Gender Nouns
True or False:
As a general rule most Spanish nouns ending in -o are masculine and nouns ending in -a are feminine.
True
What are the four Spanish definite articles?
el, la, los, las
When a noun ends in -z, the plural is formed by....
formed by 1) dropping the -z
2)adding -ces.
Ex. el lápiz > los lápices; la raíz > las raíces.
nouns ending in -ma are usually...?
masculine
Which definite article would you use for the following nouns?
____ diccionario
____ lápiz
____ responsabilidad
____ doctor
____ programa
"el" for each one EXCEPT FOR responsabilidad
Indefinite articles in Spanish equals which articles in English? Give both singular and plural English definitions.
a/an, some (a few)
día does not follow the normal rule for determining grammatical gender by looking at endings. Its definite article is:
_____ día
el
Nouns ending in 'ción' are usually...
(Name an example!)
feminine
Which definite article would you use for the following nouns?
____ invitaciones
____ montañas
____ oficinas
____ impresiones
las
Which indefinite article would you use for the following words?
____ platos
____ zapatos
____ burros
____ objetos
unos
Which word is not a Spanish cognate?
a. eléctrico
b. activo
c. ropa
d. música
ropa=clothes
mano does not follow the normal rule for determining gender by looking at endings, its definite article is:
____ mano
la
Singular nouns ending in 's' are usually...
masculine
Which article(s) would you use for the following nouns?
____ máquina (singular)
____ máquinas (plural)
la, las
Which indefinite article would you use for the following words?
____ bicicletas (some)
____ compañía (a)
____ jirafa (a)
____ turistas (some)
unas, una, una, unos or unas (for turistas)
Which word does not fit? Why?
a. carpeta
b. enorme
c. pie
d. librería
enorme is the only true cognate on the list.
The others are false cognates! Do you know what they mean?
Spell the word pencil in spanish
(el) lápiz
Which noun does not fit?
a. lápiz
b. discriminación
c. actividad
d. maleta
lápiz (it is the only masculine noun listed)
Which article(s) would you use for the following nouns?
____ plantas (the)
____ vegetales (the)
____ insecto (the)
____ monumento (the)
las, los, el, el
Which articles would you use for the following words?
____ camisas (some)
____ playa (a)
____ anillos (some)
____ vaso (a)
unas, una, unos, un
What is the English translation for the following words?
a. concierto
b. hotel
c. restaurante
d. distancia
e. animal
concert, hotel, restaurant, distance, animal
Spell the word country in Spanish
(el) país