Adjetivos

Adjectives

Spanish 1
Chapter 1B

Topic: Adjectives

Objective: I can describe myself and others using adjectives.

Essential Question

1.How can I describe myself or others in Spanish?

What are adjectives?

1. Words that describe, tell me something about, nouns

(people and things) are adjectives.

Rules for adjectives

Adjectives must agree (match) the noun they are describing in:
adjective- noun agreement in GENDER & NUMBER.

Rules for adjectives- Gender

If the noun is feminine, the adjective is feminine.

If the noun is masculine, the adjective is masculine.

Rules for adjectives- Number

If the noun is singular, the adjective is singular.
If the noun is plural, the adjective is plural.

Masculine Adjective Endings

Singular

Plural

-o

-os

Feminine Adjective Endings

Singular

Plural

-a

-as

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Write (singular, plural) what type of number is: ordenado

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Write (singular, plural) what type of number is: deportistas

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Write (singular, plural) what type of number is: estudiosos

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Write (singular, plural) what type of number is: talentosa

Adjective Ending in E

1.Can be used with both genders and have the forms:

Singular

Plural

-e

-es

Categorize

Options (14)

perezosa

estudiosa

graciosa

reservada

talentosa

trabajador

bueno

serio

ordenado

impaciente

inteligente

deportista

sociable

atrevido

Organize these options into the right categories

Feminine

Masculine

Both Genders

Adjectives Ending in a Consonant-

Can be used with both genders and have the forms:

Singular

Plural

(Masculine &
Femenine)-
consonant

(Masculine &

Feminine)-

consonant + es

​In Spanish

Adjectives come after the noun.
To describe yourself or someone else you must use the verb ser (soy, eres, es, somos, son)

Say: El chico es atrevido.
Don't say: el atrevido chico es

Reorder

Reorder the following

• Los

• estudiantes

• son

• estudiosos.

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Reorder

Reorder the following

• Yo

• soy

• impaciente.

1

2

3

• 1
• 2
• 3

In Summary...

Adjectives are....
I can describe myself and others by...
Adjectives in Spanish have 4 forms....
For example.....