Benvenuti! Free Italian practice exercises from Laura — a native Italian teacher. Use these to keep your Italian ticking over between lessons. We start at A1 (complete beginner) level; new exercises are added regularly.
A1 · Esercizio 1 — Saluti (greetings)
Match each Italian greeting to its meaning:
1. Buongiorno 2. Buonasera 3. Ciao 4. Arrivederci 5. Buonanotte
a) Good evening b) Goodbye c) Good morning d) Good night e) Hi / Bye
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1–c, 2–a, 3–e, 4–b, 5–d. Ciao is informal and works for both hello and goodbye!
A1 · Esercizio 2 — Il o la? (articles)
Choose il or la for each noun:
1. ___ pizza 2. ___ gelato 3. ___ casa 4. ___ libro 5. ___ scuola
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1. la pizza, 2. il gelato, 3. la casa, 4. il libro, 5. la scuola. Nouns ending in -a are usually feminine (la), and in -o usually masculine (il).
A1 · Esercizio 3 — I numeri (numbers 1–10)
Put the numbers in order from 1 to 10:
cinque · uno · otto · tre · dieci · due · sette · quattro · nove · sei
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uno, due, tre, quattro, cinque, sei, sette, otto, nove, dieci.
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