Animals Grammar

Exercise 1: Write the Plural Form
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CEFR A1~12 minPrereq: Topic vocabulary
Tip: Masculine nouns usually end in ים- (im) in plural. Feminine nouns usually end in וֹת- (ot) in plural. But watch out for exceptions!

Write the plural form of each word in Hebrew and its transliteration.

#EnglishSingularWrite PluralTransliteration
1Dogכֶּלֶב
2Catחָתוּל
3Lionאַרְיֵה
4Fishדָּג
5Rabbitאַרְנָב
6Giraffeג'ִירָפָה
7Tigerנָמֵר
8Lionessלְבִיאָה
9Rhinocerosקַרְנָף
10Zebraזֶבְּרָה
11Deerאַיָּל
12Monkeyקוֹף
13Alligatorתַּנִּין
14Snakeנָחָשׁ
15Mouseעַכְבָּר
16Scorpionעַקְרָב
17Snailחִלָּזוֹן
18Turtleצָב
19Eagleנֶשֶׁר
20Owlיַנְשׁוּף
21Storkחֲסִידָה
22Duckבַּרְוָז
23Gooseאָוָז
24Doveיוֹנָה
25Dovecoteשׁוֹבָךְ
26Kennelמְלוּנָה
27Aquariumאַקְוָרְיוּם
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Animals Grammar

Exercise 2: Write the Feminine Form
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Tip: Many feminine words end in ה- (a/ah) or ת- (et/at).

Write the feminine form of each word.

#EnglishMasculineWrite FeminineTransliteration
1Dogכֶּלֶב
2Catחָתוּל
3Rabbitאַרְנָב
4Tigerנָמֵר
5Deerאַיָּל
6Monkeyקוֹף
7Mouseעַכְבָּר
8Gooseאָוָז
Exercise 3: Identify the Gender (זָכָר / נְקֵבָה)
Tip: Words ending in ה- or ת- are often feminine (נְקֵבָה). Most other endings are masculine (זָכָר). But there are exceptions!

For each Hebrew word, circle the correct gender and write the clue that helped you decide.

#HebrewEnglishGenderClue
1כֶּלֶבDogזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
2ג'ִירָפָהGiraffeזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
3עַקְרָבScorpionזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
4אַרְנָבRabbitזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
5חָתוּלCatזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
6אַיָּלDeerזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
7דָּגFishזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
8יוֹנָהDoveזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
9צָבTurtleזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
10קַרְנָףRhinocerosזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
11לְבִיאָהLionessזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
12אַקְוָרְיוּםAquariumזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
13תַּנִּיןAlligatorזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
14נָמֵרTigerזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
15זֶבְּרָהZebraזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
16מְלוּנָהKennelזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
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