These nouns are the ones which are most frequently used, according to a recent count.
They are taken from the first 500 of the most common words, so are likely to be useful - link. Nouns do however tend to be specific to a particular topic so you have to work on a wide range of words, as well as developing and extending general principles.
However, I would suggest that such knowledge should be embedded within real language experiences. Knowing the gender of a word in a list is nowhere near as good as understanding and using it in context.
The words are organised in lists of 10, which means that you will probably only be initially making errors with about 2 or 3. The simple -e rule should give you about 70% accuracy by itself.
After 5 lists, the 50 words are combined into one long list. The idea being that you will then become aware of any which you are still weak on, and be able to focus on these.
Ater choosing the list, you will have a word shown (and spoken), for you to identify.
Select [Masculine] or [Feminine] and click on the button.
You will now get a tone to feed back if you are right or wrong.
If correct, the target word will turn green, and the total covered so far will be updated above, and the percentage correct so far will be shown on the right.
If incorrect, the target word will turn red, and the running scores will be updated. You'll get a typical phrase using the word, in a way that the gender is evident. You will also get some information about how to identify the gender in the future.
You now press 'Next' to go on to the next word in the list.
When you have completed the list (shown above), you can repeat it, or choose another one, using the top menu. You can alter the list you are working on at any stage.
Each time you use a list, the order is randomised.
Once you are consistently getting all of the words in the shorter lists correct, you can then tackle the longer one which combines a number of lists.
The rules are principally those key ones derived from this review, but also include some less common principles, as well as some mnemonic advice on learning exceptions.
Once you can get all of a list right, try to do it as fast as you can. This will make the knowledge more automatic. If you can, also try to just react to the spoken word. Say the word to yourself with a le/la or un/une in front of it, and see if it 'sounds' right.
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