Adjectives describe people, places, and things.

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1 Adjectives describe people, places, and things.
In Spanish, descriptive adjectives are used with SER nationality: Jorge es de Bolivia. size: La capilla no es grande color: Mi mochila es azul shape: La mesa no es redonda personality: Mi hermana es inteligente. appearance: Luisa y Martha son bajas. ©2014 by Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved.

2 Adjectives that end in -o have four different forms.
L a muchacha es guapa / Las muchachas son guapas. El muchacho es guapo / Los muchachos son guapos. ©2014 by Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved.

3 Adjectives that end in -e or a consonant have the same masculine and feminine forms.
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4 Adjectives that end in -or are variable in both gender and number.
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5 Adjectives that refer to nouns of different genders use the masculine plural form.
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6 Adjectives of nationality that end in a consonant form the feminine by adding -a.
Adjectives of color and nationality are formed like other descriptive adjectives. ©2014 by Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved.

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9 Adjectives of quantity go before the noun they modify.
Hay doscientas chicas y doscientos chicos. Tengo mucho calor. Tienes mucha sed. ©2014 by Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved.

10 Bueno/a and malo/a can appear before or after a noun
Bueno/a and malo/a can appear before or after a noun. When placed before a masculine singular noun, the forms are shortened: bueno  buen; malo  mal. ©2014 by Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved.

11 When grande appears before a singular noun, it is shortened to gran, and the meaning of the word changes: gran = great and grande = big, large. ©2014 by Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved.

12 Provide the appropriate forms of the adjectives
Provide the appropriate forms of the adjectives. The first item in each group has been done for you. Mi hermano es ________. La profesora Martínez es _____. Rosa y Teresa son _____. Nosotros somos _____. Hans es ________. Mis primas son _____. Marcus y yo somos _____. Mi tía es _____. simpático alemán simpático alemán ©2014 by Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved.

13 Provide the appropriate forms of the adjectives
Provide the appropriate forms of the adjectives. The first item in each group has been done for you. (cont’d) La calculadora es _______. El papel es _____. Las maletas son _____. Los libros son _____. Su esposo es _______. Mis sobrinas son _____. Los padres de ella son _____. Marta es _____. azul guapo azul guapo ©2014 by Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved.