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Stem Changing Verbs

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
empezar
a)
to think
b)
to play
c)
to begin
d)
to close
2.
preferir
a)
to prefer
b)
to be able to
c)
to begin
d)
to want
3.
querer
a)
to want
b)
to think
c)
to prefer
d)
to sleep
4.
dormir
a)
to think
b)
to be able to
c)
to sleep
d)
to beg
5.
jugar
a)
to eat lunch
b)
to play
c)
to sleep
d)
to begin
6.

What is the ONLY way to know for sure what a verb stem changes to?

a)

No tengo ningún idea.

b)

Guess.

c)

Memorize it!

7.

Conjugate: ellos almorzar

a)

almuerzo

b)

almorzan

c)

almierzan

d)

almuerzan

8.

Conjugate: yo cerrar

a)

cirro

b)

cierro

c)

cuerro

d)

cerro

9.

Conjugate: ella comenzar

a)

comienza

b)

comenza

c)

cominza

d)

comuenza

10.

entender

a)

to ask

b)

to dress

c)

to understand

d)

to begin

11.

comenzar

a)

to dance

b)

to begin

c)

to end

d)

to remember

12.

servir

a)

to serve

b)

to ask

c)

to save

d)

to demonstrate

13.

costar

a)

to count

b)

to tell

c)

to cost

d)

to encounter

14.

pedir

a)

to ask for

b)

to pass

c)

to plead

d)

to pledge

15.

El pez ______ nadar en el río. (PREFERIR)

a)

prefiere

b)

prefere

c)

profe

d)

prefiera

16.
Mis hermanos no _____ (poder (o:ue))
a)
pieden
b)
poden
c)
pueden
d)
piden
17.

In a stem changing verb, we make a change to a vowel in the stem. Which answers are examples of a stem change that occurs in Spanish? (select all that apply)

a)

e to ie

b)

u to ue

c)

e to i

d)

e to ue

e)

o to ue

18.

Ellas ______ estudiar en la biblioteca. (PENSAR)

a)

pensan

b)

pensamos

c)

piensa

d)

piensan

19.

El partido de fútbol ______ a las siete. (EMPEZAR)

a)

empezamos

b)

empieza

c)

empiezo

d)

empeiza

20.

El Profe Zerbey ________ la frase. (REPETIR)

a)

repiten

b)

repete

c)

repite

d)

repites