Birds 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
1Parrotתּוּכִּי
2Sparrowדְּרוֹר
3Crowעוֹרֵב
4Pigeonיוֹנָה
5Penguinפִּינְגְּוִין
6Flamingoפְלָמִינְגּוֹ
7Peacockטַוָּס
8Swanבַּרְבּוּר
9Hawkנֵץ
10Eagleנֶשֶׁר
11Owlיַנְשׁוּף
12Duckבַּרְוָז
13Ostrichיָעֵן
14Seagullשַׁחַף
15Storkחֲסִידָה

Birds 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
1Peacockטַוָּס
2Ostrichיָעֵן
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
1תּוּכִּיParrotזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
2דְּרוֹרSparrowזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
3עוֹרֵבCrowזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
4יוֹנָהPigeonזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
5פִּינְגְּוִיןPenguinזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
6פְלָמִינְגּוֹFlamingoזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
7טַוָּסPeacockזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
8בַּרְבּוּרSwanזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
9נֵץHawkזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
10נֶשֶׁרEagleזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
11יַנְשׁוּףOwlזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
12בַּרְוָזDuckזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
13יָעֵןOstrichזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
14שַׁחַףSeagullזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
15חֲסִידָהStorkזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
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