Los Adjetivos: How to describe Los Adjetivos: How to describe Sr. Schofield.

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1 Los Adjetivos: How to describe Los Adjetivos: How to describe Sr. Schofield

2 ¡Vamos a comenzar!  Adjectives are frequently descriptive. That is, most often adjectives are used to describe a noun, or distinguish the noun from a group of similar objects. For example, an adjective might describe the color of an object.  the red pen the blue pen

3 La Regla  In Spanish, most adjectives change form, depending upon whether the word they modify is masculine or feminine. Notice the difference between "the tall boy" and "the tall girl."  el chico alto la chica alta

4 La Forma correcta  Adjectives also change form depending upon whether the word they modify is singular or plural. Notice the difference between "the tall boy" and "the tall boys" ; "the tall girl" and "the tall girls."  el chico alto los chicos altos  la chica alta las chicas altas

5 Versiones  Many common adjectives end in -o. These adjectives have four forms. The following words all mean "tall":  alto alta altos altas

6 Forma correcta  The correct form of the adjective depends upon the noun it modifies. Is the noun masculine or feminine? Singular or plural?  libro rojo red book  pluma roja red pen  libros rojos red books  plumas rojas red pens

7 Mira a las letras & las sonidas  Notice how the endings of the nouns and these adjectives are similar.  libro rojo pluma roja libros rojos plumas rojas

8 Excepciones  Adjectives that end in -e also change form for singular or plural. To form the plural, simply add -s.  la chica inteligente las chicas inteligentes

9 Excepciones  Adjectives that end in -e do not, however, change form for masculine or feminine.  la chica inteligente el chico inteligente  las chicas inteligentes los chicos inteligentes

10 Excepciones  Similarly, most adjectives that end in a consonant do change form for singular or plural, but do not change for masculine or feminine. To form the plural, add -es.  la chica popular el chico popular  las chicas populares los chicos populares

11 Let's review…  Adjectives that end in -o have four forms: alto, alta, altos, altas  Adjectives that end in -e have two forms: inteligente, inteligentes  Most adjectives that end in a consonant have two forms: popular, populares (form plural by adding -es)

12 Vamos a practicar  1. rojo  Hay una pluma _____ encima de la mesa. A.rojo B.roja C.rojos D.rojas  2. alto  La chica _____ está en la casa. A.alto B.alta C.altos D.altas

13 Vamos a practicar  3. pequeño  Hay tres libros _____ en la bolsa. A.pequeño B.pequeña C.pequeños D.pequeñas  4. poco  Hay _____ chicos en la clase. A.poco B.poca C.pocos D.pocas

14 Vamos a practicar  5. mucho  Hay _____ chicas en la clase. A.mucho B.muchos C.mucha D.muchas  6. bonito  Hoy es un día _____. A.bonito B.bonita C.bonitos D.bonitas

15 Vamos a practicar  7. guapo  Él es un hombre _____. A.guapo B.guapa C.guapos D.guapas  8. negro  Ella tiene pelo _____. A.negro B.negra C.negros D.negras

16 Vamos a practicar  9. rubio  Él tiene pelo _____. A.rubio B.rubia C.rubios D.rubias  10. simpático  Muchas personas _____ viven en Latino América. A.Simpático B.Simpática C.Simpáticos D.simpáticas