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Gender-Free Language
What are the gender-free words for the following?
1. stewardess - ______?
2. policeman - ______?
3. mailman - ______?
4. chairman - ______?
5. spokesman - ______?
6. anchorman - ______?
7. poetess - ______?
8. actress - ______?
9. housewife - ______?
10. manpower - ______?
11. wife or husband - ______?
12. mothering - ______?
13. foreman - ______?
14. salesmanship - ______?
15. man, mankind - ______?
Match each person or on the left with the correct definition on the right.
1. an optician
2. a clown
3. a jockey
4. an auctioneer
5. an editor
6. a docker
7. a chiropodist
8. a butcher
9. a reporter 10. a diplomat 11. a florist
a) rides racehorses
b) loads and unloads ships in a port
c) sells valuable objects at an auction
d) makes people laugh at a circus
e) tests people’s eyes and sells glasses
f) writes for a newspaper
g) sells flowers from a shop
h) represents his or her country at an embassy
i) sells meat
j) prepares books, newspapers etc. for publication k) treats people’s feet