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Russian Adjective Gender

Ninth graders master a key Russian rule: adjectives agree by gender and number with the noun — новый (m.), новая (f.), новое (n.), новые (pl.). They explore how one adjective takes four endings (-ый / -ая / -ое / -ые).

Grade 9Adjective Gender50 minutes1 class periodACTFL / World LanguagesExplicit teaching4 StandardsACTFL
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Lesson at a Glance

Everything you need before the bell rings

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to…

  • ✓Learn adjective gender.
  • ✓Explore the -ый/-ая/-ое/-ые endings.
  • ✓Match adjective to noun.
  • ✓Write with agreement.
Essential Question

Новый or новая? How do Russian adjectives change to match the noun?

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Interactive Task
Explore · Interactive

The Adjective Gender Explorer

Project this and tap each. Have students explore how a Russian adjective agrees with the noun.

🔗 Explore adjective gender — tap each formTry it

The Lesson · Language Flow (Warm-Up · Present · Practice · Speak · Reflect)

50 minutes, five moves

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1

Warm-Up — Новый or Новая?

6 min

How does a Russian adjective change to match the noun?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say “новый дом.”
  • Ask about “книга.”
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Listen.
  • Wonder.
  • Get ready.
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Present — Adjective Gender

12 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to the Gender Explorer.
  • Show -ый/-ая/-ое/-ые.
  • Note gender & number.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Tap each.
  • Note it.
  • Note it.
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Practice — Practice

13 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Make an adjective agree.
  • Say новый/новая.
  • Fix a wrong ending.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Change.
  • Say.
  • Fix.
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Speak — Speak

13 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Describe a house & a book.
  • Describe plural nouns.
  • Ask a partner.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Describe.
  • Describe.
  • Ask.
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Reflect — Reflect

6 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name the 4 endings.
  • Make one adjective agree.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name them.
  • Do it.
  • Complete the exit ticket.
Standards Alignment

Built to the standards you report on

Aligned to the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (Intermediate-Low).

ACTFL
Comparisons 4.1

Compare grammar (agreement).

ACTFL
Communication 1.3

Presentational: write with agreement.

ACTFL
Communication 1.2

Interpretive: read gender clues.

ACTFL
Communication 1.1

Interpersonal: describe accurately.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Gender chart (-ый/-ая/-ое/-ые).
  • Color-code endings.
  • Use example nouns.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with -ый vs -ая.
  • One pair at a time.
  • Use examples.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Add more adjectives.
  • Write 4 agreeing phrases.
  • Correct a paragraph.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 🔗Gender chart
  • 💻The Adjective Gender Explorer
  • 🖍️Highlighters
  • 📓Notebooks
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

род (rod)genderмужской (muzhskoy)masculineженский (zhenskiy)feminineсредний (sredniy)neuterмножественноеplural-ыйm. ending-аяf. ending-оеn. ending
Evaluate

Exit Ticket

Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.

QUESTION 1
What are the four adjective endings in Russian?
-ый, -ая, -ое, -ые.
QUESTION 2
What is “новый” for a feminine noun?
новая.
QUESTION 3
Russian adjectives agree in…?
Gender and number.

Reflect: adjective gender.

Have students write “новый” in all four forms with a matching noun. A printable Russian gender sheet is in the World Languages library.

Study · Flashcards

Study the key terms

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Practice · Quiz

Check your understanding

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Practice · Worksheet

Printable worksheet

A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.

🖨️ Russian Adjective GenderPrint
Name: ________________________
Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: -ая, -ое, -ый, женский (zhenskiy), множественное, мужской (muzhskoy), род (rod), средний (sredniy)
  1. gender
  2. plural
  3. m. ending
  4. masculine
  5. feminine
  6. n. ending
  7. f. ending
  8. neuter

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. What are the four adjective endings in Russian?
  2. What is “новый” for a feminine noun?
  3. Russian adjectives agree in…?
Answer key — Part A: 1) род (rod) · 2) множественное · 3) -ый · 4) мужской (muzhskoy) · 5) женский (zhenskiy) · 6) -ое · 7) -ая · 8) средний (sredniy)
Part B: 1) -ый, -ая, -ое, -ые. 2) новая. 3) Gender and number.