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Remember !!! in Hebrew, the following names are .
pronounced slightly different.

You received a shopping list. You must buy medicines, toothpaste and similar
things. Write the names in Hebrew under the names in English.

Choose words from here:

.‫ ֶמ ִריד ֹול‬.‫ ֶד ְק ַסמ ֹול‬.‫ ר ֹו ַנל‬.‫ ֶא ְל ֶמ ְקס‬.‫ ַקמ ֹול‬.‫ ְק ֶר ְסט‬.‫ ֶס ִדי ְס ַטל‬. ‫ א ֹו ְ ַטל ִגי‬.‫ ק ֹול ֶד ְקס‬.‫ְפ ֶל ְקס‬

1. Elmex 2. Aronal 3. Meridol 4. Dexamol 5. Acamol

6. Optalgin 7. Sedistal 8. Flex 9. Crest 10.Coldex

The store owner has ordered electrical appliances from several companies.
Write the names of the companies in Hebrew.

. ‫ֶא ְ ס ֹו‬ Choose names from this list:

.‫ ט ֹו ִ י ָ ה‬.‫ ָס ְמס ְנג‬.‫ ָק ְסי ֹו‬.‫ ָ ָנס ֹו ִניק‬.‫ ְגר ְנ ִדיג‬.‫ ָס ְני ֹו‬. ‫ ָ ר‬.‫ ס ֹו ִני‬. ‫ַת ִדי ַרא‬

1. Sanyo 2. Epson 3. Sharp 4. Sony 5. Tadiran
6. Casio 10. Grundig
7. Samsung 8. Panasonic 9. Toshiba

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SIMILAR WORDS IN ENGLISH AND IN HEBREW

The following words have the same meaning in English and
in Hebrew. But, they are pronounced slightly different.

Write the Hebrew words under The English words.

‫ִוי ָלה‬ ‫ֶמ ֶטר‬ ‫ִקילוג ַר‬ ‫ד ֹו ִמינ ֹו‬ ‫ַרא ַדאר‬ ‫ָפ ְקס‬

‫ֶז ְ ָרה‬ ‫ִדי ְ ל ֹו ָמה‬ ‫ד ֹו ְקט ֹור‬ ‫ֶה ִליק ֹו ְ ֶטר‬ ‫ַמ ְג ֶנט‬ ‫ְט ַר ְקט ֹור‬

villa meter kilogram domino

diploma zebra fax radar

doctor helicopter magnet tractor

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MORE SIMILAR WORDS

(pronounced slightly different)

Choose the correct Hebrew words from the lists and
write them under the English names.

The zoo has received some new animals.

‫ֹו ִני‬ ‫ָ ְנ ָדה‬ ‫ָלא ָמה‬ ‫ִ י ְנ ְג ִוי‬ ‫ג ֹו ִרי ָלה‬ ‫ק ֹו ְ ָרה‬

pony cobra gorilla penguin llama panda

Write the Hebrew names under the English names:

‫ִגי ָט ָרה ַט ְנק‬ ‫ס ֹו ְמ ְ ֶרר ֹו ְלד ֹו ֶזר ִדי ְסק‬ ‫ַט ְק ִסי‬

taxi disc guitar sombrero tank bulldozer

Write the Hebrew names under the English names: ‫ְג ִריל‬
‫ֹו ְ ק ֹו ְר ַ ְס ָטה ק ֹו ָלה ַה ְמ ְר ֶגר ָס ָלט‬

grill popcorn hamburger salad pasta cola

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SIMILAR WORDS

Draw a line from the Hebrew word to the English word:

