Indefinite Articles lesson

Indefinite articles

​Los objetivos:

1. Learn about indefinite articles in Spanish

2. Use indefinite articles to ask for what you need

3. Recall school vocabulary

Multiple Choice

What is an article as a part of speech?

• It describes a noun

• It is a word to name a person, place or thing.

• It's an action word

• It specifies and identifies a noun.

The indefinite article (a, an, some) is used before a noun that is general (unspecific) or when its identity is not known.

​Indefinite articles - a, an, some

They refer to something specific.

​In English, there is only one definite article: the. In Spanish, you have four definite articles: el, la, los and las.

​Definite articles -the

In Spanish, as in English you have two types of articles:

Multiple Choice

In English, there are no articles.

• cierto

• falso

Multiple Choice

How many definite articles are there in Spanish?

• seis

• cuatro

• ocho

• dos

Multiple Choice

The word "the" in English means:

• only "el"

• only "las, los"

• only "la"

• All of them

Multiple Choice

The Spanish language has four definite articles:

• el, un , una, las

• el, ella, yo, tu

• el, la, los, las

• sol, lo, le les

Multiple Choice

Definite articles are used with nouns to:

• indicate specific persons, places, or things.

• indicate unspecific persons, places, or things.

• describe unspecific persons, places, or things.

• replace specific persons, places, or things.

The indefinite articles in English are a, an, one, some.

For example:

a book

an apple

some pencils

​Indefinite articles

​Indefinite articles in Spanish just like definite articles, follow the gender (m/f) and number (singular/plural) agreement. The indefinite articles in Spanish are:

un, una, unos, unas

​Spanish Indefinite Articles

Un and una mean a/an in English.

​un is used before masculine singular nouns.

un niño - a boy

una is used before feminine singular nouns.

una niña - a girl

Un/una are also used to indicate amount.

un/una = 1

​Singular Indefinite Articles

Multiple Choice

Which is correct for "a book"?

• el libro

• un libro

• la libro

• una libro

Multiple Choice

Which is correct for "a chair"?

• el silla

• un silla

• la silla

• una silla

Multiple Choice

Which is correct for "I need one pencil"?

• Necesito un lapiz

• Necesito una lapiz

• Necesito el lapiz

• Necesito la lapiz

Multiple Choice

The difference between "un" and "el" and "la" and "una" is translation.

• cierto

• falso

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Provide the correct singular indefinite article for : mesa

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Provide the correct singular indefinite article for : plato

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Provide the correct singular indefinite article for : carpeta

Unos and unas mean some/a few in English. For example:

unos libros - some books

unos is used before masculine plural nouns.

unos niños - some boys

unas is used before feminine plural nouns.

unas niñas - some girls

​Plural indefinite articles

Multiple Choice

Spanish has four Indefinite articles. They are:

• the, a, an, some

• el, la, los, las

• un, una, unos, unas

• el, ella, yo, tu

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Provide the correct plural indefinite article for: mesas

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Provide the correct plural indefinite article for: platos

Multiple Choice

What is the correct translation for "the notebook"?

• un cuaderno

• una cuaderno

• el cuaderno

• la cuaderno

Multiple Choice

What is the correct translation for "un libro"?

• a book

• some books

• the book

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When you write "UNA CHICA", the word "una" is:

• a definite article "the"

• an indefinite article "some'

• an indefinite article "a"

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UNOS MAESTROS mean:

• the teachers

• some teachers

• a teacher

• the teacher

Multiple Choice

Translate the phrase: a dog and a cat

• el perro y el gato

• los perros y los gatos

• un perro y un gato

• unos perros y unos gatos

Multiple Choice

Translate the phrase: a boy and a girl

• el chico y la chica

• los chicos y las chicas

• un chico y una chica

• unos chicos y unas chicas

Multiple Choice

What do you see?

• un gato gris

• unos gatos grises

• los gatos grises

Multiple Choice

Do you see a dog or some dogs?

• el perro

• un perro

• unos perros

Match

Match to the correct article:

• a window

• the window

• some windows

• the windows

una ventana

la ventana

unas ventanas

las ventanas

• una ventana

• la ventana

• unas ventanas

• las ventanas

Match

Match to the correct article:

• a notebook

• the notebook

• some notebooks

• the notebooks

un cuaderno

el cuaderno

unos cuadernos

los cuadernos

• un cuaderno

• el cuaderno

• unos cuadernos

• los cuadernos

Match

Match to the correct article:

• an eraser

• the eraser

• some erasers

• the erasers

un borrador

el borrador

unos borradores

los borradores

• un borrador

• el borrador

• unos borradores

• los borradores

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Provide the correct indefinite article: ____ reglas

Multiple Choice

"Mi casa, tu casa". Which word is the article?

• tu

• casa

• mi

• no article

Poll

How do you feel about indefinite articles?

• Muy bien. I totally get it.

• Regular. I kind of get it.

• Bien. I'm getting there.

• Muy mal. I do not understandIn