Worksheet 1 for use with Skeul an Tavas Lesson 1
© 2019 Ray Chubb and Ian Jackson
2nd edition July 2020
Indicate for each noun whether it is masculine or feminine, put the definite article an ‘the’ in front of each one, and translate.
1. den Masculine / Feminine
an _________________________________________
2. cath Masculine / Feminine
an _________________________________________
3. mowes Masculine / Feminine
an _________________________________________
4. garr Masculine / Feminine
an _________________________________________
5. gwelen Masculine / Feminine
an _________________________________________
6. gwely Masculine / Feminine
an _________________________________________
7. davas Masculine / Feminine
an _________________________________________
8. pons Masculine / Feminine
an _________________________________________
9. chy Masculine / Feminine
an _________________________________________
10. tesen Masculine / Feminine
an _________________________________________
11. gool Masculine / Feminine
an _________________________________________
12. qwylkyn Masculine / Feminine
an _________________________________________
13. chîcok Masculine / Feminine
an _________________________________________
14. goodh Masculine / Feminine
an _________________________________________
15. maw Masculine / Feminine
an _________________________________________
16. glaw Masculine / Feminine
an _________________________________________
17. to Masculine / Feminine
an _________________________________________
18. pluven Masculine / Feminine
an _________________________________________
19. dehen Masculine / Feminine
an _________________________________________
20. coref Masculine / Feminine
an _________________________________________
KEY TO WORKSHEET 1
1. den Masculine
an den, the man
2. cath Feminine
an gath, the cat
3. mowes Feminine
an vowes, the girl
4. garr Feminine
an arr, the leg
5. gwelen Feminine
an welen, the stick
6. gwely Masculine
an gwely, the bed
7. davas Feminine
an dhavas, the sheep
8. pons Masculine
an pons, the bridge
9. chy Masculine
an chy, the house
10. tesen Feminine
an desen, the cake
11. gool Masculine
an gool, the sail
12. qwylkyn Masculine
an qwylkyn, the frog
13. chîcok Feminine
an jîcok, the house-martin
Usage varies: some treat this word as masculine, saying ‘an chîcok’.
14. goodh Feminine
an woodh, the goose
15. maw Masculine
an maw, the boy
16. glaw Masculine
an glaw, the rain
17. to Masculine
an to, the roof
18. pluven Feminine
an bluven, the pen (or the feather)
19. dehen Masculine
an dehen, the cream
20. coref Masculine
an coref, the beer