Practice: noun gender

Practise recognising the gender of Ukrainian nouns from their ending, including the common exceptions: та́то, ім’я́, ніч, день and дити́на.

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What you will practise

Guess a noun's gender from its dictionary form, and recognise the common nouns where that guess goes wrong.

Beginner · 8 questions · multiple choice and matching

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What gender is this noun? It means “book”.

кни́га

masculine feminine neuter

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Горох — онлайн-бібліотека словників української мови: Словозміна, Тлумачення (goroh.pp.ua)
In Ukrainian. Used for: stress, gender, plurals, aspect and full word forms for the examples, tables and vocabulary lists on every page; the dictionary definitions (СУМ) used for the meanings of ти and ви, the case each preposition takes, and words such as чи, ні and нема́є.. Accessed 29 October 2026.
Ukrainian As a Foreign Language: an online course for beginners (National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy (NaUKMA))
In English. Used for: English-language explanations of beginner grammar used as a cross-check: genders, cases, verb endings, aspect, the tenses, adjectives, word order, questions, ти and ви, and numbers, prices and the time.. Accessed 29 October 2026.