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WorksheetsY7 - The Rule of Agreement
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 13mins
As a general rule, most nouns ending in 'o' are masculine and most nouns ending in 'a' are feminine.
Tick all the MASCULINE nouns.
libro
hermana
hija
conejo
baloncesto
As a general rule, most nouns ending in 'o' are masculine and most nouns ending in 'a' are feminine.
Tick all the FEMININE nouns.
hermanastra
gimnasia
teatro
dibujo
música
All nouns in Spanish end either in 'a' or in 'o'.
Verdadero? (True)
Falso? (False)
Some nouns end in 'e' (un estuche = a pencil case)
or a 'consonant' (una ciudad = a town).
The best way to know these nouns' gender is to look at the article in front:
Ex: el (the / masculine) estuche
Ex: la (the / feminine) ciudad
Now tick all the masculine nouns.
el fútbol
la educación
el lápiz
el español
la madre
Some nouns end in 'e' (un estuche = a pencil case)
or a 'consonant' (una ciudad = a town).
The best way to know these nouns' gender is to look at the article in front:
Ex: el (the / masculine) estuche
Ex: la (the / feminine) ciudad
Now tick all the feminine nouns.
el tenis
la arte marcial
la religión
el SMS
el sol
What are the 2 grammatical terms related to the Rule of Agreement?
Number and Adjective
Number and Article
Gender and Agreement
Gender and Number
The GENDER of a noun refers to whether it is ___?
Masculine or Feminine
Singular or Plural
The NUMBER of a noun refers to whether it is ___?
Singular or Plural
Masculine or Feminine
Translate the 4 ways of saying 'the' in Spanish:
1) Masculine / singular
2) Feminine / singular
3) Masculine / plural
4) Feminine / plural
(no capital letters / only 1 space between each word / no space at the end)
(a)
When we know the noun's GENDER and NUMBER, we apply the same findings to the end of the adjective that describes it.
Ex: El libro (masculine+singular) rojo (masculine+singular) = The red book
Ex: Las gomas (feminine+plural) amarillas (feminine+plural) = The pink rubbers
Tick all that is masculine plural:
los chicos tontos
la chocolatina deliciosa
los padres simpáticos
el estuche azul
las ciencias interesantes
When we know the noun's GENDER and NUMBER, we apply the same findings to the end of the adjective that describes it.
Ex: El libro (masculine+singular) rojo (masculine+singular) = The red book
Ex: Las gomas (feminine+plural) amarillas (feminine+plural) = The pink rubbers
Tick all that is feminine singular:
los chicos tontos
la chocolatina deliciosa
los padres simpáticos
el estuche azul
las ciencias interesantes
When we know the noun's GENDER and NUMBER, we apply the same findings to the end of the adjective that describes it.
Ex: El libro (masculine+singular) rojo (masculine+singular) = The red book
Ex: Las gomas (feminine+plural) amarillas (feminine+plural) = The pink rubbers
Tick all that is masculine singular:
los chicos tontos
la chocolatina deliciosa
los padres simpáticos
el estuche azul
las ciencias interesantes
When we know the noun's GENDER and NUMBER, we apply the same findings to the end of the adjective that describes it.
Ex: El libro (masculine+singular) rojo (masculine+singular) = The red book
Ex: Las gomas (feminine+plural) amarillas (feminine+plural) = The pink rubbers
Tick all that is feminine plural:
los chicos tontos
la chocolatina deliciosa
los padres simpáticos
el estuche azul
las ciencias interesantes
Which is the correct translation for:
'a silly girl'
una chica tonto
una chica tonta
un chico tonta
un chico tonto
Which is the correct translation for:
'the interesting school subjects'
las asignaturas interesantes
la asignatura interesante
el asignturas interesantes
las asignaturas interesante
Which is the correct translation for:
'the sincere friends (male)'
las amigos sinceros
los amigos sinceres
los amigos sincero
los amigos sinceros
Remember:
Adjectives ending in a 'o' can change into: o / a /os /as.
Adjectives ending in a 'e' can change into: e / es .
Adjectives ending in a 'consonant' can change into: consonant / consonant + es.
Traduce al español:
"the intelligent (inteligente) boy (chico)"
DON'T FORGET TO PLACE THE ADJECTIVE AFTER THE NOUN!
(a)
Remember:
Adjectives ending in a 'o' can change into: o / a /os /as.
Adjectives ending in a 'e' can change into: e / es .
Adjectives ending in a 'consonant' can change into: consonant / consonant + es.
Traduce al español:
"the nice (simpático) girl (chica)"
DON'T FORGET TO PLACE THE ADJECTIVE AFTER THE NOUN!
(a)
Remember:
Adjectives ending in a 'o' can change into: o / a /os /as.
Adjectives ending in a 'e' can change into: e / es .
Adjectives ending in a 'consonant' can change into: consonant / consonant + es.
Traduce al español:
"the grey (gris) horses (caballo)"
DON'T FORGET TO PLACE THE ADJECTIVE AFTER THE NOUN!
(a)
Remember:
Adjectives ending in a 'o' can change into: o / a /os /as.
Adjectives ending in a 'e' can change into: e / es .
Adjectives ending in a 'consonant' can change into: consonant / consonant + es.
Traduce al español:
"the boring (aburrido) maths (matemáticas)"
DON'T FORGET TO PLACE THE ADJECTIVE AFTER THE NOUN!
(a)
Remember:
Adjectives ending in a 'o' can change into: o / a /os /as.
Adjectives ending in a 'e' can change into: e / es .
Adjectives ending in a 'consonant' can change into: consonant / consonant + es.
Traduce al español:
"the blue (azul) dresses (vestido)"
DON'T FORGET TO PLACE THE ADJECTIVE AFTER THE NOUN!
(a)
Remember:
Adjectives ending in a 'o' can change into: o / a /os /as.
Adjectives ending in a 'e' can change into: e / es .
Adjectives ending in a 'consonant' can change into: consonant / consonant + es.
Traduce al español:
"the brown (marrón) dog (perro)"
DON'T FORGET TO PLACE THE ADJECTIVE AFTER THE NOUN!
(a)
A girl would describe herself as ___?
Tick all that applies.
Soy tranquila pero no soy tonta.
Soy un poco tímida pero no soy seria.
Soy bastante divertida pero soy un poco tonto también.
Soy muy generoso y nada tranquilo.
Soy bastante listo y muy muy sincero.
Two boys would describe themselves as ___?
Tick all that applies.
Somos tranquilos pero no somos tontos.
Somos un poco tímida pero no somos seria.
Somos bastante divertidos pero somos un poco tontos también.
Somos muy generoso y nada tranquilos.
Somos bastante listos y muy muy sinceros.
