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Gender Identification Exercises

Practice identifying the gender of Czech nouns.

Set 1: Basic Endings​

Identify the gender (masculine, feminine, or neuter):

  1. škola → ___
  2. dům → ___
  3. okno → ___
  4. kniha → ___
  5. les → ___
  6. auto → ___
  7. žena → ___
  8. stůl → ___
  9. město → ___
  10. student → ___
Answers
  1. škola → feminine (-a ending)
  2. dům → masculine (consonant ending)
  3. okno → neuter (-o ending)
  4. kniha → feminine (-a ending)
  5. les → masculine (consonant ending)
  6. auto → neuter (-o ending)
  7. žena → feminine (-a ending)
  8. stůl → masculine (consonant ending)
  9. město → neuter (-o ending)
  10. student → masculine (consonant ending)

Set 2: Soft Stems​

Identify the gender:

  1. muž → ___
  2. růže → ___
  3. moře → ___
  4. učitel → ___
  5. ulice → ___
  6. pole → ___
  7. pokoj → ___
  8. židle → ___
  9. stroj → ___
  10. srdce → ___
Answers
  1. muž → masculine (soft masculine)
  2. růže → feminine (soft feminine)
  3. moře → neuter (soft neuter)
  4. učitel → masculine (soft masculine)
  5. ulice → feminine (soft feminine)
  6. pole → neuter (soft neuter)
  7. pokoj → masculine (soft masculine)
  8. židle → feminine (soft feminine)
  9. stroj → masculine (soft masculine)
  10. srdce → neuter (soft neuter)

Set 3: -í Endings​

Identify the gender:

  1. stavení → ___
  2. nádraží → ___
  3. náměstí → ___
  4. pondělí → ___
  5. kuře → ___
Answers
  1. stavení → neuter
  2. nádraží → neuter
  3. náměstí → neuter
  4. pondělí → neuter
  5. kuře → neuter (young animal)

All -í nouns are neuter!

Set 4: Exceptions​

These are trickier! Identify the gender:

  1. táta → ___
  2. kost → ___
  3. kolega → ___
  4. věc → ___
  5. noc → ___
  6. turista → ___
  7. sůl → ___
  8. Honza → ___
  9. myš → ___
  10. soudce → ___
Answers
  1. táta → masculine (male person, despite -a)
  2. kost → feminine (consonant feminine exception)
  3. kolega → masculine (male person, despite -a)
  4. věc → feminine (consonant feminine exception)
  5. noc → feminine (consonant feminine exception)
  6. turista → masculine (male person, despite -a)
  7. sůl → feminine (consonant feminine exception)
  8. Honza → masculine (male name, despite -a)
  9. myš → feminine (consonant feminine exception)
  10. soudce → masculine (male profession, despite -e)

Set 5: Mixed Practice​

Identify the gender:

  1. Praha → ___
  2. bratr → ___
  3. pivo → ___
  4. voda → ___
  5. přítel → ___
  6. hora → ___
  7. slovo → ___
  8. kancelář → ___
  9. kamarád → ___
  10. léto → ___
Answers
  1. Praha → feminine (-a ending)
  2. bratr → masculine (consonant ending)
  3. pivo → neuter (-o ending)
  4. voda → feminine (-a ending)
  5. přítel → masculine (consonant ending)
  6. hora → feminine (-a ending)
  7. slovo → neuter (-o ending)
  8. kancelář → feminine (soft feminine)
  9. kamarád → masculine (consonant ending)
  10. léto → neuter (-o ending)

Mastery Challenge​

Identify the gender AND explain why:

  1. lidé → ___
  2. děti → ___
  3. oči → ___
  4. ruce → ___
Answers

These are irregular plurals:

  1. lidé → comes from člověk (masculine) - but lidé is a collective plural
  2. děti → comes from dítě (neuter) - child
  3. oči → comes from oko (neuter) - eye
  4. ruce → comes from ruka (feminine) - hand

In the plural, these words behave differently from their singular forms!

Tips for Success​

Remember the Patterns
  • -A = usually feminine (žena, kniha)
  • -O = neuter (město, auto)
  • -Í = neuter (stavení)
  • Consonant = usually masculine (student)
Watch for Exceptions
  • Male persons in -a: táta, kolega
  • Feminine consonants: kost, věc, noc

More Practice​