Page 1 of 6 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 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. 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.) 3. Mi hermana tiene un hijo lo que significa que you tengo un __________. (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.) English-Spanish Helpful Handouts For English Speakers Who Want to Learn Spanish Spanish Nouns and Gender # 1 People and Animals A Review for Intermediate and Advanced Students Masculine Feminine el abuelo grandfather la abuela grandmother el amigo friend (male) la amiga friend (female) el chico little boy la chica little girl el compañero classmate (female) la compañera classmate (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 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) el abuelo la abuela la mujer y el hombre Page 2 of 6 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 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.) 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 5. _____ la tía e. little boy 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 15. _____ el toro o. aunt el toro el nieto y la abuela el amigo Page 3 of 6 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 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. 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) 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) 11. __________ (aL eiagcolal) asiste a una escuela privada. (The schoolgirl attends a private school.)(female) 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 jefe boss la jefa el león lion/lioness la leona el peatón pedestrian la peatona el profesor professor la profesora el bailarín y la bailarina la campeona el león y la leona Page 4 of 6 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 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. 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. Other nouns ending in –nte do not change when referring to women. Masculine Feminine el artista artist la artista 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 Masculine Feminine el estudiante student la estudiante el cantante singer la cantante el amante lover la amante el ciclista la cantante el sirviente Masculine Feminine el presidente president la presidenta el pariente relative la parienta el sirviente servant la sirvienta Page 5 of 6 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 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. T 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) _____________ These nouns are spelled the same whether they are masculine of feminine. But, the article does not change. Exercise 7 Translate the article and noun to Spanish. the angel (female) ________ the victim (male) _____________ the star (male) ____________ the character (female) __________ the being (male)___________ Masculine Feminine 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 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 la intérprete el juez el ángel Page 6 of 6 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 There are some nouns that have completely different masculine and feminine forms. Exercise 8 Read the English clues below and write the Spanish words to Complete the puzzle. Across Down 1. sheep 2. baroness 3. male 4. cow 5. mother 6. prince 9. mare 7. woman 10. actor 8. queen 11. gentleman 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 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 la hembra el carnero el macho