Post on 29-Jan-2016
Articles in Spanish
Por Señora Myers
Paso 1: Identify a noun as masculine or feminine
In Spanish, nouns are either masculine or feminine
85% of the time…
Masculine nouns end in “o”
Feminine nouns end in “a”
*there are exceptions, but we’ll worry about those another time
Práctica de Paso 1
Identify the following as either masculine or feminine.
1.chica - ___________2.amigo - ___________3.maestro - ____________4.mujer - ___________5.persona - ___________6.estudiante - ___________
Práctica de Paso 1: Answers
Identify the following as either masculine or feminine.
• chica – feminine• amigo – masculine• maestra – feminine• mujer – feminine• persona – feminine• estudiante – masculine or feminine
Paso 2: Making Plurals
To change a word from singular to plural, follow these rules.
For words that end in a vowel, add “s”
For words that end in a consonant, add “es”
*these rules are true about 85% of the time
Práctica de Paso 2
Change the following singular words to a plural form.
1.chica - _______________2.amigo - ________________3.maestro - _______________4.mujer - ________________5.persona - _______________6.estudiante - _________________
Práctica de Paso 2: Answers
Change the following singular words to a plural form.
1. chica - chicas2. amigo - amigos3. maestro - maestros4. mujer - mujeres5. persona - personas6. estudiante - estudiantes
Paso 3: Definite Articles
Definite Article in English = the
In Spanish there are 4 ways to write “the”
singular plural
masculine El Los
feminine La Las
Práctica de Paso 3
Using the chart, identify the correct definite articles.
1. _____ chica2. _____ amigo3. _____ maestro4. _____ mujer5. _____ persona6. _____ estudiante
Práctica de Paso 3: Answers
Using the chart, identify the correct definite articles.
1. La chica2. El amigo3. El maestro4. La mujer5. La persona6. El / la estudiante*
*remember, in Spanish we know if a student is a boy or a girl by the form of “the” that is used.
Práctica de Plurales
Now write the words in their plural forms.1.La chica - ________________2.El amigo - ________________3.El maestro - ________________4.La mujer - ________________5.La persona - ________________6.El / la estudiante - ________________
Práctica de Plurales: Answers
Now write the words in their plural forms.1.La chica – las chicas2.El amigo – los amigos3.El maestro – los maestros4.La mujer – las mujeres5.La persona – las personas6.El / la estudiante – los / las estudiantes
Paso 4: Indefinite Articles
Indefinite article in English = a, an or some
In Spanish, there are 4 ways to write “a”, “an” or “some”
singular plural
masculine un unos
feminine una unas
*Note: un or una can also be translated as “one”
Práctica de Paso 4
Using the chart, identify the correct indefinite articles.
1._____ chica2._____ amigo3._____ maestro4._____ mujer5._____ persona6._____ estudiante
Práctica de Paso 4: Answers
Using the chart, identify the correct indefinite articles.
1. Una chica = a girl2. un amigo = a friend3. Un maestro = a male teacher4. una mujer = a woman5. una persona = a person6. un / una estudiante* = a male/female student
*remember, in Spanish we know if a student is a boy or a girl by the form of “the” that is used.
Práctica de Paso 4
Now write these words in their plural forms.1.una chica - ________________2.un amigo - ________________3.un maestro - ________________4.una mujer - ________________5.una persona - ________________6.un / una estudiante - ________________
Plural Forms: Answers
Now write these words in their plural forms.1.una chica – unas chicas (some girls)2.un amigo – unos amigos (some friends)3.un maestro – unos maestros (some teachers)4.una mujer – unas mujeres (some women)5.una persona – unas personas (some persons)6.un / una estudiante – unos/unas estudiantes
(some students)
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