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Activities: “How to tell the gender of nouns in Brazilian Portuguese?”

By: Fabiana Dametto Oliveira

Activity 1: Shopping list

You are at the supermarket with a shopping list. Sort the items on your list into masculine and feminine nouns.
Word BankChoose a word, then choose a blank. You can also drag.
Masculine
Feminine

Activity 2: Form the feminine

Let’s refresh the names of the professions in Portuguese! Complete provide feminine form of each noun next to each masculine one. Include the definite article a!

  1. Masculine: o médico meaning doctor

    Feminine:

  2. Masculine: o advogado meaning lawyer

    Feminine:

  3. Masculine: o engenheiro meaning engineer

    Feminine:

  4. Masculine: o dentista meaning dentist

    Feminine:

  5. Masculine: o jornalista meaning journalist

    Feminine:

  6. Masculine: o professor meaning teacher

    Feminine:

  7. Masculine: o gerente meaning manager

    Feminine:

  8. Masculine: o escritor meaning writer

    Feminine:

  9. Masculine: o eletricista meaning electrician

    Feminine:

  10. Masculine: o ator meaning actor

    Feminine: