Gender of People & Adjectives

Gender of People & Adjectives

Adj/People ending in o

Change o to a

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Make this feminine!

alto

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Make this feminine!

creativo

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Make this feminine!

callado

Adj/People ending in or

add a

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Make this feminine!

trabajador

Fill in the Blanks

Make this feminine!

hablador

Adj/People ending in -e, -ista, -consonant

(a consonant is anything not a e i o u)

leave it alone

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Make this feminine!

paciente

Fill in the Blanks

Make this feminine!

artista

Fill in the Blanks

Make this feminine!

leal (loyal)

Adj/People ending in -án, -ón, -ín, -és

remove accent, then add a

-ana, -ona, -ina, -esa

Fill in the Blanks

Make this feminine!

capitán

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Make this feminine!

francés

Fill in the Blanks

Make this feminine!

bailarín (dancer)

Fill in the Blanks

Make this feminine!

cabezón (hard-headed, stubborn)

Exceptions

hombre > mujer

padre > madre

papá > mamá

actor > actriz

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Make this feminine!

papá

Fill in the Blanks

Make this feminine!

padre

Fill in the Blanks

Make this feminine!

actor

Now let's try them mixed up!

Fill in the Blanks

Make this feminine!

joven

Fill in the Blanks

Make this feminine!

japonés

Fill in the Blanks

Make this feminine!

optimista (optimistic)

Fill in the Blanks

Make this feminine!

trabajador

Fill in the Blanks

Make this feminine!

egoísta (selfish)

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Make this feminine!

tranquilo

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Make this feminine!

paciente

Now finish the sentence with the correct form of the adjective.

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Marisol es

. (intelligent)

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Diego es

. (intelligent)

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Juana es

. (hardworking)

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Miguel es

. (artistic)

Now let's review plural - - because adjectives can be plural

• ends in a vowel > add s

• ends in a consonant > add es

• ends in z > change z to c then add es

• ends in án, ón, ín, és > remove accent then add es

• ends in en, add an accent on the vowel before en, then add es

Fill in the Blanks

Make this adjective plural.

joven

Fill in the Blanks

Make this adjective plural.

leal

Fill in the Blanks

Make this adjective plural.

habladora

Fill in the Blanks

Make this adjective plural.

trabajador

Fill in the Blanks

Make this adjective plural.

pesimista

Fill in the Blanks

Make this adjective plural.

interesante

Fill in the Blanks

Make this adjective plural.

capaz (capable)

Fill in the Blanks

Make this adjective plural.

egoísta (selfish)

Fill in the Blanks

Make this noun plural.

examen

Fill in the Blanks

Make this adjective plural.

francés (french)

Fill in the Blanks

Make this adjective plural.

capitán

Change GENDER (M/F)

Then Change NUMBER (SINGULAR/PLURAL)

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Complete the sentence with the adjective that agrees in GENDER (m/f) and NUMBER (s/p)

Marisa es

. (brunette)

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Complete the sentence with the adjective that agrees in GENDER (m/f) and NUMBER (s/p)

Diego y Juan son

. (teenagers)

Fill in the Blanks

Complete the sentence with the adjective that agrees in GENDER (m/f) and NUMBER (s/p)

Los hombres son

. (bald)

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Complete the sentence with the adjective that agrees in GENDER (m/f) and NUMBER (s/p)

Mi amiga es

. (serious)

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Complete the sentence with the adjective that agrees in GENDER (m/f) and NUMBER (s/p)

Las mujeres son

. (weak)

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Complete the sentence with the adjective that agrees in GENDER (m/f) and NUMBER (s/p)

Los estudiantes son

. (studioius)

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Complete the sentence with the adjective that agrees in GENDER (m/f) and NUMBER (s/p)

La maestra es

. (old)

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Complete the sentence with the adjective that agrees in GENDER (m/f) and NUMBER (s/p)

Las mujeres son

. (weak)

Fill in the Blanks

Complete the sentence with the adjective that agrees in GENDER (m/f) and NUMBER (s/p)

Mis padres son

. (coaches)