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Spanish A1.3.3 The Gender of Nouns

Recognize the gender of nouns.

Gramática: El género de los sustantivos

A1 Spanish Noun gender agreement

Level: A1

Module 1: Presentarse (To introduce oneself)

Lesson 3: ¿De dónde eres? (Where are you from?)

Teaching guidelines +/- 15 minutes

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  1. There are masculine and feminine nouns.
  2. The article agrees with the gender.
GéneroTerminacionesEjemplo 
MasculinoEn -o El libro (The book)
El perro (The dog)
 En -orEl profesor (The professor)
El color (The colour)
 En -ma (de origen griego)El problema (The problem)
El idioma (The language)
 Días de la semana, meses, océanos, ríos, montañasEl lunes (On Monday)
El Atlántico (The Atlantic)
FemeninoEn -a La casa (The house)
La mesa (The table)
 En -ción, -siónLa canción (The song)
La televisión (The television)
 En -dad, -tad, -tudLa ciudad (The city)
La juventud (The youth)
 En -umbreLa costumbre (The costsummit)
Masculino y/o femeninoEn -e 

El coche (The car)

La noche (The night)

 Terminaciones en consonante, especialmente -l, -n, -r, -s, -zEl árbol (The tree)
La flor (The flower)
ExcepcionesLa mano (femenino)La mano (The hand)
 El mapa (masculino)El mapa (The map)

Exceptions!

  1. There are nouns that have the same ending: "el estudiante" and "la estudiante".
  2. Common exceptions: la mano, el mapa, el planeta

Exercise 1: The Gender of Nouns

Instruction: Choose the correct word, read the sentence out loud and translate.

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El, La

1. ... ciudad

La ciudad
(The city)

2. ... mano

La mano
(The hand)

3. ... lunes

El lunes
(Monday)

4. ... cocinero

El cocinero
(The cook)

5. ... mar

El mar
(The sea)

6. ... planeta

El planeta
(The planet)

7. ... perro

El perro
(The dog)

8. ... casa

La casa
(The house)

Exercise 2: Translate and use in a sentence

Instruction: Translate and say the word out loud. Use the word in a sentence.

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1. El
(The)
2. La
(The)