Gender of Nouns

Gender of Nouns

Primera Forma

Masculine Nouns 

• Most masculine nouns end in the letter o

• Examples: libro-book, carro-car, zapato-shoe

• Masculine nouns end in the consonants –n, -r, and –l

• Examples: corazon-heart, doctor-doctor, actor-actor, paste-cakel, celular-cellphone, pan-bread

Masculine Nouns that end in a

• el día-day

• el mapa-map

• el aroma-aroma, scent

• el poema-poem

• el sofá -sofa

• el tema-theme, topic

• el problema-problem

Feminine Nouns

• Feminine Nouns usually end in the letter a

• Examples: casa-house, carta-letter, bolsa-bag

• Some feminine nouns also end in the letter

• Examples: amistad-friendship, caridad-charity, pared-wall

• Some feminine nouns also ends in –ción-sión and -iz

• Examples: cancion-song, mission-mission, actriz-actress

Feminine nouns that end in o

• la foto-photo

• la mano-hand

• la radio-radio

Plural of Nouns

• Add -s at the of the word when it ends with a vowel. 

• Examples: carro-carros, bicicleta-bicicletas

• Add -es if the word ends in a consonant

• Examples: voz-voces, pez-peces

Adjectives

• In Spanish, adjectives must agree with the noun they describe in gender and in number. This means that if the noun an adjective describes is feminine, the adjective must be feminine, and if that same noun is also plural, the adjective will be feminine AND plural as well.

• Adjectives in spanish are placed after the noun.

• Example: yellow cat-gata amarilla, blue cars-carros azuleS

Multiple Choice

Is the following word masculine or feminine? ESPEJO

• masculine

• feminine

Multiple Choice

Is the following word masculine or feminine? COMPUTADORA

• masculine

• feminine

Multiple Choice

Is the following word masculine or feminine? OJO

• masculine

• feminine

Multiple Choice

Is the following word masculine or feminine? TELEFONO

• masculine

• feminine

Multiple Choice

Is the following word masculine or feminine? MAPA

• masculine

• feminine

Multiple Choice

Is the following word masculine or feminine? MANO

• masculine

• feminine

Multiple Choice

Is the following word masculine or feminine? RADIO

• masculine

• feminine

Multiple Choice

Is the following word masculine or feminine? POEMA

• masculine

• feminine

Multiple Choice

Is the following word masculine or feminine? COLOR

• masculine

• feminine

Multiple Choice

Is the following word masculine or feminine? AMISTAD

• masculine

• feminine