Wild 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
1Bearדֹּב
2Wolfזְאֵב
3Foxשׁוּעָל
4Elephantפִּיל
5Hippoהִיפּוֹפּוֹטָם
6Gorillaגּוֹרִילָה
7Pandaפַּנְדָה
8Kangarooקֶנְגּוּרוּ
9Camelגָּמָל
10Lionאַרְיֵה
11Tigerנָמֵר
12Zebraזֶבְּרָה
13Giraffeגִ׳ירָפָה
14Monkeyקוֹף
15Deerאַיָּל
16Crocodileתַּנִּין

Wild 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
1Bearדֹּב
2Wolfזְאֵב
3Foxשׁוּעָל
4Elephantפִּיל
5Camelגָּמָל
6Tigerנָמֵר
7Monkeyקוֹף
8Deerאַיָּל
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
1דֹּבBearזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
2זְאֵבWolfזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
3שׁוּעָלFoxזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
4פִּילElephantזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
5הִיפּוֹפּוֹטָםHippoזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
6גּוֹרִילָהGorillaזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
7פַּנְדָהPandaזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
8קֶנְגּוּרוּKangarooזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
9גָּמָלCamelזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
10אַרְיֵהLionזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
11נָמֵרTigerזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
12זֶבְּרָהZebraזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
13גִ׳ירָפָהGiraffeזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
14קוֹףMonkeyזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
15אַיָּלDeerזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
16תַּנִּיןCrocodileזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
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