Bridge to Unpointed Reading

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Level 6 ~20 min Prereq: Level 5 alphabet
Why this worksheet: Real Hebrew (newspapers, books, signs, websites) is almost always written without niqqud. Use the pointed column to recall how each word sounds, then practice reading the unpointed column on its own.

1. Reference — pointed and unpointed side-by-side

Cover the English column with your hand. Read the pointed Hebrew first, then the unpointed Hebrew. Notice how the letters אהוי often mark where the long vowels live.

#Hebrew (with niqqud)Hebrew (unpointed)English
1סָבְתָאסבתאGrandmother
2סָבָּאסבאGrandfather
3אִמָּאאימאMother
4אַבָּאאבאFather
5רֹאשׁראשHead
6פָּנִיםפניםFace
7גַּבָּהגבהEyebrow
8עַיִןעיןEye
9שִׁימוּרִיםשימוריםCanned Food
10לֶחֶםלחםBread
11דְּבַשׁדבשHoney
12עוּגָהעוגהCake
13כֶּלֶבכלבDog
14חָתוּלחתולCat
15אַרְיֵהאריהLion
16דָּגדגFish
17אָדוֹםאדוםRed
18יָרוֹקירוקGreen
19צָהוֹבצהובYellow
20תְּכֵלֶתתכלתLight Blue
21מְעִילמעילCoat
22תַּחְתּוֹןתחתוןUnderwear
23גֶּרֶבגרבSock
24צָעִיףצעיףScarf
25כִּיּוֹרכיורSink
26סֵפֶלספלMug/Cup
27כּוֹסכוסGlass/Cup
28סִירסירPot
29יוֹםיוםDay
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Bridge to Unpointed Reading — Match

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2. Match the unpointed word to its meaning

Each unpointed Hebrew word (1–20) matches one English meaning (A–T). Write the matching letter next to each number.

Unpointed Hebrew

1.צעיף
2.כוס
3.ראש
4.דג
5.אדום
6.יום
7.כלב
8.מעיל
9.אריה
10.אימא
11.שימורים
12.ירוק
13.סבתא
14.לחם
15.דבש
16.סבא
17.גרב
18.צהוב
19.תכלת
20.פנים

English

A.Dog
B.Coat
C.Canned Food
D.Day
E.Bread
F.Mother
G.Red
H.Light Blue
I.Yellow
J.Honey
K.Fish
L.Lion
M.Face
N.Green
O.Grandfather
P.Glass/Cup
Q.Scarf
R.Head
S.Grandmother
T.Sock
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Bridge to Unpointed Reading — Reading Drill

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3. Read aloud and transliterate

Each line is one short sentence in unpointed Hebrew. Read it aloud, then write your transliteration on the line.

1.הילד מוריד גרב.
2.אני לוקח ספל מהשולחן.
3.הגבה שלי ארוכה.
4.העין שלי כחולה.
5.אבא שלי אוכל במסעדה.
6.השמים תכלת.
7.החתול ישן.
8.האוטובוס אדום.
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Bridge to Unpointed Reading — Answer Key

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Section 2: Match answers

1-Q (צעיף = Scarf) 2-P (כוס = Glass/Cup) 3-R (ראש = Head) 4-K (דג = Fish) 5-G (אדום = Red) 6-D (יום = Day) 7-A (כלב = Dog) 8-B (מעיל = Coat) 9-L (אריה = Lion) 10-F (אימא = Mother) 11-C (שימורים = Canned Food) 12-N (ירוק = Green) 13-S (סבתא = Grandmother) 14-E (לחם = Bread) 15-J (דבש = Honey) 16-O (סבא = Grandfather) 17-T (גרב = Sock) 18-I (צהוב = Yellow) 19-H (תכלת = Light Blue) 20-M (פנים = Face)

Section 3: Reading drill — pointed reference + meaning

1. הַיֶּלֶד מוֹרִיד גֶּרֶב.
ha-YE-led mo-RID GE-rev. — The boy is taking off a sock.
2. אֲנִי לוֹקֵחַ סֵפֶל מֵהַשּׁוּלְחָן.
a-NI lo-KE-akh SE-fel me-ha-shul-KHAN. — I take a mug from the table.
3. הַגַּבָּה שֶׁלִּי אֲרוּכָּה.
ha-ga-BA she-LI a-ru-KA. — My eyebrow is long.
4. הָעַיִן שֶׁלִּי כְּחוּלָה.
ha-A-yin she-LI khe-u-LA. — My eye is blue.
5. אַבָּא שֶׁלִּי אוֹכֵל בְּמִסְעָדָה.
A-ba she-LI o-KHEL be-mis-a-DA. — My father eats at a restaurant.
6. הַשָּׁמַיִם תְּכֵלֶת.
ha-sha-MA-yim tkhe-LET. — The sky is light blue.
7. הֶחָתוּל יָשֵׁן.
he-kha-TUL ya-SHEN. — The cat is sleeping.
8. הָאוֹטוֹבּוּס אָדוֹם.
ha-o-TO-bus a-DOM. — The bus is red.
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