English Class 3 - Gender And-Relations Notes

Gender and Relations

Welcome to the chapter on Gender and Relations for Class 3. In this chapter, you will learn about gender words (masculine and feminine), family relations, and how to use these words in sentences. By the end of this chapter, you will be able to identify gender words and talk about different relations in your family and community!

Introduction

Gender words help us know if someone is male or female. Relations are words that tell us how people are connected in a family or group. Let’s learn more about gender and relations!

Masculine and Feminine Words

• Masculine: Words for boys or men (father, brother, king, uncle).
• Feminine: Words for girls or women (mother, sister, queen, aunt).

Some animals also have masculine and feminine names:

• Lion (masculine) – Lioness (feminine)
• Bull (masculine) – Cow (feminine)
• Rooster (masculine) – Hen (feminine)

Family Relations

• Father and mother are parents.
• Brother and sister are siblings.
• Grandfather and grandmother are grandparents.
• Uncle and aunt are your parents’ brother and sister.
• Cousins are the children of your uncle or aunt.

Using Gender and Relation Words in Sentences

• My mother cooks tasty food.
• The king and queen live in a palace.
• My uncle and aunt visited us.
• The lioness cares for her cubs.

Fun Ways to Learn Gender and Relations

• Make a family tree and write the names of your family members.
• Play matching games with masculine and feminine words.
• Draw pictures of your family and label their relations.

Fun Activity: My Family Tree

Draw a family tree. Write the names of your parents, grandparents, siblings, and cousins. Use masculine and feminine words for each member.

Summary

• Gender words tell us if someone is male or female.
• Relations show how people are connected in a family.
• Use gender and relation words to talk about your family and friends.

Practice Questions

1. Write the feminine word for "king".
2. Who is your father’s mother?
3. What do you call your uncle’s children?
4. Write the masculine word for "queen".
5. Who are your siblings?

Challenge Yourself

• List five masculine and five feminine words.
• Draw and label a family tree for your favorite storybook character.

Did You Know?

• Some words are the same for both genders, like "child" and "parent".
• In English, most animal babies have the same name, like "cub" or "calf".

Glossary

• Gender: Tells if someone is male or female.
• Relation: How people are connected in a family.
• Sibling: Brother or sister.
• Parent: Father or mother.

Answers to Practice Questions

1. Queen
2. Grandmother
3. Cousins
4. King
5. Brother and sister

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Use gender and relation words to talk about your family and friends every day!