Definite and Indefinite Articles

Definite and Indefinite

Articles

Spanish 1
Chapter 1B

TOPIC: Articles
OBJECTIVE: I can use the article-noun agreement rules in Spanish for definite and indefinite articles.

Essential Question:
How can I use definite and indefinite articles in Spanish?

Definite Articles

Definite Articles in English have one form:
the

For example: the car / the cars

In Spanish Definite Articles go with specific nouns. For example: el carro rojo

Article-Noun Agreement

Indefinite articles match the noun they are next to in:

● Gender (masculine, feminine)
● Number (singular, plural)
They follow this word order : Article + Noun

Definite Articles Forms

English Equivalent: the

​Masculine Feminine

EL LA

LOS LAS

​Singular


Plural

Multiple Choice

Choose the definite article that matches with the following noun:

____ amigas

• el

• los

• la

• las

Match

Match the following definite articles with its corresponding noun

• chico

• chicos

• chica

• chicas

el

los

la

las

• el

• los

• la

• las

Multiple Choice

Choose the definite article that matches with the following noun:

____ escuela

• el

• los

• la

• las

Indefinite Articles

Indefinite Articles in English have two forms: a/an
Indefinite Articles go with general nouns.
For example: un carro

Article-Noun Agreement

Indefinite articles match the noun they are next to in:

● Gender (masculine, feminine)
● Number (singular, plural)
They follow this word order : Article + Noun

Indefinite Articles Forms

English Equivalent: a/an

​Masculine Feminine

UN UNA

UNOS UNAS

​Singular


Plural

Categorize

Options (12)

estudiante serio

chico atrevido

amigo sociable

chica graciosa

amiga trabajadora

estudiante talentosa

chicos reservados

amigos ordenados

estudiantes buenos

chicas sociables

amigas deportistas

estudiantes trabajadoras

Organize these options into the right categories of indefinite articles

Un

Una

Unos

Unas

In summary

EQ: How can I use definite and indefinite articles in Spanish?