Adjectives

Adjectives

Adjetivos

Adjectives are ...

words that describe nouns.

In Spanish, most adjectives have both masculine and feminine forms.

• Masculine form usually ends in the letter -o

• Feminine form usually ends in the letter -a

Masculine adjectives are used to describe masculine nouns.

Marcos es ordenado y simpatico.

Marcos is organized and nice.

Feminine adjectives are used to describe feminine nouns.

Marta es ordenada y simpatica.

Marta is organize and nice.

Adjectives that end in -e describe both masculine and feminine nouns.

Anita es inteligente.

Anita is smart.

Pedro es inteligente tambien.

Pedro is also smart.

Adjectives that end in -or have a feminine form that ends in -ora

Juan es trabajador.

Juan is hardworking.

Lucy es trabajadora.

Lucy is hardworking.

Some adjectives that end in -a such as deportista, describe both masculine and feminine nouns. You will need to learn which adjectives follow this pattern.

Tomas es deportista.

Marta es deportista tambien.

Open Ended

What is an adjective?

Multiple Choice

In Spanish, most adjectives have both masculine and feminine forms.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Most feminine adjectives end in the letter ...

• o

• a

• e

Multiple Choice

Most masculine adjectives end in the letter ...

• o

• a

• e

Multiple Choice

Daniel es ......

• perezoso

• perezosa

Multiple Choice

Amy es muy .....

• estudioso

• estudiosa

Multiple Choice

Carlo es un ....

• perfeccionista

• perfeccionisto