Gender Recognition

CEFR A1~10 minRecognize and identify forms
Reference Sheet - Study these nouns and their gender
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Rule: Most feminine nouns end in -ah (ָה) or -et (ֶת). Nouns without these endings are usually masculine. Exceptions exist - especially paired body parts (hand, eye, foot) which are feminine.
#EnglishHebrewTransliterationGender
1boyיֶלֶדYE-ledM
2girlיַלְדָּהyal-DAF
3bookסֵפֶרSE-ferM
4bedמִטָּהmi-TAF
5tableשֻׁלְחָןshul-KHANM
6notebookמַחְבֶּרֶתmakh-BE-retF
7houseבַּיִתBA-yitM
8storeחֲנוּתkha-NUTF
9restaurantמִסְעָדָהmis-a-DAF
10Hebrew (language)עִבְרִיתiv-RITF
11handיָדyadF *
12eyeעַיִןA-yinF *

* Exception - feminine despite no feminine ending (paired body parts)

Adjective Agreement
EnglishMasculineFeminine
bigגָּדוֹל (ga-DOL)גְּדוֹלָה (gdo-LA)
smallקָטָן (ka-TAN)קְטַנָּה (kta-NA)
goodטוֹב (tov)טוֹבָה (to-VA)
beautifulיָפֶה (ya-FE)יָפָה (ya-FA)
newחָדָשׁ (kha-DASH)חֲדָשָׁה (kha-da-SHA)

Gender Recognition

Exercise: Sort the nouns by gender
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Place each noun from the word bank into the correct column: Masculine or Feminine.

סֵפֶר יַלְדָּה בַּיִת חֲנוּת שֻׁלְחָן מִטָּה יָד יֶלֶד עִבְרִית מַחְבֶּרֶת מִסְעָדָה עַיִן
Masculine (זָכָר)Feminine (נְקֵבָה)
Choose the correct adjective form

Circle the correct adjective to match the noun's gender.

#PhraseOption AOption B
1a big boy - יֶלֶד ___גָּדוֹלגְּדוֹלָה
2a small girl - יַלְדָּה ___קָטָןקְטַנָּה
3a good book - סֵפֶר ___טוֹבטוֹבָה
4a new bed - מִטָּה ___חָדָשׁחֲדָשָׁה
5a beautiful restaurant - מִסְעָדָה ___יָפֶהיָפָה
6a big table - שֻׁלְחָן ___גָּדוֹלגְּדוֹלָה

Gender Recognition

Answer Key
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Sorting Answers
Masculine (זָכָר)Feminine (נְקֵבָה)
סֵפֶר, בַּיִת, שֻׁלְחָן, יֶלֶד יַלְדָּה, חֲנוּת, מִטָּה, יָד, עִבְרִית, מַחְבֶּרֶת, מִסְעָדָה, עַיִן
Adjective Answers
1. גָּדוֹל (A - masculine) 2. קְטַנָּה (B - feminine) 3. טוֹב (A - masculine) 4. חֲדָשָׁה (B - feminine) 5. יָפָה (B - feminine) 6. גָּדוֹל (A - masculine)