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     English-Spanish
     Helpful Handouts
                                                Spanish Nouns and Gender # 1
     For English Speakers Who
                                                    People and Animals
     Want to Learn Spanish
                                               A Review for Intermediate and Advanced Students

                                     In Spanish, all nouns are classified as either masculine or feminine. Most
                                     nouns ending in -o are masculine and most nouns ending in –a are feminine.

                                     Nouns that refer to people and animals generally reflect their
                                     genders.

                                        Masculine                                         Feminine
                                        el abuelo                grandfather              la abuela                   grandmother
             el abuelo                  el amigo                 friend (male)            la amiga                    friend (female)
                                        el chico                 little boy               la chica                    little girl
                                        el compañero             classmate                la compañera                classmate
                                                                 (female)                                             (female)
                                        el cuñado                brother-in–law           la cuñada                   sister-in-law
                                        el esposo                husband                  la esposa                   wife
                                        el gato                  cat (male)               la gata                     cat (female)
                                        el hermano               brother                  la hermana                  sister
                                        el hijo                  son                      la hija                     daughter
                                        el muchacho              boy                      la muchacha                 girl
                                        el nieto                 grandson                 la nieta                    granddaughter
                                        el niño                  child (male)             la niña                     child (female)
                                        el padre                 father                   la madre                    mother
                                        el perro                 dog (male)               la perra                    dog (female)
                                        el primo                 cousin (male)            la prima                    cousin (female
            la abuela                   el sobrino               nephew                   la sobrina                  niece
                                        el suegro                father-in-law            la suegra                   mother-in-law
                                        el tío                   uncle                    la tía                      aunt
                                        el toro                  bull                     la vaca                     cow
                                        el vecino                neighbor (male)          la vecina                   neighbor
                                                                                                                      (female)

                                       Exercise 1
                                       Fill in the blank with the Spanish masculine or feminine noun.

                                       1. La __________ de María aún tiene vigor a los 82 años.
                                               (Maria’s grandmother is still vigorous at age 82.)

                                       2. Estoy casada y tengo un __________ y una __________.
                                               (I am married and I have a son and a daughter.)
              la mujer
                  y                    3. Mi hermana tiene un hijo lo que significa que you tengo un __________.
             el hombre                         (My sister has a son so I have a nephew.)

                                       4. El queso es un alimento elaborado a partir de la leche de la __________.
                                              (Cheese is a food made from cow’s milk.)

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Flávio Cruvinel Brandão
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                                          Exercise 1 (Continued)

                                     5. El __________ ha hablado con el profesor.
                                              (The boy has spoken with the teacher.)

                                     6. Pablo siempre recibe una tarjeta de Navidad de su ___________.
                                               (Pablo always receives a Christmas card from his grandson.)

             el toro                 7. La ___________ se llama Alicia.
                                                 (The neighbor’s name is Alicia.)

                                     8. El __________ de mi vecino ladra toda la noche.
                                               (My neighbor’s dog barks all night long.)

                                     9. Te quiero presentar a un __________.
                                               (I would like to introduce you to a friend.)

                                   10. La __________ de él no es tan mayor como aparenta.
                                               (His mother is not as old as she looks.)

                                    11. El ___________ le embistió una cornada.
                                               (The bull gored him with his horn.)

                                     Exercise 2
                                     Match the Spanish and English words.

                                    1. _____ el chico                                a. female classmate

                                    2. _____ la compañera                            b. daughter

                                    3. _____ el cuñado                               c. bull

                                    4. _____ la prima                                d. girl
          el nieto
              y                     5. _____ la tía                                  e. little boy
         la abuela
                                     6. _____ la niña                                f. cow

                                    7. _____ la vaca                                 g. female friend

                                    8. _____ la esposa                               h. male cat

                                    9. _____ la perra                                i. female cousin

                                   10. _____ el sobrino                              j. female dog

                                   11. _____ la hija                                 k. nephew

                                   12. _____ el abuelo                               l. brother-in-law

                                   13. _____ la amiga                                m. grandfather

                                   14. _____ el gato                                  n. wife
          el amigo
                                   15. _____ el toro                                  o. aunt

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Flávio Cruvinel Brandão
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                                               Some masculine nouns that refer to people and animals end in a
                                               consonant or –e. To make these nouns feminine, add an –a after the
                                               consonant, or change the -e to –a.