tornado ‫ ַמ ְנג ֹו‬.1 zebra ‫ ֹו ְ ק ֹור‬.10
projector ‫ ֶא ְק ְס ְ ֶרס‬.2 domino ‫ ֲאב ֹו ָקד ֹו‬.11
express bulldozer ‫ ט ִרי ְסט‬.12
carton ‫ ַט ְק ִסי‬.3 tourist ‫ ְלד ֹו ֶזר‬.13
kilogram ‫ ִזיג ָזג‬.4 avocado ‫ ד ֹו ִמינ ֹו‬.14
zigzag ‫ ִקיל ֹו ְג ַר‬.5 block
taxi ‫ ַק ְרט ֹו‬.6 popcorn ‫ ֶז ְ ָרה‬.15
mango ‫ ְ ר ֹו ֶג' ְקט ֹור‬.7 cola ‫ ק ֹו ָלה‬.16
minimum ‫ ט ֹו ְר ָנד ֹו‬.8 park ‫ ְ ל ֹוק‬.17
‫ ִמי ִנימ‬.9 ‫ ַ א ְרק‬.18

salad ‫ ַר ֶק ָטה‬.19 bank ‫ ְג ִריל‬.28
magnet ‫ ַ ָנ ָנה‬.20 helicopter ‫ ַמ ְ ִסימ‬.29
robot atom
tractor ‫ ִ י ְק ִניק‬.21 guitar ‫ ַ ְנק‬.30
picnic ‫ ד ֹו ְקט ֹור‬.22 music ‫ ד ֹו ָלר‬.31
doctor ‫ ְ ר ֹו ֶפס ֹור‬.23 lemon ‫ ִלימ ֹו‬.32
professor ‫ ְט ַר ְקט ֹור‬.24 dollar ‫ מ ִסי ָקה‬..133
banana maximum ‫ ִגי ָט ָרה‬.34
rocket ‫ ר ֹו ֹוט‬.25 grill ‫ ט ֹו‬.35
‫ ַמ ְג ֶנט‬.26 ‫ ֶה ִליק ֹו ְ ֶטר‬.36
‫ ָס ָלט‬.27

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Fill in the missing letters
The English words are written next to the Hebrew words.

panda _‫ ַ ְנ ָד‬.1 tornado ‫ ט_ ְר ָנד ֹו‬.23
magnet ‫ ַמ _ ֶנט‬.2 pro_ector ‫ _ ר ֹו ֶג' ְקט ֹור‬.24
cola _ ‫ ק ֹו ָל‬.3 express
radar ‫ ַרא _ אר‬.4 pr_pellor ‫ ֶא_ _ ְ ֶרס‬.25
foc_s ‫ פ ֹוק ס‬.5 k_logram ‫ ְ ר ֹו ֶ ל ֹור‬.26
v_ll a z_gzag ‫ ִק _ ל ֹו ְג ַר‬.27
tax_ ‫ ִוי ָלה‬.6 salad
c_py ‫ ַט ְק ִסי‬.7 past a ‫ ִזי ְג ָזג‬.28
pyram_d ‫ ק ֹו ִ י‬.8 rob_t ‫ ָס _ ט‬.29
d_plomat ‫ ִ י ָר ִמידה‬.9 tractor ‫ ַ ְס _ ה‬.30
bl_ck ‫ ִדי ְ ל ֹו ָמט‬.10 picnic ‫ ר ֹו ֹוט‬.31
fl a m_ng o ‫ ְ ל ֹוק‬.11 doctor ‫ ְט _ ְקט ֹור‬.32
hamb_rger ‫ ְפ ָל ִמי ְנג ֹו‬.12 professor ‫ ִ י ְק ִנ _ ק‬.33
mang_ ‫ ַה ְמ ְר ֶגר‬.13 mi_ er ‫ ד ֹו ְקט ֹ_ר‬.34
terror_st minim_m ‫ ְ ר ֹו _ ס ֹור‬.35
passport ‫ ַמ ְנג ֹו‬.14 bank ‫ ִמי ְק ֶסר‬.36
penguin ‫ ֶטר ֹו ִרי ְסט‬.15 helicopter ‫ ִמי ִנימ‬.37
gorr_la ‫ ַ ְס _ ֹו ְרט‬.16 atom ‫ ַ _ ק‬.38
tenn_s music ‫ _ ִליק ֹו ְ ֶטר‬.39
cact_s ‫ ִ י _ ְג ִוי‬.17 t _ st _‫ ט ֹו‬.40
b_lldog ‫ ג ֹו ִרי ָלה‬.18 dollar ‫ מ _ ִסי ָקה‬.41
park maxim_m ‫ ֶט ְסט‬.42
‫ ֶט ִניס‬.19 ‫ ד _ ָלר‬.43
‫ ַק ְקט ס‬.20 52 ‫ ַמ ְ ִסימ‬.44
‫ ְלד ֹוג‬.21
_ ‫ ַ א ְר‬.22 51

