PE.8 Lección (gender of nouns)

A noun is a person, place, thing and idea.

• true

• false

In Spanish, all nouns have a (a)   .

In Spanish, nouns are either ​ (a)   or ​ (b)   .

• masculine
• feminine
• subject
• tense

Masculine nouns usually end in -​ (a)   while feminine nouns usually end in -​ (b)   .

• o
• a
• e

Organize these nouns as either masculine or feminine:

Groups:

(a) Masculine

,

(b) feminine

• hoja

• profesora

• año

• boca

• amiga

• silla

• libro

• amigo

• brazo

• ojo

Besides the -o & -a endings of nouns, what else points out the gender of a noun?

• the beginning of a noun

• definite article

• subject

• infinitive

Which word below is a definite article (in English)?

• I

• to run

• the

• some

There are 4 ways of expressing the definite article "the" in Spanish.

Match each form of "the" to the correct noun.

• amigo

• la

• amiga

• las

• amigas

• los

• amigos

• el

All nouns in Spanish end in only -o & -a.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Although many nouns in Spanish end in -o & -a, not all end in -o & -a.

A noun can end in pretty much any letter.

Example: profesor ends in 'r' and nariz ends in 'z'

There are two ways to find the gender of a noun.

A: Look at the noun's article

B: Look at the noun's ending letters.

Of the TWO ways of finding the gender of a noun, which way is MORE accurate?

• Look at the noun's ending letters.

• Look at the noun's article