                                                 Masculine                                    Feminine
                                                 el autor               author                la autora
                                                 el bailarín            dancer                la bailarina
                                                 el campeón             champion              la campeona
                                                 el colegial            schoolboy/schoolgirl  la colegiala
                                                 el doctor              doctor                la doctora
                                                 el escritor            writer                la escritora
                                                 el español             Spainard              la española
                                                 el francés             Frenchman/Frenchwoman la francesa
       el bailarín y la bailarina                el jefe                boss                  la jefa
                                                 el león                lion/lioness          la leona
                                                 el peatón              pedestrian            la peatona
                                                 el profesor            professor                               la profesora

                                            Exercise 3
                                            Unscramble the words to fill in the blank.

                                           1. ¿ Quién es __________ (le taour) de este novela?
                                                    (Who is the autor of this novel?)(male)

                                            2. Serena Williams es __________ (nua ancpmaoe) de tenis.
                                                    (Serena Williams is a tennis champion.)(female)

                                            3. Isabel Allende es __________ (al iotresarc) que más me gusta.
                                                    (Isabel Allende is my favorite writer.)(female)

                                            4. __________ (lE apnóte) cruza la calle.
                                                    (The pedestrian crosses the street.)(male)
           la campeona
                                            5. _________ (aL efaj) rechazó el presupuesto para el nuevo proyecto.
                                                    (The boss rejected the budget for the new project.)(female)

                                            6. __________ (lE neló) es el rey de la selva.
                                                 (The lion is the king of the jungle.)(male)

                                            7. __________ (lE dtocro) le recomendió descansar.
                                                    (The doctor ordered him to rest.)(male)

                                            8. Paula es __________ (nua aanbiilar) muy buena.
                                                   (Paula is a very good dancer.)(female)

                                            9. Yo creo que __________ (le rsopofre) te conoce.
                                                  (I think that the history professor knows you.)(male)

                                           10. María, ___________ , (nua oesaaplñ) es de Sevilla.
                                                   (Maria, a Spainard, is from Seville.)(female)

          el león y la leona
                                            11. __________ (aL eiagcolal) asiste a una escuela privada.
                                                         (The schoolgirl attends a private school.)(female)

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fanz, sean dreilinger, CharlesFred, semuthutan, Scott Abelman, IXQUICK, Alice Popkorn, Tambako the Jaguar,
Flávio Cruvinel Brandão
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                                        Nouns ending in –ista can be masculine or feminine depending on whether
                                        you are talking about a male or a female. Use the article to make these
                                        nouns masculine or feminine.


                                                Masculine                                                      Feminine
                                                el artista                            artist                   la artista
              el ciclista                       el capitalista                     capitalist                  la capitalista
                                                el ciclista                          cyclist                   la ciclista
                                                el comunista                      communist                    la comunista
                                                el dentista                          dentist                   la dentista
                                                el pianista                          pianist                   la pianista
                                                el periodista                      journalist                  la periodista
                                                el violinista                       violinist                  la violinista

                                               Exercise 4
                                               Write the correct article in front of the noun.

                                           1. Tengo un amigo cuyo hermano es _____ pianista famoso.
                                                    (I have a friend whose brother is a famous pianist.)

                                           2. El escádolo político fue destpado por __ periodista Elizabeth Vargas.
                                                    (The political scandal was brought to light by the journalist Elizabeth Vargas.)


                                           3. El jóven se convitió en _____ gran artista.
                                                    (The young man became a great artist.)

                                           4. “Abra la boca” dijo _____ dentista.
                                                  (Open your mouth” said the dentist.)

                                           Some nouns ending in –nte that change the –e to –a when referring to
                                           women.
             el sirviente

                                               Masculine                                                       Feminine
                                               el presidente                       president                   la presidenta
                                               el pariente                          relative                   la parienta
                                               el sirviente                         servant                    la sirvienta


                                               Other nouns ending in –nte do not change when referring to women.



                                               Masculine                                                       Feminine
                                               el estudiante                        student                    la estudiante
                                               el cantante                           singer                    la cantante
                                               el amante                              lover                    la amante



            la cantante


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Flávio Cruvinel Brandão
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                                             Exercise 5
                                             Translate the article and noun to Spanish.