A VOWEL AT THE BEGINNING OF A WORD

It sounds like the Hebrew letter " ‫"א‬

names names

All the 5 vowels A VI = ‫ָא ִבי‬ A = ‫ָא‬
sound like " ‫"א‬ O RON = ‫א ר ן‬ O= ‫א‬
E = ‫ֶא‬
E LI = ‫ֶא ִלי‬ U= ‫א‬
I = ‫ִא‬
U RI = ‫א רי‬

I R IS = ‫ִאי ִריס‬

Write the missing " ‫ "א‬in each name.

choose from here: ‫ֶא ִאי א ֹו א‬

IG O R ‫_ _ ג ֹור‬ A HUVA ‫_ ה ָבה‬ E LISHA ‫_ ִלי ָשע‬
AS I ‫_ ִסי‬ I LANIT ‫_ י ָל ִנית‬ O RNA ‫_ _ ְר ָנה‬
IL A N A SAF O FIR ‫_ _ ִפיר‬
ER E Z ‫_ _ ָל‬ E HUD ‫_ ָס‬ A VNER
AM N O N ‫_ ֶרז‬ A MIR ‫_ה ד‬ A VIV ‫_ ְב ֶנר‬
‫_ ְמנ ֹו‬ ‫_ ִמיר‬ ‫_ ִביב‬

OFAKIM ‫_ _ ָפ ִקי‬ UDIM ‫_ _ ִדי‬ ABIRIM ‫ֹ _ ִ י ִרי‬
ASHKELON ‫_ ְ ְקל ֹו‬ IRISIM ‫_ _ ִרי ִסי‬ ELKANA ‫_ ל ָק ָנה‬
ELIFELET ‫_ ִלי ֶפ ֶלט‬ ALONIM ORON ‫_ _ ר ֹו‬
ARBEL ASHDOD ‫_ ל ֹו ִני‬ URIM
OROT ‫_ ְר ֶ ל‬ EFRATA ‫_ ְ ד ֹוד‬ ALON ‫_ _ ִרי‬
‫_ _ ר ֹות‬ ‫_ ל ֹו‬
‫_ ְפ ָר ָתה‬

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THE HEBREW LETTER - " ‫" ע‬

It sounds like the Hebrew letter "‫" א‬

A E I OU A E I OU

‫א א ֹו ִאי ֶא‬ ‫ע ע ֹו ִעי ֶע ַע‬

A travel agency decided to make an advertising campaign. Anyone

who's first name or family name contains the letter "‫ "ע‬can

purchase a flight ticket to New York at half price.

Write the missing vowel in each of the following names.

_ ZRA = ‫ֶע ְז ָרא‬ _ GNON = ‫ֲע ְגנ ֹו‬ _ DI = ‫ֲע ִדי‬
_ ZRAN = ‫ַע ְז ָר‬ _ VED = ‫ע ֹו ֶבד‬ ‫ע ֹו ֶמר‬
_ TAR = ‫ַע ַטר‬ _ VADYA = ‫ע ֹו ַב ְד ָיה‬ _ MER = ‫ע ֹו ְפ ָרה‬
_ MOS = _Z =
_ MIKAM = ‫ָעמ ֹוס‬ _ ZERI = ‫ע ֹוז‬ _ FRA = ‫ִעי ָד‬
‫ַע ִמי ָק‬ ‫ע ֹו ֶז ִרי‬ ‫ֶע ְבר ֹו‬
_ DAN =

_ VRON =

Write the missing vowel in each of the following names.

