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
What are the four indefinite articles in Spanish?
un, una, unos, unas
What is a cognate?
Words from 2 different languages that have the same or similar spelling with the same meaning.
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.
What do the following words have in common and why?
ciudad
universidad
hermandad
comunidad
they are all feminine nouns and their ending is -dad
nouns ending in -ama 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.
"la" for responsabilidad
Indefinite articles in Spanish equals which articles in English? Give both singular and plural English definitions.
a/an, some (a few)
What is a false cognate?
A Spanish word that has the same or similar spelling but has a different meaning.
día does not follow the normal rule for determining grammatical gender by looking at endings. Its definite article is:
_____ día
el
what gender is the following noun and why are you able to determine that?
Sistema
it is maculine
it s ending is -ema
Nouns ending in 'ción' are usually...
(Name an example!)
feminine
La confirmación.
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
In Spanish, the articles must match its noun in __________ and in ___________.
Number (singular and plural)
Gender ( masculine and feminine)
A. If the word ends in a vowel (a, e, i, o, u)
→ add an _____ to make it plural.
S
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 is a true cognate? 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
Create a sentence using some of the words below. make sure to add the Def. and Ind. Articles and the verb SER.
grande
pequena
estudiantes
universidad
inteligentes
amigables
hermosa
La universidad es grande
los estudiantes son amigables.
Los estudiantes de la universidad son inteligentes
Which noun in not feminine.
a. diá
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
____ playa
____ anillos (some)
____ aguila
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
complete the sentence
DA mochila de Carlos es RED.
El tiene In.A lapices para compartirlos con DA estudientes de DA clase de arte.
LA mochila de Carlos es ROJA.
El tiene UNOS lapices para compartirlos con LOS estudiantes de LA clase de arte.