                                             the singer (male) __________                the student (female) ___________

                                             the relative (female) ________              the president (female) __________


                                               Some nouns are spelled the same whether they are masculine or
                                               feminine. Use the article to make these nouns feminine.
       la intérprete
                                                 Masculine                                                       Feminine
                                               T el atleta                         athlete                       la atleta
                                                 el intérprete                   interpreter                     la intérprete
                                                 el joven                 young man/young woman                  la joven
                                                 el juez                            judge                        la juez
                                                 el modelo                         model                         la modelo
                                                 el pediatra                    pediatrician                     la pediatra
                                                 el poeta                            poet                        la poeta
                                                 el testigo                        witness                       la testigo

                                               Exercise 6
                                               Translate the article and noun to Spanish.

                                               the poet (male) __________                 the judge (female) ______________

                                              the young woman ________                    the pediatrician (male) ___________

                                              the witness (female)_______                  the athlete (male) _____________

            el juez                            These nouns are spelled the same whether they are masculine of
                                               feminine. But, the article does not change.


                                                  Masculine                                                      Feminine
                                                  el ángel                             angel                     el ángel
                                                  el personaje                       character                   el personaje
                                                  el ser                               being                     el ser
                                                  la estrella                           star                     la estrella
                                                  la víctima                           victim                    la víctima

                                              Exercise 7
                                              Translate the article and noun to Spanish.

                                              the angel (female) ________                the victim (male) _____________

                                              the star (male) ____________               the character (female) __________

             el ángel                         the being (male)___________



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Flávio Cruvinel Brandão
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                          There are some nouns that have completely different masculine and feminine forms.

                                               Masculine                                    Feminine
                                               el actor               actor                 la actriz             actress
                                               el barón               baron                 la baronesa           baroness
                                               el caballero           gentleman             la dama               lady
                                               el caballo             horse                 la yegua              mare
                                               el carnero             sheep                 la oveja              ewe
                                               el hombre              man                   la mujer              woman
                                               el macho               male                  la hembra             female
         el macho                              el padre               father                la madre              mother
                                               el príncipe            prince                la princesa           princess
                                               el rey                 king                  la reina              queen
                                               el toro                bull                  la vaca               cow
                                               el yerno               brother-in-law        la nuera              sister-in-law



                                               Exercise 8
                                               Read the English clues below and write the Spanish words to
                                               Complete the puzzle.




          la hembra




                                                        Across                                 Down
                                                        1. sheep                               2. baroness
                                                        3. male                                4. cow
                                                        5. mother                              6. prince
                                                        9. mare                                7. woman
                                                       10. actor                               8. queen
                                                       11. gentleman