HA _ GEN = ‫ַהע ֹו ֶג‬ MA _ LOT = ‫ַמ ֲעל ֹות‬ GA _ SH = ‫ַג ַעש‬
‫ָמא ֹור‬ ‫ִגי ְלא ֹו‬ ‫ַר ֲע ָנ ָנה‬
MA _ R = ‫מ ֹו ִדי ִעי‬ GIL _ N = ‫ַג ֲעת ֹו‬ RA _ NANA =
‫ָהא ֹו‬ ‫נ ֹו ַע‬
MODI _ N = ‫ַמ ֲע ָג‬ GA _ TON = ‫ַס ַער‬ NO _ M = ‫ֶמ ִאיר‬
‫ַע ִמי ַעד‬ ‫ֶגא ָלה‬ ‫ַס ַעד‬
MA _ GAN = ‫ַג ְב ִרי ֶאל‬ HA _ N = ‫ִגי ְל ַעד‬ ME _ R = ‫י ֹו ֶאל‬
‫ַג ְלא ֹור‬
AMI _ D = ‫ֶז ֶאב‬ SA _ R = SA _ D =

GAVRI _ L = GE _ LA = YO _ L =

ZE _ V = GIL _ D = GAL _ R =

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The round letters in Hebrew

Up until now you have met Print letters: ‫בב‬ ‫א‬
only one set of Hebrew ‫נ‬ ‫מ‬
‫ג ד הוז חטי כל‬
‫סעפ צ קרש ת‬

Now you will meet the other Handwriting letters:
set of Hebrew letters. The
round letters. This other set ‫אב ב ג ד ה ו ז ח ט י כ ל‬
is used in handwriting. ‫מם נן סע פף צץ ק ר ש ת‬

‫א ב ג ד ה ו ז ח ט י כל מ נ ס עפ צ ק רשת‬

‫א בגדה וז חט יכלמםנןסעפףצץקרשת‬

Write the round letter under the print letter:

‫א ב ג דהו ז ח ט י כ ל‬

‫קר שת‬ ‫צ‬ ‫מ נ סע פ‬

Fill in the round letters: Fill in the print letters:

__ ‫ר‬ __ ‫י‬ _____ ‫ח‬ _____ ‫א‬

__ ‫ע‬ __ ‫כ‬ _____ ‫כ‬ _____ ‫ב‬

__ __ ‫ל‬ _____ ‫ס‬ _____ ‫ג‬

__ __ ‫מ‬ _____ ‫פ‬ _____ ‫ד‬

__ ‫נ‬ __ _____ ‫ש‬ _____ ‫ה‬

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Additional practice with the round letters

‫ב‬ ‫זז‬ ‫ממ‬ ‫רר‬ ‫חח‬
‫גג‬ ‫טט‬ ‫ננ‬ ‫צצ‬ ‫קק‬
‫דד‬ ‫יי‬ ‫סס‬ ‫תת‬
‫הה‬ ּ‫ק ק‬ ‫ן‬ ‫שש‬
‫וו‬ ‫לל‬ ‫פ‬ ‫עע‬
‫ף‬ ‫םמ‬ ‫ץ‬

Who lives in each room? Write the first print letter and the first round letter next
to each name:

‫ָג ִדי ָד ִוד ֲה ַר ִרי ָס ָהר ַטל ְז ֵאב‬

__ __ __ __ __ __

Who owns each toaster? Write the first print letter and the first round letter next
to each name:

‫ַק ְל ַמ‬ ‫ָ ָרה‬ ‫ֵמ ִאיר ָנח‬ ‫ָיר ֹו ִלי ַר‬

__ __ __ __ __ __

Who owns each key? Write the first print letter and the first round letter next to
each name:

‫ַט ְל ָיה‬ ‫ה ֹו ֵש ַע‬ ‫ִדי ָנה‬ ‫ָר ִפי‬ ‫ִמ ְר ַי‬ ‫י ֹו ִסי‬

__ __ __ __ __ __

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Additional practice with the round letters

