Hair and Barber 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
1Haircutתִּסְפֹּרֶת
2Scissorsמִסְפָּרַיִם
3Combמַסְרֵק
4Brushמִבְרֶשֶׁת
5Shampooשַׁמְפּוּ
6Hairdresserסַפָּר
7Braidצַמָּה
8Ponytailקוּקוּ
9Curlתַּלְתַּל
10Hair Dryerמְיַבֵּשׁ שֵׂעָר
11Hair Clipסִיכַּת שֵׂעָר
12Gelג׳ֶל
13Razorסַכִּין גִּילּוּחַ
14Mirrorמַרְאָה
15Hair Dyeצֶבַע שֵׂעָר

Hair and Barber 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
1Hairdresserסַפָּר
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
1תִּסְפֹּרֶתHaircutזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
2מִסְפָּרַיִםScissorsזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
3מַסְרֵקCombזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
4מִבְרֶשֶׁתBrushזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
5שַׁמְפּוּShampooזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
6סַפָּרHairdresserזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
7צַמָּהBraidזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
8קוּקוּPonytailזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
9תַּלְתַּלCurlזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
10מְיַבֵּשׁ שֵׂעָרHair Dryerזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
11סִיכַּת שֵׂעָרHair Clipזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
12ג׳ֶלGelזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
13סַכִּין גִּילּוּחַRazorזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
14מַרְאָהMirrorזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
15צֶבַע שֵׂעָרHair Dyeזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
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