           el carnero



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Flávio Cruvinel Brandão

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Spanish nouns and gender #1

  • 1. Page 1 of 6 English-Spanish Helpful Handouts Spanish Nouns and Gender # 1 For English Speakers Who People and Animals Want to Learn Spanish A Review for Intermediate and Advanced Students In Spanish, all nouns are classified as either masculine or feminine. Most nouns ending in -o are masculine and most nouns ending in –a are feminine. Nouns that refer to people and animals generally reflect their genders. Masculine Feminine el abuelo grandfather la abuela grandmother el abuelo el amigo friend (male) la amiga friend (female) el chico little boy la chica little girl el compañero classmate la compañera classmate (female) (female) el cuñado brother-in–law la cuñada sister-in-law el esposo husband la esposa wife el gato cat (male) la gata cat (female) el hermano brother la hermana sister el hijo son la hija daughter el muchacho boy la muchacha girl el nieto grandson la nieta granddaughter el niño child (male) la niña child (female) el padre father la madre mother el perro dog (male) la perra dog (female) el primo cousin (male) la prima cousin (female la abuela el sobrino nephew la sobrina niece el suegro father-in-law la suegra mother-in-law el tío uncle la tía aunt el toro bull la vaca cow el vecino neighbor (male) la vecina neighbor (female) Exercise 1 Fill in the blank with the Spanish masculine or feminine noun. 1. La __________ de María aún tiene vigor a los 82 años. (Maria’s grandmother is still vigorous at age 82.) 2. Estoy casada y tengo un __________ y una __________. (I am married and I have a son and a daughter.) la mujer y 3. Mi hermana tiene un hijo lo que significa que you tengo un __________. el hombre (My sister has a son so I have a nephew.) 4. El queso es un alimento elaborado a partir de la leche de la __________. (Cheese is a food made from cow’s milk.) Free handout from English-Spanish Helpful Handouts http://sites.google.com/site/englishspanishhelpfulhandouts Photos: www.flickr.com (Creative Commons License) A. Blight, matt.simpson, Alie Aesthetic, dalbera, Graham Hodgson, fanz, sean dreilinger, CharlesFred, semuthutan, Scott Abelman, IXQUICK, Alice Popkorn, Tambako the Jaguar, Flávio Cruvinel Brandão
  • 2. Page 2 of 6 Exercise 1 (Continued) 5. El __________ ha hablado con el profesor. (The boy has spoken with the teacher.) 6. Pablo siempre recibe una tarjeta de Navidad de su ___________. (Pablo always receives a Christmas card from his grandson.) el toro 7. La ___________ se llama Alicia. (The neighbor’s name is Alicia.) 8. El __________ de mi vecino ladra toda la noche. (My neighbor’s dog barks all night long.) 9. Te quiero presentar a un __________. (I would like to introduce you to a friend.) 10. La __________ de él no es tan mayor como aparenta. (His mother is not as old as she looks.) 11. El ___________ le embistió una cornada. (The bull gored him with his horn.) Exercise 2 Match the Spanish and English words. 1. _____ el chico a. female classmate 2. _____ la compañera b. daughter 3. _____ el cuñado c. bull 4. _____ la prima d. girl el nieto y 5. _____ la tía e. little boy la abuela 6. _____ la niña f. cow 7. _____ la vaca g. female friend 8. _____ la esposa h. male cat 9. _____ la perra i. female cousin 10. _____ el sobrino j. female dog 11. _____ la hija k. nephew 12. _____ el abuelo l. brother-in-law 13. _____ la amiga m. grandfather 14. _____ el gato n. wife el amigo 15. _____ el toro o. aunt Free handout from English-Spanish Helpful Handouts http://sites.google.com/site/englishspanishhelpfulhandouts Photos: www.flickr.com (Creative Commons License) A. Blight, matt.simpson, Alie Aesthetic, dalbera, Graham Hodgson, fanz, sean dreilinger, CharlesFred, semuthutan, Scott Abelman, IXQUICK, Alice Popkorn, Tambako the Jaguar, Flávio Cruvinel Brandão
  • 3. Page 3 of 6 Some masculine nouns that refer to people and animals end in a consonant or –e. To make these nouns feminine, add an –a after the consonant, or change the -e to –a. Masculine Feminine el autor author la autora el bailarín dancer la bailarina el campeón champion la campeona el colegial schoolboy/schoolgirl la colegiala el doctor doctor la doctora el escritor writer la escritora el español Spainard la española el francés Frenchman/Frenchwoman la francesa el bailarín y la bailarina el jefe boss la jefa el león lion/lioness la leona el peatón pedestrian la peatona el profesor professor la profesora Exercise 3 Unscramble the words to fill in the blank. 1. ¿ Quién es __________ (le taour) de este novela? (Who is the autor of this novel?)(male) 2. Serena Williams es __________ (nua ancpmaoe) de tenis. (Serena Williams is a tennis champion.)(female) 3. Isabel Allende es __________ (al iotresarc) que más me gusta. (Isabel Allende is my favorite writer.)(female) 4. __________ (lE apnóte) cruza la calle. (The pedestrian crosses the street.)(male) la campeona 5. _________ (aL efaj) rechazó el presupuesto para el nuevo proyecto. (The boss rejected the budget for the new project.)(female) 6. __________ (lE neló) es el rey de la selva. (The lion is the king of the jungle.)(male) 7. __________ (lE dtocro) le recomendió descansar. (The doctor ordered him to rest.)(male) 8. Paula es __________ (nua aanbiilar) muy buena. (Paula is a very good dancer.)(female) 9. Yo creo que __________ (le rsopofre) te conoce. (I think that the history professor knows you.)(male) 10. María, ___________ , (nua oesaaplñ) es de Sevilla. (Maria, a Spainard, is from Seville.)(female) el león y la leona 11. __________ (aL eiagcolal) asiste a una escuela privada. (The schoolgirl attends a private school.)(female) Free handout from English-Spanish Helpful Handouts http://sites.google.com/site/englishspanishhelpfulhandouts Photos: www.flickr.com (Creative Commons License) A. Blight, matt.simpson, Alie Aesthetic, dalbera, Graham Hodgson, fanz, sean dreilinger, CharlesFred, semuthutan, Scott Abelman, IXQUICK, Alice Popkorn, Tambako the Jaguar, Flávio Cruvinel Brandão
