| Masculine. | Feminine. |
| abbot | abbess |
| actor | actress |
| bachelor | spinster, maid |
| buck | doe (fallow deer) |
| bullock | heifer |
| czar | czarina |
| drake | duck |
| duke | duchess |
| earl | countess |
| Francis | Frances |
| gander | goose |
| hero | heroine |
| lion | lioness |
| marquis, marquess | marchioness |
| monk | nun |
| ram | ewe |
| stag, hart | hind (red deer) |
| sultan | sultana |
| tiger | tigress |
| wizard | witch |
[20] To THE TEACHER.—To have any value this must be given as a dictation exercise.
EXERCISE XV.[21]
1. Write the feminine word corresponding to: Abbot, actor, bachelor, buck, bullock, czar, duke, drake, earl, Francis, hero, lion, marquis, monk, ram, stag, sultan, hart, tiger.
2. Write the masculine word corresponding to: Spinster, duck, doe, Frances, goose, heifer, ewe, hind, witch.
[21] TO THE TEACHER.—This should be used as a dictation exercise.
EXERCISE XVI.
Correct the following sentences:—
1. The marquess was the executor of her husband's estate.
2. He married a beautiful actor.
3. The tiger broke from its cage.
4. The duck was pluming his feathers after his swim, and the goose had wandered from his companions across the meadows.
5. The baby girl in "The Princess" may be called the real hero of the tale.
Abbreviations.—For the following exercise consult Hill's Foundations
of Rhetoric, pp. 49-50.
EXERCISE XVII.