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Italian Nouns: Gender and Number
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Gender
A. Indicate the gender of the following nouns with M (masculine) or F (feminine).

  1. equità – F
  2. lampo – M
  3. cane – M
  4. fragola – F
  5. lunedì – M
  6. correzione – F
  7. sci – M
  8. papà – M
  9. caffelatte – M
  10. fava – F
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Number
B. Make the following singular nouns plural.
  1. la lira – le lire
  2. la stazione – le stazioni
  3. il dollaro – i dollari
  4. il caffè – i caffè
  5. il panino – i panini
  6. la birra – le birre
  7. il parente – i parenti
  8. la signorina – le signorine
  9. la banana – le banane
  10. il film – i film
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Number
C. Make the following plural nouns singular.
  1. le signore – la signora
  2. i professori – il professore
  3. i vini – il vino
  4. le aranciate – l’aranciata
  5. i ragazzi – il ragazzo
  6. le ragazze – la ragazza
  7. le università – l'università
  8. le lezioni – la lezione
  9. gli zii – lo zio
  10. le uova – l’uovo


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