  • 4. Page 4 of 6 Nouns ending in –ista can be masculine or feminine depending on whether you are talking about a male or a female. Use the article to make these nouns masculine or feminine. Masculine Feminine el artista artist la artista el ciclista el capitalista capitalist la capitalista el ciclista cyclist la ciclista el comunista communist la comunista el dentista dentist la dentista el pianista pianist la pianista el periodista journalist la periodista el violinista violinist la violinista Exercise 4 Write the correct article in front of the noun. 1. Tengo un amigo cuyo hermano es _____ pianista famoso. (I have a friend whose brother is a famous pianist.) 2. El escádolo político fue destpado por __ periodista Elizabeth Vargas. (The political scandal was brought to light by the journalist Elizabeth Vargas.) 3. El jóven se convitió en _____ gran artista. (The young man became a great artist.) 4. “Abra la boca” dijo _____ dentista. (Open your mouth” said the dentist.) Some nouns ending in –nte that change the –e to –a when referring to women. el sirviente Masculine Feminine el presidente president la presidenta el pariente relative la parienta el sirviente servant la sirvienta Other nouns ending in –nte do not change when referring to women. Masculine Feminine el estudiante student la estudiante el cantante singer la cantante el amante lover la amante la cantante Free handout from English-Spanish Helpful Handouts http://sites.google.com/site/englishspanishhelpfulhandouts Photos: www.flickr.com (Creative Commons License) A. Blight, matt.simpson, Alie Aesthetic, dalbera, Graham Hodgson, fanz, sean dreilinger, CharlesFred, semuthutan, Scott Abelman, IXQUICK, Alice Popkorn, Tambako the Jaguar, Flávio Cruvinel Brandão
  • 5. Page 5 of 6 Exercise 5 Translate the article and noun to Spanish. the singer (male) __________ the student (female) ___________ the relative (female) ________ the president (female) __________ Some nouns are spelled the same whether they are masculine or feminine. Use the article to make these nouns feminine. la intérprete Masculine Feminine T el atleta athlete la atleta el intérprete interpreter la intérprete el joven young man/young woman la joven el juez judge la juez el modelo model la modelo el pediatra pediatrician la pediatra el poeta poet la poeta el testigo witness la testigo Exercise 6 Translate the article and noun to Spanish. the poet (male) __________ the judge (female) ______________ the young woman ________ the pediatrician (male) ___________ the witness (female)_______ the athlete (male) _____________ el juez These nouns are spelled the same whether they are masculine of feminine. But, the article does not change. Masculine Feminine el ángel angel el ángel el personaje character el personaje el ser being el ser la estrella star la estrella la víctima victim la víctima Exercise 7 Translate the article and noun to Spanish. the angel (female) ________ the victim (male) _____________ the star (male) ____________ the character (female) __________ el ángel the being (male)___________ Free handout from English-Spanish Helpful Handouts http://sites.google.com/site/englishspanishhelpfulhandouts Photos: www.flickr.com (Creative Commons License) A. Blight, matt.simpson, Alie Aesthetic, dalbera, Graham Hodgson, fanz, sean dreilinger, CharlesFred, semuthutan, Scott Abelman, IXQUICK, Alice Popkorn, Tambako the Jaguar, Flávio Cruvinel Brandão
  • 6. Page 6 of 6 There are some nouns that have completely different masculine and feminine forms. Masculine Feminine el actor actor la actriz actress el barón baron la baronesa baroness el caballero gentleman la dama lady el caballo horse la yegua mare el carnero sheep la oveja ewe el hombre man la mujer woman el macho male la hembra female el macho el padre father la madre mother el príncipe prince la princesa princess el rey king la reina queen el toro bull la vaca cow el yerno brother-in-law la nuera sister-in-law Exercise 8 Read the English clues below and write the Spanish words to Complete the puzzle. la hembra Across Down 1. sheep 2. baroness 3. male 4. cow 5. mother 6. prince 9. mare 7. woman 10. actor 8. queen 11. gentleman el carnero Free handout from English-Spanish Helpful Handouts http://sites.google.com/site/englishspanishhelpfulhandouts Photos: www.flickr.com (Creative Commons License) A. Blight, matt.simpson, Alie Aesthetic, dalbera, Graham Hodgson, fanz, sean dreilinger, CharlesFred, semuthutan, Scott Abelman, IXQUICK, Alice Popkorn, Tambako the Jaguar, Flávio Cruvinel Brandão