1. Name That Niqqud - Write the name of each vowel sign
Look at the sign below each letter and write its name.
בָ
בֵ
בִ
בֹ
בֻ
בַ
בֶ
בוּ
בוֹ
בְ
2. What Sound? - Circle the correct vowel sound
Read each sign and circle the vowel sound it makes.
בָ Kamatz =
A
E
O
בֵ Tsere =
I
E
U
בִ Chirik =
A
I
O
בֻ Kubutz =
E
O
U
בֹ Cholam =
A
O
U
בֶ Segol =
I
A
E
3. Read the Word - Write the transliteration
Use the niqqud to read each word and write how it sounds in English letters.
שָׁלוֹם
→
סֶפֶר
→
כֶּלֶב
→
בַּיִת
→
סוּס
→
שִׁיר
→
מֶלֶךְ
→
יָפֶה
→
4. Match - Draw a line from each sign to its name
בָChirik
בֵKubutz
בִPatach
בֹTsere
בַKamatz
בֻSegol
בֶCholam
בְShva
5. Minimal Pairs - Same letters, different vowels, different word
Niqqud changes meaning. Each card below shows real Hebrew words built from the same letters but with different vowel signs.
שָׁם
there
שֵׁם
name
Same skeleton שמ — Kamatz vs. Tsere
אֵם
mother
אִם
if
Same skeleton אם — Tsere vs. Chirik
עַם
people
עִם
with
Same skeleton עם — Patach vs. Chirik
בָּא
(he) came
בֹּא
come! (imp.)
Same skeleton בא — Kamatz vs. Cholam
חַם
hot (adj.)
חֹם
heat (noun)
Same skeleton חם — Patach vs. Cholam
אַחַר
after (prep.)
אַחֵר
other (adj.)
Same skeleton אחר — Patach vs. Tsere on the middle letter
6. Bridge to Unpointed Hebrew - Read with niqqud, then without
Almost all modern Hebrew is printed without niqqud. Cover the pointed column with your hand and read the unpointed form. Write its meaning in English, then check by uncovering the niqqud.