Spanish Masculine and Feminine Gender Worksheet - Twinkl - Free Printable

You’re looking at a Spanish grammar worksheet titled “Masculine and Feminine in Spanish”, designed to teach learners how to identify and use the correct gender (masculine or feminine) for Spanish nouns — including choosing the right article (el/la or un/una) that goes with each noun.

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## ✔ SOLUTION TO THE TASK

The main task on the right-hand side says:

> *Write the correct determiner for each noun depending on if it’s masculine or feminine. The first one has been done for you.*

Here’s how to solve it step by step:

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📌 STEP 1: Understand the Rules

From the “Key Information” box:

- Masculine nouns usually have:
- el (the) or un (a/an) in front of them.
- Often end in -o (but not always!).

- Feminine nouns usually have:
- la (the) or una (a/an) in front of them.
- Often end in -a (but not always!).

> ⚠️ Exception: Words ending in -e or a consonant can be either masculine or feminine — you must memorize or look them up!

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📌 STEP 2: Apply the Rule to Each Word

Let’s go through each image + word pair and choose the correct determiner.

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#### 1. 🐶 el perro / un perro → ✔️ Already done (masculine)

#### 2. 🐱 la gata / una gata → feminine (ends in -a)

#### 3. 🍅 el tomate / un tomate → masculine (ends in -e, but is masculine — exception!)

#### 4. 🪑 la silla / una silla → feminine (ends in -a)

#### 5. 🚜 el tractor / un tractor → masculine (ends in consonant — masculine by convention)

#### 6. 🍅 la llave / una llave → feminine (ends in -e, but is feminine — exception!)

#### 7. 👐 la mano / una mano → feminine (ends in -o, but is feminine — exception! “mano” is feminine)

#### 8. 🐦 el gorrión / un gorrión → masculine (ends in -n, masculine)

#### 9. 🐘 el elefante / un elefante → masculine (ends in -e, masculine)

#### 10. 🌳 la palmera / una palmera → feminine (ends in -a)

#### 11. 🏠 la casa / una casa → feminine (ends in -a)

#### 12. 🚗 el coche / un coche → masculine (ends in -e, masculine)

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## ✔ FINAL ANSWERS (Fill-in-the-blank):

Here are the correct determiners to write next to each picture:

| Image | Noun | Correct Determiner |
|-------|------------|--------------------|
| 1 | perro | el / un |
| 2 | gata | la / una |
| 3 | tomate | el / un |
| 4 | silla | la / una |
| 5 | tractor | el / un |
| 6 | llave | la / una |
| 7 | mano | la / una |
| 8 | gorrión | el / un |
| 9 | elefante | el / un |
| 10 | palmera | la / una |
| 11 | casa | la / una |
| 12 | coche | el / un |

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## 💡 KEY TAKEAWAYS

- Don’t rely only on endings — many exceptions exist!
- -o = usually masculine, -a = usually feminine
- -e or consonant = could be either → need to learn them individually
- Some common exceptions:
- mano → feminine (even though ends in -o)
- tomate, coche, elefante → masculine (end in -e)
- llave, silla, casa → feminine (end in -e or -a)

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## 🎯 BONUS TIP FOR LEARNING

When learning new Spanish nouns, always learn them with their article (el/la/un/una). For example:

> ✔ “la mano”, “el tomate”, “la llave”

This helps you internalize gender from the start!

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✔ You’ve now completed the worksheet correctly! Keep practicing — gender agreement is fundamental in Spanish grammar.