Spanish Adjetives

Spanish Nouns and Adjective Agreement

In Spanish all nouns are either masculine or feminine.

How to Determine the Gender of a Noun

You can almost always tell the gender of a noun if it ends in an -o or an -a. However, many nouns end in a consonant. When a noun does not end in an -o or an -a it can be difficult to know its gender.

Multiple Choice

All nouns in Spanish end in either an -o or an -a?

• cierto (true)

• falso (false)

Articles

The best way to determine the gender of a noun is to look at the article that proceeds it. The article will tell you if the noun is masculine or feminine as well as whether it is singular or plural.

Adjective and Noun Agreement

Like articles, adjectives have to agree with the noun they modify in terms of gender and number.

Multiple Choice

How do articles and adjectives have to agree with the noun they modify?

• size and shape

• going before the noun

• gender and number

Gender Neutral Adjectives

Some adjectives do not change for gender. These are adjectives which end in an -e or a consonant. But these adjectives do change for number. You need to add an -s or -es to them if the noun is plural.

Multiple Choice

Adjectives that end in an -e (like "verde") or a consonant (like "azul") do not change for gender.

• cierto (true)

• falso (false)

Let's Practice

Choose the best answer for the following phrases. Make sure the articles and adjectives agree with the noun for gender and number.

Multiple Choice

Choose the missing word: unas reglas _____

• amarillo

• amarilla

• amarillos

• amarillas

Multiple Choice

Choose the missing word: el muchacho _____

• alta

• alto

• altos

• altas

Multiple Choice

Choose the missing word: la casa _____

• blanco

• blanca

• blancos

• blancas

Multiple Choice

Choose the missing word: _____ pluma roja

• el

• la

• los

• las

Multiple Choice

Choose the missing word: los gatos _____

• negro

• negra

• negros

• negras

Multiple Choice

Choose the missing word: las sillas _____

• verde

• verdes

Multiple Choice

Choose the missing word: _____ libros cafes

• un

• una

• unos

• unas

Multiple Choice

Choose the missing word: _____ muchachas contentas

• un

• una

• unos

• unas

Multiple Choice

Choose the missing word: Un bolígrafo _____

• azul

• azules

Adjectives

Adjetivos

Adjectives are ...

words that describe nouns.

In Spanish, most adjectives have both masculine and feminine forms.

• Masculine form usually ends in the letter -o

• Feminine form usually ends in the letter -a

Masculine adjectives are used to describe masculine nouns.

Marcos es ordenado y simpatico.

Marcos is organized and nice.

Feminine adjectives are used to describe feminine nouns.

Marta es ordenada y simpatica.

Marta is organize and nice.

Adjectives that end in -e describe both masculine and feminine nouns.

Anita es inteligente.

Anita is smart.

Pedro es inteligente tambien.

Pedro is also smart.

Adjectives that end in -or have a feminine form that ends in -ora

Juan es trabajador.

Juan is hardworking.

Lucy es trabajadora.

Lucy is hardworking.

Some adjectives that end in -a such as deportista, describe both masculine and feminine nouns. You will need to learn which adjectives follow this pattern.

Tomas es deportista.

Marta es deportista tambien.

Open Ended

What is an adjective?

Multiple Choice

In Spanish, most adjectives have both masculine and feminine forms.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Most feminine adjectives end in the letter ...

• o

• a

• e

Multiple Choice

Most masculine adjectives end in the letter ...

• o

• a

• e

Multiple Choice

Daniel es ......

• perezoso

• perezosa

Multiple Choice

Amy es muy .....

• estudioso

• estudiosa

Multiple Choice

Carlo es un ....

• perfeccionista

• perfeccionisto

Multiple Choice

¿Cuál de las siguientes frases significa 'I am' en español?

• Yo soy

• Yo estoy

• Me gusta

• Yo tengo