‫בב‬ ‫ממ ז ז‬ ‫רר‬ ‫אא‬
‫גג‬ ‫נ נ טט‬ ‫קק‬ ‫שש‬
‫דד‬ ‫סס י י‬ ‫תת‬
‫הה‬ ‫פפ ככ‬ ‫עע‬ ‫ם‬
‫וו‬ ‫חח לל‬ ‫צצ‬ ‫ן‬
‫ף‬
‫ץ‬

You want to write letters to your friends in Israel. Fill in each name in Hebrew round letters :

1. DORON 2. GALIT 3. GADI 4. ZIVA
KONORTI BIGON KIPNIS SARUSI

5. YARON 6. GILA 7. YOSI 8. NATAN
SITON LEVI GOREN SEGAL

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Read whole sentences

The translation: The text in Hebrew:

Blessed is he who said and the world was created. . ‫ָ ר ֶ ַמר ְו ָה ָיה ָהע ֹו ָל‬
It is so good and pleasant brothers sitting together. .‫ִה ֵנה ַמה ט ֹוב ַמה ָנ ִעי ֶ ֶבת ִחי ַג ָי ַחד‬
Blessed is the one who lives and exists forever.
He will send blessing and success in what their hands do. .‫ָ ר ַחי ָל ַעד ְו ַק ָי ָל ֶנ ַצח‬
Hurry and bring to us a blessing and peace soon. . ‫ְו ִי ְש ַלח ְ ָר ָכה ְו ַה ְצ ָל ָחה ְ ַמ ֲע ֵ ה ְי ֵדי ֶה‬
Bring us together soon from 4 corners of the earth. .‫ַמ ֵהר ְו ָה ֵבא ָע ֵלינ ְ ָר ָכה ְו ָשל ֹו ְמ ֵה ָרה‬
To Jerusalem your city with mercy return. . ‫ְו ַק ְ ֵצנ ַי ַחד ְמ ֵה ָרה ֵמ ְר ַ ע ַ ְנפ ֹות ָה ֶר‬
He who makes peace in heaven will bring peace upon us.
Your love to the nation of Israel is eternal . .‫ְו ִליר ָ ַל ִי ִעי ְר ְ ַר ֲח ִמי ָת ב‬
. ‫ֹע ֶ ה ָ ל ֹו ִ ְמר ֹו ָמיו ה א ַי ֲע ֶ ה ָ ל ֹו ָע ֵלינ‬

.‫ֲה ַבת ע ֹו ָל ֵ ית ִי ְ ָר ֵאל ַע ְמ ָה ְב ָת‬

Find the Hebrew words and write them next to their English word:

love blessed
eternal world
nation said
loved lives
city exists
mercy forever
return good
soon pleasant
four brothers
corners sitting
peace together

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‫‪The names of the Hebrew letters‬‬

‫א‬ ‫א = ֶל‬
‫ב = ֵבית‬
‫‪Write in Hebrew the‬‬ ‫= ֵ ית‬

‫‪ name of each letter:‬ב‬

‫ג = ִגי ֶמל ג‬

‫ד = ָד ֶלת ד‬

‫ה = ֶהא ה‬

‫ו = ָוו ו‬

‫ז = ַז ִי ז‬

‫ח = ֵחית ח‬

‫ט‬ ‫ט = ֵטית‬
‫י = י ֹוד‬
‫‪Notice:‬‬
‫=ָ‬
‫‪" means:‬סוֹ ִפית " ‪ The word‬י‬ ‫ל = ָל ֶמד‬

‫‪An ending letter.‬‬ ‫מ = ֵמ‬

‫‪ There are 4 ending‬ל‬
‫‪ letters.‬מ‬

‫= ֵמ ס ֹו ִפית‬

‫נ=נ נ‬

‫= נ ס ֹו ִפית‬

‫ס = ָס ֵמ ס‬

‫ע = ַע ִי ע‬

‫פ = ֵפא פ‬

‫= ֵפא ס ֹו ִפית‬

‫צ = ָצ ִדי צ‬

‫= ָצ ִדי ס ֹו ִפית‬

‫ק = ק ֹו ק‬

‫ר = ֵרי ר‬

‫= ִי‬

‫= ִי‬

‫ת = ָתו ת‬

‫‪59‬‬



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