is a noun gender used for both male and female. Examples are : child, baby, friend, teacher, doctor, adult, visitor, thief, relation, pupil, etc.
4. Neuter Gender : This is a noun used for things that has no life. They are neither male nor female. Examples of neuter gender are : bottle, table, chair, ruler, bag, coal, house, shoes, key, mat, plate, etc.
Table of masculine and feminine (Human)
| Masculine (male) | Feminine (female) |
| Father | Mother |
| Husband | Wife |
| Man | Woman |
| Emperor | Empress |
| King | Queen |
| Uncle | Aunt |
| Prince | Princess |
| Actor | Actress |
| Hero | Heroine |
| Landlord | Landlady |
| Gentleman | Lady |
| Joseph | Josephine |
| John | Joan/ Joana |
| Patrick | Patricia |
| Felix | Felicia |
| Anthony | Anthonia |
| George | Georgina |
| Martins | Martina |
| Boy-scout | Girls guide |
| Papa | Mama |
| Heir | Heiress |
| Victor | Victoria |
| Waiter | Waitress |
| Headmaster | Headmistress |
| Widower | Widow |
| Author | Authoress |
Evaluation :
1. What is gender nouns?
2. There are _________ types of gender.
3. List the types of gender and give five examples of each.
Conclusion : At the end of the lesson learners were able to answer the questions correctly.
Assignment : Complete the table given below :
| Masculine (male) | Feminine (female) |
| Father | |
| Papa | |
| Aunt | |
| Niece | |
| John | |
| Victoria | |
| Martin | |
| Dog | |
| Josephine | |
| Gentleman | |
| Land lady | |
| Boy-scout | |
| Princess | |
| Actor | |
| Heroine | |
| He-goat | |
| Peahen |