Masculine Feminine Spellings

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📚 Part 1: Multiple Choice & Quick Tasks

WALT: We are learning to recognise and spell common masculine and feminine noun pairs.

Success criteria: I can choose the correct feminine form, tick words that form feminine with -ess, and spell simple feminine nouns correctly.

1. Choose the correct feminine form of actor:

actore

actress

actoress

2. Which is the correct feminine spelling of hero?

heroine

heroess

3. Tick all the words that usually form the feminine by adding -ess:

king

actor

prince

hero

4. Choose the correct feminine for poet:

poetess

poëtess

poetice

✏️ Part 2: Short Answers & Matching

WALT: We are learning to spell feminine forms and to use them correctly in sentences.

Success criteria: I can spell feminine nouns (e.g. hostess, actress) and rewrite a sentence using the feminine form.

5. Fill in the blank with the correct feminine spelling: The feminine form of host is ____________.

6. Change the sentence to use the feminine form of the bold noun:

The actor walked on stage.

7. Match the masculine and feminine words. Draw lines from column 1 to column 2.

1. waiter

2. prince

3. lion

A. lioness

B. princess

C. waitress

8. Extension (advanced learners): Write two sentences using gender-neutral alternatives instead of a masculine or feminine noun (e.g. "server" instead of "waiter/waitress")

Dyslexia-friendly reading options: Use a ruler or coloured overlay to follow lines, read the sentence aloud first, and break words into syllables (e.g. ac-tress). If you prefer, work with a peer or use text-to-speech.