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Activities: “How to tell the gender of nouns in Brazilian Portuguese?”

By: Fabiana Dametto Oliveira
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These activities are part of our Brazilian Portuguese Grammar series. The skills we are practicing here are covered in our article:

Activity 1: Shopping list

You are at the supermarket with a shopping list. Sort the items on your list into masculine and feminine nouns.

ovo
arroz
café
chá
biscoito
leite
pizza
sabão
carne
suco
pão
feijão
limão
uva
água
Masculine
Feminine

Activity 2: Form the feminine

Let’s refresh the names of the professions in Portuguese! Complete provide feminine form of each noun next to each masculine one. Include the definite article a!

  • Masculine: o médico(doctor)

    Feminine:

  • Masculine: o advogado(lawyer)

    Feminine:

  • Masculine: o engenheiro(engineer)

    Feminine:

  • Masculine: o dentista(dentist)

    Feminine:

  • Masculine: o jornalista(journalist)

    Feminine:

  • Masculine: o professor(teacher)

    Feminine:

  • Masculine: o gerente(manager)

    Feminine:

  • Masculine: o escritor(writer)

    Feminine:

  • Masculine: o eletricista(electrician)

    Feminine:

  • Masculine: o ator(actor)

    Feminine:

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