Gender of Nouns
Fill in the blanks with the words "Gender" & "Number".
English nouns do not have ___________ but they do have __________.
English nouns do not have GENDER but they do have do have NUMBER.
What are the four definite articles in Spanish & what do they mean in English?
What is el, la, los, las & they mean "the" in English
What are the indefinite articles in Spanish? What do they mean in English?
What is: un, una, unos, unas
They mean a, an & some
Where are adjectives placed in ENGLISH sentences/phrases?
BEFORE the nouns they modify.
Spanish nouns have "Gender" & "Number". What do these words mean?
Gender is masculine & feminine
Number is singular & plural
How do we make nouns & adjectives that end in "e" masculine or feminine?
We leave them or we change the article of the noun
Write the following phrase in Spanish: The blonde boys
What is "los chicos rubios" or "los muchachos rubios" or "los niños rubios"
Write the following phrase in Spanish: "a strong police officer" (male)
What is: "Un policia fuerte"
Where are adjectives put in SPANISH sentences/phrases?
AFTER the nouns they modify.
In terms of gender of nouns, why are the letters "A" & "O" important?
Many feminine nouns end in A & many masculine nouns end in O
Give an example of an adjective that ends in "e"
What is "inteligente" or "grande" or "interesante" or "verde" or "paciente" or "impaciente"
Write the following phrase in Spanish: The pretty girl
What is: "La chica bonita" or "La muchacha bonita" or "La niña bonita"
Write the following phrase in Spanish: "a nice grandmother"
What is: "Una abuela simpática" (or buena)
What do you do to change the gender of a noun or adjective that ends in an "e" or a "consonant"?
What is: leave it (it stays the same) or in the case of a noun change the article
Masculine nouns USUALLY end with 6 letters. What acronym do we use to help us remember those letters?
LONERS
Translate the sentence in English: El hombre viejo es cómico.
What is "The old man is funny".
Write the following phrase in Spanish: "the smart doctors" (mixture of male & female doctors)
What is: "Los doctores inteligentes"
Write the following phrase in Spanish: "some interesting classes"
What is: "Unas clases interesantes"
How do you make a noun or adjective plural when it ends in a "z"?
What is: change the "z" to a "c" and add "es'
Feminine nouns USUALLY have certain endings. What acronym do we use to help us remember these endings?
D-ion-z-a
Translate in Spanish: The clase is big and the boy is small.
What is "La clase es grande y el chico es pequeño."
Write the following phrase in Spanish: "the blue house & the white apartment:
What is: "La casa azul y el apartamento blanco"
Translate the following phrase in Spanish: Some young men & women"
What is: "Unos hombres y (unas) mujeres jovenes"
How do you make "most" Spanish words that end in "s" plural?
For example how would you say "Fridays" in Spanish to make it plural? What word must you put in front of "viernes"?
What is: you change the article
The word you use is "los" (los viernes)