Hard Concepts

Six drills on the two things that decide whether a word is read correctly or not: the Shva and the Dagesh. Every word below is a real word taken from the Tanach, arranged seven lines at a time so you can read down the page out loud.

Shva Na — pronounced Shva Nach — silent Tap any word to reveal how it is read

Want the rule behind the drill?

These pages are pure practice. The full explanation of Shva Na and Shva Nach, with the four rules, lives in the lesson — and the quiz will tell you whether the rules actually stuck.

Lesson: Shva Na & Nach

The four rules, explained

Start here if any line above felt like guesswork.

Shva Quiz

Test yourself

Na or Nach? Twenty questions to prove you have it.