Music and Instruments 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
1Guitarגִּיטָרָה
2Pianoפְּסַנְתֵּר
3Drumתֹּף
4Violinכִּנּוֹר
5Fluteחֲלִיל
6Trumpetחֲצוֹצְרָה
7Saxophoneסַקְסוֹפוֹן
8Harpנֵבֶל
9Songשִׁיר
10Singerזַמָּר
11Musicianמוּזִיקַאי
12Concertקוֹנְצֶרְט
13Orchestraתִּזְמֹרֶת
14Melodyמֶלוֹדְיָה
15Rhythmקֶצֶב
16Microphoneמִיקְרוֹפוֹן
17Speakerרַמְקוֹל
18Stageבָּמָה

Music and Instruments 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
1Singerזַמָּר
2Musicianמוּזִיקַאי
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
1פְּסַנְתֵּרPianoזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
2רַמְקוֹלSpeakerזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
3סַקְסוֹפוֹןSaxophoneזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
4מוּזִיקַאיMusicianזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
5תִּזְמֹרֶתOrchestraזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
6אוֹזְנִיּוֹתHeadphonesזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
7קֶצֶבRhythmזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
8מִיקְרוֹפוֹןMicrophoneזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
9נֵבֶלHarpזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
10קוֹנְצֶרְטConcertזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
11מֶלוֹדְיָהMelodyזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
12חֲצוֹצְרָהTrumpetזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
13כִּנּוֹרViolinזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
14גִּיטָרָהGuitarזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
15מוּזִיקָהMusicזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
16חֲלִילFluteזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
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