Plurals Notes Ms. Tanner’s Beginning Spanish
What are plurals? Singular – 1 of something Plural – 2 or more of something
What are the rules? Rule #1 – You add the letter S to the end of a word that ends with a vowel. – Calendario calendarios – Rojo rojos – Libro libros – Pollo pollos – Oso osos
What are the rules? Rule #2 – You add the letters es to the end of a word that ends with a consonant. Papel papeles Reloj relojes
What are the rules? Rule #3 – Not really a rule, rather an exception to the rules... – If a noun or an adjective ends with a z, you need to change the z to a c, then you follow rule #2! – Examples: L ápiz lapic lapices Luz luc luces
What are the rules? Rule #4 If you change the adjective or noun, you also need to change the article that is in front of the noun. – El los – La las
Practice El oso los osos El escritorio los escritorios La maestra las maestras La vaca las vacas El l ápiz los lapices
More Plurals Practice! Yay! MasculineFeminine SingularElLa PluralLoslas
More Practice Los lapices el lapiz Los maestros el maestro Los perros el perro Los gatos el gato Las vacas la vaca Las ambulancias la ambulancia Las rosas la rosa Las doctoras la doctor