Crossword puzzle : Gender in English

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Gender in English [A1] — VocaVerb

Do you know how English uses words like he, she, his, or her? In this crossword, you will practise basic words related to gender in English. Find the correct words for people and family members!

Grid

Fill in the grid: pick a square, read the clue and type your answer.

Clues

Across

  1. 2. Relating to a particular individual
  2. 6. Smaller amount than before
  3. 8. Grammatical matching between words
  4. 12. Relating to rules of language structure
  5. 13. Without grammatical or social gender
  6. 14. Following long established customs or beliefs
  7. 18. A class or group sharing characteristics
  8. 19. To remove dirt
  9. 20. Are not in short form

Down

  1. 1. The way words are used in language
  2. 3. To keep money for later
  3. 4. Neither masculine nor feminine gender
  4. 5. Great in length
  5. 7. To become different or alter
  6. 9. Relating to men or male grammatical gender
  7. 10. System of communication using words
  8. 11. Solid or difficult
  9. 14. Short for transgender identity
  10. 15. The number 3
  11. 16. A word used to describe or classify
  12. 17. Contraction of do not

Answers

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Across

  • 2. Relating to a particular individual → personal
  • 6. Smaller amount than before → less
  • 8. Grammatical matching between words → agreement
  • 12. Relating to rules of language structure → grammatical
  • 13. Without grammatical or social gender → genderless
  • 14. Following long established customs or beliefs → traditional
  • 18. A class or group sharing characteristics → category
  • 19. To remove dirt → clean
  • 20. Are not in short form → arent

Down

  • 1. The way words are used in language → usage
  • 3. To keep money for later → save
  • 4. Neither masculine nor feminine gender → neuter
  • 5. Great in length → long
  • 7. To become different or alter → change
  • 9. Relating to men or male grammatical gender → masculine
  • 10. System of communication using words → language
  • 11. Solid or difficult → hard
  • 14. Short for transgender identity → trans
  • 15. The number 3 → three
  • 16. A word used to describe or classify → label
  • 17. Contraction of do not → dont

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