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What I have at home and in school: 'y' meaning 'and'

I can use ‘y’ meaning ‘and’ with nouns to speak and write about the belongings I have. I can read aloud new words with [ce].

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What I have at home and in school: 'y' meaning 'and'

I can use ‘y’ meaning ‘and’ with nouns to speak and write about the belongings I have. I can read aloud new words with [ce].

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Key learning points

  1. Sound-symbol correspondence [ce] is different in Spanish and English and benefits from frequent practice.
  2. Practising nouns helps us remember the word and the gender.
  3. A conjunction is a word that is used to connect words and phrases; the Spanish conjunction 'y' means 'and'.
  4. 'y' can connect two nouns in a sentence. E.g., Tengo una mochila y un bolígrafo.

Keywords

  • [ce] - sound-symbol correspondence

  • Conjunction - a word used to connect words and phrases

  • Y - Spanish conjunction meaning ‘and’

Common misconception

English and Spanish sound-spelling links are the same.

Sound-symbol correspondence [ce] is different in Spanish and English and reading aloud Spanish words with [ce] leads to more secure knowledge.

Repeating speaking activities immediately, one or more times, improves fluency and deepens vocabulary knowledge.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Which words have a hard 'c' sound?
Correct answer: casa
doce
centro
Correct answer: cuaderno
dulce
Q2.
Which noun is masculine?
una fruta
Correct answer: un bolígrafo
una cámara
Q3.
Which noun is feminine?
Correct answer: una pelota
un teléfono
un cuaderno
Q4.
Match the Spanish and English verb meanings.
Correct Answer:ser,to be, being (trait)
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to be, being (trait)

Correct Answer:tener,to have, having
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to have, having

Correct Answer:estar,to be, being (location, state)
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to be, being (location, state)

Q5.
Match the Spanish and English verb meanings.
Correct Answer:estoy,I am (location, state)
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I am (location, state)

Correct Answer:tengo,I have
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I have

Correct Answer:soy,I am (trait)
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I am (trait)

Q6.
Which words mean 'a/an' in Spanish?
en
Correct answer: una
Correct answer: un
de
hola

6 Questions

Q1.
Read aloud. "Veo doce dulces en una clase." How many hard 'c' sounds are there in this sentence?
Correct Answer: 1, one
Q2.
Choose the correct verb to fill the gap. de Birmingham.
Tengo
Estoy
Correct answer: Soy
Q3.
Choose the correct verb to fill the gap. en clase.
Soy
Correct answer: Estoy
Tengo
Q4.
Write the Spanish word for the conjunction 'and'.
Correct Answer: y
Q5.
Choose the Spanish sentence that means 'I have a ball and a school bag'.
Tengo una mochila y una pelota.
Tener una pelota y una mochila
Correct answer: Tengo una pelota y una mochila.
Q6.
Put the Spanish words in order to mean, 'I have an exercise book and a camera.'
1 - tengo
2 - un
3 - cuaderno
4 - y
5 - una
6 - cámera

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