Adjetivos y Ser Quick Lesson

Adjetivos y Ser

By Peter Whisperwind

Goals from Standards

What are we learning​

1. I can recognize traits in people and myself.

2. I can respond to cultural diversity by expressing curiosity and empathy.

3. I can demonstrate awareness of self and culture. (yo soy de, adjs, family)

4. I can identify sight words (ie. mucho, también, muy, bien, hola) and others.

Make a goal for yourself. ​ What do you want to be able to say?

Ser is one of two verbs to be. It tells us the permanence, equivalence, characteristics, origin, nature, identity and possession. Irregular verb.

Ser​

Adjectives or adjectivos are parts of speech that describe or modify a person or thing.

Adjectivos​

Definitions

You know so many already! Keep adding to your collection.

Los Adjetivos

The Adjectives​

Adjetivos are words that describe and modify.​

Ejemplos de Adjetivos​​

​Colores	Caracteristicas	​Personalidad	​Condiciones	​Otros
​Rojo	​Bajo	​Serio	​Nuevo	​Bonito
​Azul	​Alto	​Cómico	​Viejo	​Guapo
​Verde	​Moreno	​Perezoso	​Joven	​Feo
​Amarillo	​Rubio	​Simpático	​Enfermo	​Fácil
​Rosa	​Pelirrojo	​Inteligente	​Saludable	​Difícil
Blanco	​Pequeño	​Aburrido	​Bien	​Moderno

bajo > baja

serio > seria

rojo > roja

enfermo > enferma

nuevo> nueva​

To change masculine adjectives to feminine, drop the -o for and -a. Adjectives that have -e in them remain the same.

How to change

Feminine Adjectives

Remember that -o endings are attributed masculine and -a with feminine. There are many exceptions like águila (eagle).

Multiple Select

Select the verbs that would remain the same if changing to feminine.

• rojo

• inteligente

• joven

• bajo

Fill in the Blanks

Change bonito to feminine.

Multiple Select

Mark only the ones that are correct. Change to feminine: verde, rojo, nuevo, joven.

• verda

• roja

• nueva

• joven

To change the adjective to plural, add -s if it ends in a vowel, and -os, -as, -es, or other if it ends in a consonant.

How to change​

Plurals

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joven > jovenes

roja > rojas

verde > verdes

alto > altos

morena > morenas​

Some Words that end in a consonant

Some text here about the topic of discussion

• ​joven > jovenes

• azul > azules

• ​material >materiales

• ​fácil > fáciles

• difícil > difíciles​

• general >generales

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Change to plural: joven

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Change to plural: azul

Fill in the Blanks

Change to plural: roja

El Verbo Ser

The verb 'to be​'

It is as easy as "I am, you are" but in Spanish.

The verb to be in Spanish is divided into two: ser y estar.

Ser is used with more permanent things like ​facts, origin, traits, and personality.

A half of two.​

Ser (to be)

Just focus on learning this half.

​English	​Spanish
​Yo soy	​I am
​Tú eres	​You are (1 person)
​Él es y ella es	​He is and she is
​Usted es	​You (Sir., Madm,Dr.) are
​Nosotrxs somos	​We are
Ustedes son	​You (all) are
Ellxs son	​They are

Open Ended

Write a simple sentence using a known adjective and a form of ser. Example: Ella es inteligente.

Fill in the Blanks

Ella

alta.

Fill in the Blanks

Él

muy rápido.

Fill in the Blanks

Gavin y Robert

buenos amigos. Ellos juegan mucho en línea.

Multiple Choice

Select first-person plural form of ser. Example: Nosotres ___ amigues.

• soy

• eres

• somos

• son

Fill in the Blanks

Yo

un alumno.

Fill in the Blanks

Yo

un bailarín.

Fill in the Blanks

Tú

amiga de Sean.

Now, the hard practice: Write 2 sentences with ser and adjectives.

Example: Soy un chico alto. Mi padre es bajo.

Open Ended

Write 2 sentences that use 2 forms of ser and 2 adjectives.

Good job!

It is student's responsibility to continue studying the material at home.​