I gave you quite a number of rules, exceptions and useful tips to chew on. Here is one task (una tarea) and one exercise (un ejercicio) for you.
1. The task: write a gender "cheat sheet". I suggest you draw a table with four columns: masculine, exceptions, feminine, exceptions.
2. The exercise: write the article (el or la) before these nouns:
...... niño (the boy)
...... agua (the water)
...... arma (the weapon)
...... guerra (the war)
...... sol (the sun)
...... luna (the moon)
...... amor (the love)
...... problema (the problem)
...... solución (the solution)
...... día (the day)
...... tarde (the afternoon/evening)
...... noche (the night)
...... ratón (the mouse)
...... rata (the rat)
...... rana (the frog)
...... sapo (the toad)
...... ordenador (the computer, in Spain)
...... computadora (the computer, in South America)
...... amistad (the friendship)
...... bisturí (the bistoury)
...... mano (the hand)
...... dedo (the finger/toe)
...... libro (the book)
...... lección (the lesson)
...... emoción (the emotion)
...... cura (the priest)
...... iglesia (the church)
...... rotulador (the marker)
...... flor (the flower)
...... mar (the sea)
...... playa (the beach)
...... viaje (the trip)
...... avión (the plane)SOLUCIONES: Haz clic aquí para encontrar las respuestas correctas.
