Introduction to Spanish Nouns and Articles

In Spanish, what is a noun used to identify?

• Only people and animals

• People, animals, places, things, or ideas

• Verbs and adjectives

• Only living things

Which statement best describes gender and number in Spanish nouns?

• Only living nouns have gender; all nouns are singular

• All Spanish nouns have gender (masculine or feminine) and number (singular or plural)

• Spanish nouns have no gender and only plural number

• Gender applies only to nouns ending in -o or -a

Which ending commonly indicates a masculine noun referring to a living thing?

• -a

• -ora

• -o

• -ista (always)

Which pair correctly shows a feminine counterpart formed by changing the ending from -or to -ora?

• el profesor → la profesora

• el chico → la chica

• el turista → la turista

• el hombre → la mujer

Which statement about nouns referring to males and females is generally true?

• Nouns referring to males are feminine; nouns referring to females are masculine

• Nouns referring to males, like el hombre, are masculine; nouns referring to females, like la mujer, are feminine

• Gender depends only on the article, not the noun

• Nouns referring to living things have no gender

Which example shows the use of the -a ending to indicate a feminine noun referring to a living thing?

• el pasajero

• la pasajera

• el conductor

• el profesor

Which statement best describes nouns ending in -ista when referring to living things?

• They are always masculine

• They are always feminine

• They can be masculine (el turista) or feminine (la turista) depending on context

• They indicate non-living things only

According to the rule, many Spanish nouns referring to male beings end in which of the following, with their corresponding feminine forms ending in -a or -ora?

• -e or -ión

• -o or -or

• -dad or -tad

• -ma or -pa

Choose the correct feminine form corresponding to the masculine noun el profesor based on the -or/ -ora pattern.

• la profesora

• la profesoro

• la profesorae

• la profesoran

For nouns ending in -ista (for example, turista), how is gender indicated?

• By changing -ista to -isto for masculine

• By changing -ista to -ista for feminine only

• By the article el (masculine) or la (feminine)

• By adding -ora for feminine