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Spanish Nouns And Gender # 3 Feminine Nouns - Places, Things, Ideas A Review for Intermediate and Advanced Students

As a general rule, nouns that end in ?o are masculine and nouns that end in ?a are feminine. For example, el a?o is a masculine noun and la vida is a feminine noun. But, there are many exceptions to the rule.

Some nouns that end in ?o are feminine.

la foto la mano la moto

photo hand motorcycle

Exercise 1 Fill in the blank with the correct article and noun.

Quiero ver ____________ de la fiesta de Navidad. (I want to see the photo of the Christmas party.)

Quiero ver la foto de la fiesta de Navidad.

El padre llev? al ni?o de ____________ y le ayud? a cruzar la calle. (The father took the boy by the hand and helped him across the street.)

Conduj? ____________ en el desierto. (I rode the motorcycle in the desert.)

Exercise 2 This word search puzzle contains the three feminine nouns and a hidden sentence from above. Find the words. The

sentence will appear in the top three lines of the puzzle. Write the sentence below. The answers are on page 12.

Q U I E R O V E R L A F O T O D E L A F I E S T A D E N A L O V I D A D S V Z Y A V T O V L M C X N U M Z B O U S D C J D Q A J N H M L S S X F B N T Y Q E A A I N C K O E U E S V L F J E B Z P W Z R L P D O I E Q Q K O S Y W G Y T T I L T M C T H K U L O C X W P S A V Z Y E A X E C P D

LA FOTO LA MANO LA MOTO

__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ .

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Nouns that end in ?i?n ,?ci?n, and si?n are feminine.

-i?n la reuni?n

(meeting)

la uni?n

(union, relationship)

-ci?n la admiraci?n

(admiration)

la canci?n

(song)

la comisi?n

(comission)

la direcci?n

(address)

la estaci?n

(season)

la inyecci?n

(injection)

la sensaci?n

(sensation)

la lecci?n

(lesson)

la exposici?n

(exposition)

la naci?n

(la naci?n)

la revoluci?n

(revolution)

-si?n la divisi?n

(divisi?n)

la procesi?n

(procession)

la tensi?n

(tensi?n)

la pasi?n

(passion)

la misi?n

(mission)

allusi?n

(allusion)

comprensi?n

(comprehension)

extensi?n

(extension)

visi?n

(vision)

televisi?n

(television)

profesi?n

(profession)

la reuni?n de egresados

Exercise 3: Read these 3 sentences in Spanish and English. Then, answer the questions below.

Example: La direcci?n significa el n?mero, la calle, la ciudad, el estado, o la provincia donde vive una persona. (Address means the number, street, city, state or province where a person lives.) Which feminine noun means "el n?mero, la calle, la ciudad, el estado, y la provincia donde vive una persona"? _la_________ _la direcci?n___

The Sentences

1. La estaci?n significa cada uno de los cuatro periodos de tiempo en que se divide el a?o. (Season means each one of the four periods of time in which the year is divided.)

2. La reuni?n significa un conjunto de personas reunidas para hacer algo. (Reunion means a group of people reunited in order to do something.)

3. La procesi?n significa un conjunto de personas que van andando por las calles llevando im?genes y estatuas religiosas. (Procession means a group of people walking the streets carrying religious pictures and statues.)

The Questions

1. Which feminine noun means "cada uno de los cuatro periodos de tiempo en que se divide el a?o"? la ___________________

2. Which feminine noun means "un conjunto de personas que van andando por las calles llevando im?genes y estatuas religiosas"? la ___________________

3. Which feminine noun means "un conjunto de personas reunidas para hacer algo"? la ___________________

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Nouns that end in ?dad and ?tad are feminine.

Nouns that end in ?dad

la actividad la bondad la capacidad la caridad la ciudad la dignidad la felicidad la habilidad la igualdad la realidad la santidad la soledad la vanidad la verdad

activity goodness capacity charity city dignity happiness skill equality reality holiness solitude vanity truth

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Nouns that end in ?tad

la amistad la dificultad la facultad la mitad la libertad la voluntad

friendship difficulty faculty half liberty will

Exercise 4 Write the Spanish feminine noun next to the English definition. Then, write the nouns in alphabetical order on the

lines below.

dignity __________ solitude __________ half __________ equality __________

reality __________ friendship __________ will __________ liberty ___________

1. ____________________

2. ____________________

3. ____________________

4. ____________________

5. ____________________

6. ____________________

7. ____________________

8. ____________________

la amistad

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Nouns that end in-ed and ?ie are feminine.

