Noun Adjective Agreement

Noun Adjective Agreement

Señora Sanders

En español, nouns start with an article

The articles are either DEFINITE or INDEFINITE

DEFINITE articles go before a specific noun. DEFINITE articles mean "the"

• For singular nouns: EL and LA

• For plural nouns: LOS and LAS

Multiple Choice

Which DEFINITE articles do you think are masculine?

• el/los

• la/las

Multiple Choice

Which DEFINITE article fits the sentence?

___ amigo es perezoso.

• El

• Los

• La

• Las

Multiple Choice

Which DEFINITE article fits the sentence?

___ amiga es inteligente.

• El

• Los

• La

• Las

Multiple Choice

Which DEFINITE article fits the sentence?

___ amigos son atléticos.

• El

• Los

• La

• Las

INDEFINITE articles go before a nonspecified noun. INDEFINITE articles mean "a/an"

• For singular nouns: UN and UNA

• For plural nouns: UNOS and UNAS

Multiple Choice

Which INDEFINITE articles do you think are femenine?

• Un/unos

• Una/unas

Multiple Choice

Which INDEFINITE article goes with the noun?

_____ amiga

• Una

• Un

• Unas

• Unos

Multiple Choice

Which INDEFINITE article goes with the noun?

_____ amigos

• Una

• Un

• Unas

• Unos

The article before a noun can tell you a lot of information

• Whether a word is masculine or femenine

• Whether a word is singular or plural

The article tells you what to do with adjectives you're using

• El/Un = o

• La/Una = a

• Los/Unos = os

• Las/Unas = as

Let's practice!

Pay attention to gender AND number rules.

Multiple Choice

La chica es __________.

• ordenada

• desordenado

• inteligentes

Multiple Choice

El chico es __________.

• ordenada

• desordenado

• inteligentes

Multiple Choice

Los chicos son __________.

• ordenada

• desordenado

• inteligentes

Fill in the Blank

Please type the sentence in Spanish:

An athletic boy

Fill in the Blank

Please type the sentence in Spanish:

The intelligent girl

Fill in the Blank

Please type the sentence in Spanish:

A social girl

Fill in the Blank

Please type the sentence in Spanish:

The lazy boys

Fill in the Blank

Please type the sentence in Spanish:

Some organized/neat girls.

Poll

How are you feeling with adjectives and articles?

• 100%

• 75%

• 50%

• 10%