Beach and Pool Grammar

Exercise 1: Write the Plural Form
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CEFR A2~12 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
1Swimsuitבֶּגֶד יָם
2Sunscreenקְרֶם הֲגָנָה
3Towelמַגֶּבֶת
4Lifeguardמַצִּיל
5Umbrellaשִׁמְשִׁיָּה
6Poolבְּרֵכָה
7Floatמַצּוֹף
8Waveגַּל
9Surfboardגַּלְשָׁן
10Gogglesמִשְׁקֶפֶת שְׂחִיָּה
11Beach Ballכַּדּוּר יָם
12Bucketדְּלִי
13Spadeאֵת חוֹל
14Life Ringגַּלְגַּל הַצָּלָה

Beach and Pool 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
1Lifeguardמַצִּיל
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
1בֶּגֶד יָםSwimsuitזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
2קְרֶם הֲגָנָהSunscreenזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
3מַגֶּבֶתTowelזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
4מַצִּילLifeguardזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
5שִׁמְשִׁיָּהUmbrellaזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
6בְּרֵכָהPoolזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
7מַצּוֹףFloatזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
8גַּלWaveזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
9גַּלְשָׁןSurfboardזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
10מִשְׁקֶפֶת שְׂחִיָּהGogglesזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
11כַּדּוּר יָםBeach Ballזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
12דְּלִיBucketזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
13אֵת חוֹלSpadeזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
14גַּלְגַּל הַצָּלָהLife Ringזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
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