-ed

-ie

la pared

la especie

(wall)

(species)

la red

la planicie

(net)

(plain)

la sed

la serie

(thirst)

(series)

la superficie

(area)

Exercise 5

Fill in the missing letters. The answers are on page 12.

l __ p l __ n __ c __ __

__ a s __ __

l __ __ __ p __ r f __ c __ __

__ a __ s p __ c __ __

l __ __ e __ I __

__ a __ a r __ __

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la sed __ a r __ __

Nouns that end in-ez and ?eza are feminine.

-ez la madurez (maturity) la sencillez (simplicity)

-eza la pereza (laziness) la riqueza (wealth) la tristeza (sadness)

la madurez

Exercise 6 Unscramble the words. The answers are on page 12.

al zaestrit __________ al cesizelln ________ al peraze ________ al dzrueam ________ al qraiezu________

Exercise 7 Read these five sentences. Then fill in the missing words in the sentences below.

1. Esta es una historia tan tristeza.

4. Me gusta la sencillez de su vestido.

(This is such a sad story.)

(I like the simplicity of her dress.)

2. La causa principal de su fracaso es la pereza.

5. Mi sobrina es atractiva y madurez para su edad.

(The main cause of your failure is laziness.)

(My niece is attractive and mature for her age.)

3. Ellos dicen que la distribuci?n de la riqueza ha de ser equitativa.

(They say that the distribution of wealth has to be equitable.)

1. Esta es ______ _______________ tan _______________.

2. _____ causa _______________ _____ su _______________ es ____ _______________.

3. __________ dicen que _____ _______________ de _____ _______________ ha de ser ______________.

4. Me _______________ la _______________ de su _______________.

5. Mi _______________ es _______________ y _______________ para su _______________.

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Nouns ending in -itis are feminine.

la amigdalitis la dermatitis la faringitis la sinusitis

tonsillitis dermatitis pharyngitis sinusitis

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Exercise 8 Nouns that end in ?itis are hidden in the groups of letters below. See if you can find them. Write each noun on the line provided. The answers are on page 12. Example: qwerlaghjksinusitiszxbn

qwerlaghjksinusitiszxbn la sinusitis__

La hiedra venenosa produce una dermatitis de contacto de

corta duraci?n.

mnzxvbglafgtrsdpodermatitisertyu _______________ dspjklamnuyteramigdalitisxdrtyhjio ________________

hgtylaqwtyfvdwihfsfaringitisyehgst _______________ ewqlaopnbchduiuwsinusitisqbcxopu _______________

Nouns ending in ?sis are feminine.

la crisis la dosis la hip?tesis la par?lisis la s?ntesis la tesis

crisis dose hypothesis paralysis synthesis thesis

Exercise 9 Complete the crossword puzzle with the Spanish translation of the English nouns.

la hip?tesis

Across 5. hypothesis

Down 1. paralysis 2. synthesis 3. crisis 4. dose 5. thesis

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Nouns that end in -ud and ?tud are feminine

la aptitud

aptitude

la exactitud

exactness

la juventud

youth

la lentitud

slowness

la quietud

calmness

la salud

health

la virtud Exercise 10

virtue

la salud

Stepping Stones. Translate each noun to Spanish. Then, write one letter of this noun in each circle. Follow the

arrows to know where to place each letter.

Example: exactness

l

i

t

a

t

u

e

c

d

x

a

health

aptitude

slowness

virtue

calmness

youth

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Nouns that end in ?umbre are feminine.

la certidumbre la costumbre la cumbre la incertidumbre la legumbre la mansedumbre la muchedumbre la pesadumbre la servidumbre

certainty habit summit uncertainty legume meekness crowd sorrow servitude

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Exercise 11

Unscramble the words. Copy the letters in the numbered block to the blocks below with the same number. A sentence will appear. The answers are on page 12.

la muchedumbre

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Although nouns that describe fruit are usually masculine, the nouns that describe the fruit of the tree are feminine.

la almendra la cereza la manzana la naranja la oliva la pera

almond cherry apple orange olive pear

Exercise 12 Fill in the blank with the fruit of the tree. Example: La fruta del peral es__la pera__.

La fruta del almendro es la almendra.

La fruta del cerezo es ____________________.

La fruta del manzano es ____________________.

La fruta del olivo es _______________________.

La fruta del peral es _______________________.

La fruta del almendro es ___________________.

La fruta del naranjo es ____________________.

Exercise 13 Unscramble the tiles to reveal one of the sentences above. Then, write the sentence on the line below. The answer is on page 13.

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