Spanish Adjective Agreement & SER 1.1 1.2

Front

Mis amigos son _______________.

Back

simpáticos

Answer explanation

We can tell by the -s ending on the word "amigo" that there is more than one (it is plural).

We can tell by the -os ending that this is a group of all males, or a group of both males and females. (It is NOT a group of all females).

Therefore, we must change the ending on the adjective "simpático" to -os: "simpáticos".

Front

Mi amiga Susane es ____________.

Back

seria

Answer explanation

"Amiga" is both feminine and single (only one), so you must change the ending on the adjective to -a: "seria".

Front

La mujer es _______.

Back

alta

Answer explanation

"La mujer" = The Woman

This is both feminine and singular, so the adjective ending will be -a.

*Note: Even if you do not know what "mujer" means, you can look at the word "la" and determine that it is feminine and singular.

Front

Las mujeres son ________.

Back

bajas

Answer explanation

"Las mujeres" = The Women

This is both feminine and plural, so you need to add -as to the adjective ending.

*Note: Even if you do not know what "mujer" means, you can look at the word "las" and determine that it is feminine and plural.

Front

Juan es _______.

Back

perezoso

Answer explanation

"Juan" = a male name

This is both masucline and singular, so the adjective ending must be -o.

Front

Laura es _______.

Back

inteligente

Answer explanation

Laura = a female name

This is both feminine and singular.

Adjectives that end in -e, ONLY change in the plural form.

Since "Laura" is only one person (singular), you will not change "inteligente".

Front

Mis hermanas son ________.

Back

guapas

Answer explanation

We can tell by the -s ending on the word "hermanas" that there is more than one (it is plural).

We can tell by the -as ending that this is a group of all females.

Therefore, we must change the ending on the adjective to -as.

Front

Rosa y Maria son _____.

Back

bonitas

Answer explanation

"Rosa" and "Maria" are both girls' names.

Therefore, we know it is both feminine and plural, so the adjective ending must be -as.

Front

A él le gusta practicar deportes porque es _______.

Back

atlético

Answer explanation

We are talking about "he" ("A él), so we know it is MASCULINE and SINGULAR.

Therefore, the adjective ending must be -o.

Front

A nosotros nos gusta leer y hacer la tarea. Somos muy ________.

Back

estudiosos

Answer explanation

We are talking about nosotros.

"Nosotros" is plural, we can see that by the -s ending.

"Nosotros" is also masculine, we can see that by the -os ending.

Therefore the ending on the adjective will be -os: ESTUDIOSOS

*Perezosos has the correct -os ending, but you would not call students who like to do homework "perezosos". Do you know what it means? :)