Gender of nouns

Question 1

What gender are nouns that typically end in ‘-o’?

Answer 1

Masculine

Question 2

What gender are nouns that typically end in ‘-a’?

Answer 2

Feminine

Question 3

What gender are nouns that typically end in ‘-ad’, ‘-sión’, ‘-e’, and ‘-ción’?

Answer 3

Feminine

Question 4

What gender are nouns that typically end in ‘-an’, ‘-aje’, ‘-ma’, ‘-te’, ‘-or’, and, ‘-ón’?

Answer 4

Masculine

Question 5

Is ‘queso’ masc or fem?

Answer 5

masc

Question 6

Is ‘café’ masc or fem?

Answer 6

masc

Question 7

Is ‘arroz’ masc or fem?

Answer 7

masc

Question 8

Is ‘pollo’ masc or fem?

Answer 8

masc

Question 9

is ‘deporte’ masc or fem?

Answer 9

masc

Question 10

is ‘problema’ masc or fem?

Answer 10

masc

Question 11

Is ‘pastel’ masc or fem?

Answer 11

masc

Question 12

Is ‘casa’ masc or fem?

Answer 12

fem

Question 13

Is ‘sal’ masc or fem?

Answer 13

fem

Question 14

Is ‘hamburguesa’ masc or fem?

Answer 14

fem

Question 15

is ‘res’ masc or fem?

Answer 15

fem

Question 16

Is ‘azúcar’ masc or fem?

Answer 16

fem

Question 17

Is ‘carne’ masc or fem?

Answer 17

fem

Question 18

What gender are nouns that typically end in ‘-ista’?

Answer 18

These are typically gender neutral (el or la)

Question 19

What is generally the rule with feminine nouns beginning with ‘a’?

Answer 19

They typically are preceded by masculine articles ‘el’, and ‘un’ for phonetic reasons. i.e. ‘el agua’