masc vs fem rules

Question 1

bodies of water

Answer 1

masc; el Erie, el Pacífico

Question 2

days and months

Answer 2

masc; el lunes

Question 3

numbers

Answer 3

masc; el diez

Question 4

colors

Answer 4

masc; el amarillo

Question 5

trees

Answer 5

masc; el almendro

Question 6

flor and labor

Answer 6

exceptions = feminine

Question 7

alphabet letters

Answer 7

fem; la hache (h)

Question 8

Islands

Answer 8

Las Canarias

Question 9

ends in -ie, -sis, or -itis

Answer 9

fem; la serie, la crisis, la sinusitis

Question 10

stressed a or ha at start of feminine noun

Answer 10

use masc article for singular; el agua, el alma

Question 11

finding fem in words that end in -or, -ón, -ín, or -és

Answer 11

add an a to the end; el doctor–>la doctora

Question 12

how to find masc and fem in some words ending in -a, -nte, or -ista

Answer 12

ending does not change and article differentiates; el/la estudiante, el/la espía, el/la artista

Question 13

invariable

Answer 13

article doesnt change and is applied to both sexes (see other slide deck)