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Gender:

Figuring out if a noun is masculine or feminine can be tricky. However, it can be very helpful if you look for certain endings (-tad, -dad, -tud, -ción, -ma, -ie, -ante, -ista) that can provide a tip off. Here are twenty nouns to test your skill. Put “el” or “la” in front of these little gems. The answers appear at the bottom:

1 . ____ libro
2 . ____ mesa
3 . ____ agua
4 . ____ problema
5 . ____ libertad
6 . ____ serie
7 . ____ estación
8 . ____ mapa
9 . ____ mano
10 . ____ gente
11 . ____ origin
12 . ____ imagen
13 . ____ sistema
14 . ____ cama
15 . ____ foto
16 . ____ paraguas
17 . ____ bondad
18 . ____ lentitud
19 . ____ panorama
20 . ____ alma

Answers:
1 . el
2 . la
3 . el
4 . el
5 . la
6 . la
7 . la
8 . el
9 . la
10 . la
11 . el
12 . la
13 . el
14 . la
15 . la
16 . el
17 . la
18 . la
19 . el
20 . el