At the end of the lesson, you are expected to:

• identify which is the masculine, feminine, common and neuter gender;

• differentiate the gender of nouns;

• give examples of each gender of nouns;

• explain how to promote gender equality among the community; and,

• discuss the importance of family.

The students are able to:

• identify which is the masculine, feminine, common and neuter gender;

• differentiate the gender of nouns;

• give examples of each gender of nouns;

• explain how to promote gender equality among the community; and,

• discuss the importance of family.

In English, nouns can be masculine, feminine, common or neuter.  In general, masculine nouns refer to males, feminine nouns refer to females, common refers to either a male or female, and neuter nouns refer to things or concepts.  

Examples:

Masculine Feminine Common Neuter

Father Mother Parents table

waiter waitress servant chair

Tito Tita relative house

hen rooster animal food

horse mare student bag

Uncle Aunt grandparents school

King Queen child castle

Prince Princess student flower

Filipino - Kasarian ng Pangngalan

The idea about what gender is can be found everywhere, surrounding each and every child, and influencing their young minds.  Early on, they start expressing their identity through clothing, hairstyle, games and their use of toys.  And understanding the basic gender words will help them also categorize the world around them.