Spanish
Choose the Masculine, Plural adjective:
aburrido, aburrida, aburridos, aburridas
aburridos
Choose the Masculine, singular form:
asciutto, asciutta, asciutti, asciutte
asciutto
Choose the Feminine, Singular form:
malsain, malsaine, malsains, malsaines
malsaine
What is an adjective?
A word that describes a noun.
In Italian, the opposite of grande is piccolo. What is this opposite pair?
big and small.
Give the Feminine singular form of the adjective: pobre (poor)
pobre
Give the Feminine Plural form of the adjective: aperto (open)
aperte
Which form of the adjective is the one called the "base form"? Why?
Masculine, singular is the base form because we use it to make all the other gender/number forms.
What are the 2 grammatical genders?
Masculine and Feminine
In Spanish, the opposite of caluroso is frio. What is this opposite pair?
hot and cold
Make a Gender-Number Chart for vacio (empty)
M,S: Vacio
M,P: Vacios
F,S: Vacia
F,P: Vacias
Make a Gender-Number Chart for the adjective pazzo (crazy)
M,S: pazzo
M,P: pazzi
F,S: pazza
F,P: pazze
Make a Gender-Number Chart for the adjective: amusant (fun)
M,S: amusant
M,P: amusants
F,S: amusante
F,P: amusantes
What are the 2 grammatical Numbers?
Singular and Plural
In French, the opposite of nouveau is vieux. What is this opposite pair?
new and old
Make the adjective agree with the noun:
Noun: muñeca (doll)
Gender/Number? ______
Adjective: nuevo (new)
Make Adjective agree? _____
Gender/ Number: feminine, singular
Adjective that agrees: nueva
Make the adjective agree with the noun:
Noun: cappello (hat)
Gender/Number? ______
Adjective: vecchio (old)
Make Adjective agree? _____
Gender/Number: masculine, singular
Adj. that agrees: vecchio
Make a Gender-Number Chart for the adjective: beau, belle (pretty)
**HINT: Be careful of spelling changes
M,S: beau
M,P: beaux
F,S: belle
F,P: belles
What does it mean when an adjective and a noun "agree" with each other?
When an adjective agrees with a noun, it has the same grammatical gender and number as the noun.
In any language: What is an opposite pair you remember learning?
What do the words mean in English?
(Not one already done in this Jeopardy!)
EXTRA CREDIT ON QUIZ 2!!
Up to 5 points if you can give 2 opposite pairs and their meanings.
Make the adjective agree with the noun:
Noun: las hombres (the men)
Gender/Number? ______
Adjective: inteligente (intelligent)
Make Adjective agree? _____
Gender/Number: Masculine, Plural
Adj. that agrees: inteligentes
Make the adjective agree with the noun:
Noun: spuntini (snacks)
Gender/Number? ______
Adjective: sano (healthy)
Make Adjective agree? _____
Gender/Number: masculine, plural
Adj. that agrees: sani
Make the adjective agree with the noun:
Noun: jambes (legs)
Gender/Number? ______
Adjective: fort (strong)
Make Adjective agree? _____
Gender/Number: Feminine, plural
Adj. that agrees: fortes
Why is it important that adjectives agree with nouns in a sentence?
It is important that adjectives agree with the noun so we know what the adjective is describing, especially if there is more than one noun in the sentence.
In any language: What is an opposite pair you remember learning?
What do the words mean in English?
(Not one already done in this Jeopardy!)
EXTRA CREDIT ON QUIZ 2!!
Up to 5 points if you can give 2 opposite pairs and their meanings.