Nouns, Verbs, & Adjectives- Roldan

Nouns, Verbs, & Adjectives- Roldan

Noun

• Person, place, thing, idea

• Mrs. Roldan, Michigan, table

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of a noun:

• dog

• blue

• running

Nouns in Spanish are ...

• masculine (-o, -os ending)

• feminine (-a, -as ending)

• singular (only 1)

• plural (more than 1)

• A noun's gender in Spanish doesn't change.

• But, you can make them plural by adding "s" (vowel) or adding "es" (consonant).

To determine the gender of the noun I will look at ...

• The last 1 or 2 letters of the noun.

• -o, -os ending is masculine

• -a, -as ending is feminine

• There are exceptions to those rules.

• If the noun ends with something other than an "o/os" or an "a/as" you must LOOK UP the word in a DICTIONARY.

4 ways to say "the"

• el

• la

• los

• las

• If you make a noun plural, "the" becomes plural too, el-los, la-las.

Multiple Choice

What is the gender of this noun: familia

• masculine

• feminine

• unknown, must look it up in a dictionary.

Multiple Choice

What is the gender of this noun: zapatos

• masculine

• feminine

• unknown, must look it up in a dictionary.

Multiple Choice

What is the gender of this noun: lugar

• masculine

• feminine

• unknown, must look it up in a dictionary.

Adjective

• Describing word

• funny, brown, tall,

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of an adjective?

• cat

• to play

• large

Adjectives in Spanish

• change spelling based on the gender and amount of the noun they describe.

• Adjectives that end with an "e" or a consonant in Spanish are both masculine & feminine. (triste/ azul)

• Adjectives that end with an -o change to an -a when describing feminine nouns.

• To make an adjective plural add s (vowel) or es (consonant).

Multiple Choice

Use the adjective to describe the noun: El chico es alto.

• alto

• alta

• altos

• altas

Multiple Choice

Use the adjective to describe the noun: Las plumas son azul.

• azul

• azula

• azules

• azulas

Multiple Choice

Use the adjective to describe the noun: La maestra es interesante.

• interesante

• interesanta

• interesantes

• interesantas

Multiple Choice

Use the adjective to describe the noun: Mis amigas son bonito.

• bonito

• bonita

• bonitos

• bonitas

Multiple Choice

Use the adjective to describe the noun: Mi hermana es bueno.

• bueno

• buena

• buenos

• buenas

What we are doing is called

• Noun- adjective agreement

• changing the spelling of an adjective to agree with the noun's gender and amount.

Verb

• Action word

• am, is, are, to be, to play, singing, ran

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of a verb?

• baby

• purple

• listened

There are 2 main types of verbs

• Conjugated (you know who/what is doing the action)

• Infinitive (the subject is unknown) - to play, to run (-ar, -er,- ir)

• Verbs can also be singular and plural

• Verbs are NEVER masculine or feminine.

Multiple Choice

Choose the conjugated verb:

• Ricardo listens

• To listen

Multiple Choice

Choose the conjugated verb:

• Bailar

• Baila

Verbs are Conjugated in Spanish by

• Removing a verb's ending

• Adding a new ending based on the amount of the subject and whether you are talking to or about the noun.

Multiple Choice

Which process would I use with the following word: conjugating or noun-adjective agreement: Marta hablar

• conjugating (remove ending add new one)

• noun-adjective agreement (o-a)

Multiple Choice

Which process would I use with the following word: conjugating or noun-adjective agreement: Los perros son grande.

• conjugating (remove ending add new one)

• noun- adjective agreement (o-a)

Multiple Choice

Which process would I use with the following word: conjugating or noun-adjective agreement: Yo leer.

• conjugating (remove ending add new one)

• noun- adjective agreement (o-a)

Multiple Choice

Which process would I use with the following word: conjugating or noun-adjective agreement: La camisa es morado.

• conjugating (remove ending add new one)

• noun-adjective agreement (o-a)