Gender

Question 1

What letters do feminine Russian nouns usually end in?

Answer 1

а, я, ия, and notable exception ь

Question 2

What letters do masculine Russian nouns usually end in?

Answer 2

и, a consonant, with some ь exceptions

Question 3

What are some notable exceptions of nouns that end in o or e but are masculine rather than neuter?

Answer 3

кофе, манго, торнадо, Бренди, names of languages

Question 4

What four letters do neuter nouns generally end in?

Answer 4

о or е ending (also ие and мя)

Question 5

Name three groups of masculine nouns ending on ь.

Answer 5

Names of the months
Nouns ending on арь
Nouns ending on тель

Question 6

Name three groups of feminine nouns that end on ь.

Answer 6

N. ending on чь, шь, щь
N. ending on ость
N. ending on бь, вь, дь, зь, сь, ть Любовь(love) тетрадь(notebook) кровь(blood) грязь(dirt) весь(whole/entire) жуть(horror) бь, вь, дь, зь, сь, ть

Question 7

Nouns ending on ь that can belong to Feminine and Masculine

Answer 7

Nouns ending on ль нь рь

Question 8

Gender Singular Plural
Masculine Ø _______
Feminine a/-я _______
Neuter -о/-е _______

Answer 8

Gender Singular Plural
Masculine Ø -ы/-и
Feminine -a/-я -ы/-и
Neuter -о/-е -а/-я