Articles in Spanish Por Señora Myers

Paso 1: Identify a noun as masculine or feminine

In Spanish, nouns are either masculine or feminine 85% of the time… Masculine nouns end in “o” Feminine nouns end in “a” *there are exceptions, but we’ll worry about those another time

Práctica de Paso 1 Identify the following as either masculine or feminine. 1.chica - ___________ 2.amigo - ___________ 3.maestro - ____________ 4.mujer - ___________ 5.persona - ___________ 6.estudiante - ___________

Práctica de Paso 1: Answers Identify the following as either masculine or feminine. 1.chica – feminine 2.amigo – masculine 3.maestra – feminine 4.mujer – feminine 5.persona – feminine 6.estudiante – masculine or feminine

Paso 2: Making Plurals

To change a word from singular to plural, follow these rules. For words that end in a vowel, add “s” For words that end in a consonant, add “es” * these rules are true about 85% of the time

Práctica de Paso 2 Change the following singular words to a plural form. 1.chica - _______________ 2.amigo - ________________ 3.maestro - _______________ 4.mujer - ________________ 5.persona - _______________ 6.estudiante - _________________

Práctica de Paso 2: Answers Change the following singular words to a plural form. 1.chica - chicas 2.amigo - amigos 3.maestro - maestros 4.mujer - mujeres 5.persona - personas 6.estudiante - estudiantes

Paso 3: Definite Articles Definite Article in English = the

In Spanish there are 4 ways to write “the” singularplural masculine ElLos feminine LaLas

Práctica de Paso 3 Using the chart, identify the correct definite articles. 1._____ chica 2._____ amigo 3._____ maestro 4._____ mujer 5._____ persona 6._____ estudiante

Práctica de Paso 3: Answers Using the chart, identify the correct definite articles. 1.La chica 2.El amigo 3.El maestro 4.La mujer 5.La persona 6.El / la estudiante* *remember, in Spanish we know if a student is a boy or a girl by the form of “the” that is used.

Práctica de Plurales Now write the words in their plural forms. 1.La chica - ________________ 2.El amigo - ________________ 3.El maestro - ________________ 4.La mujer - ________________ 5.La persona - ________________ 6.El / la estudiante - ________________

Práctica de Plurales: Answers Now write the words in their plural forms. 1.La chica – las chicas 2.El amigo – los amigos 3.El maestro – los maestros 4.La mujer – las mujeres 5.La persona – las personas 6.El / la estudiante – los / las estudiantes

Paso 4: Indefinite Articles Indefinite article in English = a, an or some

In Spanish, there are 4 ways to write “a”, “an” or “some” singularplural masculine ununos feminine unaunas *Note: un or una can also be translated as “one”

Práctica de Paso 4 Using the chart, identify the correct indefinite articles. 1._____ chica 2._____ amigo 3._____ maestro 4._____ mujer 5._____ persona 6._____ estudiante

Práctica de Paso 4: Answers Using the chart, identify the correct indefinite articles. 1.Una chica = a girl 2.un amigo = a friend 3.Un maestro = a male teacher 4.una mujer = a woman 5.una persona = a person 6.un / una estudiante* = a male/female student *remember, in Spanish we know if a student is a boy or a girl by the form of “the” that is used.

Práctica de Paso 4 Now write these words in their plural forms. 1.una chica - ________________ 2.un amigo - ________________ 3.un maestro - ________________ 4.una mujer - ________________ 5.una persona - ________________ 6.un / una estudiante - ________________

Plural Forms: Answers Now write these words in their plural forms. 1.una chica – unas chicas (some girls) 2.un amigo – unos amigos (some friends) 3.un maestro – unos maestros (some teachers) 4.una mujer – unas mujeres (some women) 5.una persona – unas personas (some persons) 6.un / una estudiante – unos/unas estudiantes (some students)

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