Exit Ticket #54 - Más de la Familia

Más de la Familia

Lesson Objective: Students will learn vocabulary for family members in Spanish.

La Familia

• Note: most vocabulary for family members in Spanish is the same for male and female - EXCEPT for the last letter and the definite article for the noun

• el - "the" (definite article) for masculine nouns (male family members)

• la "the" (definite article) for feminine nouns (female family members)

La Familia

• Note: for the plural of family members, you take the masculine form of the word and make it plural (i.e. el padre - los padres)

• Note: "los parientes" sounds like "parents" in English but it means "relatives"

Multiple Choice

How do you say "grandfather" in Spanish?

• abuela

• abuelo

• papá

• mamá

Multiple Choice

How do you say "sister" in Spanish?

• hermano

• abuela

• mamá

• hermana

Multiple Choice

What is the difference between "la" and "el"?

• La is used in front of masculine nouns and el is used in front of feminine nouns.

• One means girl, the other means boy.

• La and el both mean the. The difference is "La" is used in front of feminine nouns and "El" is used in front of masculine nouns.

Multiple Choice

Father/ Dad

• madre/ mama

• tio/tia

• padre/ papa

• los parientes

Multiple Choice

el hijo

• daughter
• child
• son
• male cousin

Multiple Choice

la hermanastra

• step-sister
• half-sister
• half-brother 
• female cousin

Multiple Choice

Ella es mi...

• abuela

• abuelo

• mamá

• hermana

Multiple Choice

Translate: el padrastro

• the stepfather

• the father in law

• the grandfather

• the grandson

Multiple Choice

the spouse (wife)

• la esposa

• la esponja

• la estatua

• la espada

Multiple Choice

Translate: los parientes

• the relatives

• the parents

• the walls

• the fish

You must earn an 80% or above on exit ticket - this means you need to get at least 8 out of the 10 questions correct or you will need to redo.