Question

1. most masculine nouns end in the letter ____ & most feminine nouns end in the letter ____
2. to make a noun or adjective plural in spanish, we add a ____ if it ends in a vowel & an ____ if it ends in a consonant.
3. what happens to nouns that end in “z” when making them plural? ______
4. how do you say “i like” in spanish? ______

how do you say “i love” in spanish? ______
if you like or love something plural, what letter do we add on to the verb? ______
what if we “don’t like” something or don’t do an activity? we put ______ in front of the verb.

1. ser & estar both mean ____. we use ser for long - lasting things like __ & __ & estar for quick - changing things like __ & ____

sois

estáis

1. how do you use a possessive adjective to say “my book” in spanish? ______

how do you use a possessive adjective to say “your books” in spanish? ______

1. what are the 4 masculine demonstrative adjectives to say “this, these, that, & those” in spanish? ____ __ __ __ we call these “____”.
2. what is tener “to have” in the yo form? ______

give me 1 example of a tener expression in spanish (where tener is used as “to be” in place of ser or estar): ______

1. rewrite the following adjectives (descriptive words) to match the noun(s) they are describing:

rojo (la pluma) ______
grande (la mesa) ______
ordenado (las chicas) ______
deportista (juan) ______
trabajador (los chicos) ______
fácil (los clases) ______

1. write out the following spanish sentences (using correct word order & punctuation):

hello! i am a good girl. ______
i don’t have 2 books. goodbye! ______
juan is more tall (alto) than ana. ______
is ana less short (bajo) than eva? ______

Explanation:

1. In Spanish, most masculine nouns end in -o and most feminine nouns end in -a.
2. To make a noun or adjective plural in Spanish, we add -s if it ends in a vowel and -es if it ends in a consonant.
3. When making nouns that end in "z" plural, the "z" changes to "c" and -es is added.
4. "I like" is "Me gusta" in Spanish. "I love" is "Amo" or "Me encanta". If liking or loving something plural, we add -n to the verb in some cases. If we "don't like", we put "no" in front of the verb.
5. SER and ESTAR both mean "to be". We use SER for long - lasting things like identity and nationality, and ESTAR for quick - changing things like location and mood.
6. "My book" is "mi libro" in Spanish. "Your books" is "tus libros".
7. The 4 masculine demonstrative adjectives are "este" (this), "estos" (these), "ese" (that), "esos" (those).
8. "TENER" in the YO form is "tengo". An example of a TENER expression used as "to be" is "Tengo frío" (I'm cold).
9. "rojo" for "la pluma" becomes "roja". "ordenado" for "las chicas" becomes "ordenadas". "trabajador" for "los chicos" becomes "trabajadores". "grande" for "la mesa" remains "grande". "deportista" for "Juan" remains "deportista". "fácil" for "los clases" becomes "fáciles".
10. "Hello! I am a good girl." is "Hola! Soy una buena chica." "I don't have 2 books. Goodbye!" is "No tengo dos libros. Adiós!" "Juan is more tall (alto) than Ana." is "Juan es más alto que Ana." "Is Ana less short (bajo) than Eva?" is "¿Es Ana menos baja que Eva?"

Answer:

1. -o; -a
2. -s; -es
3. The "z" changes to "c" and -es is added.
4. Me gusta; Amo/Me encanta; -n; no
5. to be; identity, nationality; location, mood
6. mi libro; tus libros
7. este, estos, ese, esos
8. tengo; Tengo frío
9. roja; ordenadas; trabajadores; grande; deportista; fáciles
10. Hola! Soy una buena chica.

No tengo dos libros. Adiós!
Juan es más alto que Ana.
¿Es Ana menos baja que Eva?