Year 9
Year 9

Talking about family (Part 1/2)

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will be talking about family, using the 1st person plural (we) and 3rd person plural (they) forms of the verb 'tener', together with adjective agreement after 'ser'.

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11 Questions

Q1.
Use ... to mean ‘the’ for a masculine plural noun.
el
la
las
Correct answer: los
Q2.
Use .... to mean ‘the’ for a feminine plural noun.
el
la
Correct answer: las
los
Q3.
... means ‘they are’ (permanent trait)
es
está
están
Correct answer: son
Q4.
Translate into English: "las plazas son grandes"
the town is big
the town square is big
Correct answer: the town squares are big
the towns are big
Q5.
Translate into Spanish: "the towns are small"
el pueblo es pequeño
la ciudad es pequeña
las ciudades son pequeñas
Correct answer: los pueblos son pequeños
The next 5 questions cover some very common words you will need in Spanish in KS3. These words are very important because they give away or subtly change the meaning of a sentence. Select the correct meaning for each word. When you get your score, check your answers and write down any of these words that you didn't know.
Q7.
son
he is
Correct answer: they are
they were
Q8.
el
he
Correct answer: the
they
Q9.
entre
Correct answer: between
for
in
Q10.
lejos
close
Correct answer: far
later
Q11.
de
and
Correct answer: from
or

11 Questions

Q1.
Use ... to mean ‘we have’.
Correct answer: tenemos
tiene
tienen
Q2.
To mean ‘they have’ use ...
tenemos
tiene
Correct answer: tienen
Q3.
"Tiene una familia" in English is...
Correct answer: S/he has a family
They have a family
We have a family
Q4.
"He has a job" in Spanish is...
Tenemos un trabajo
Correct answer: Tiene un trabajo
Tienes un trabajo
Q5.
"Es simpática" in English is "..... nice"
he
Correct answer: she
you
The next 5 questions cover some very common words you will need in Spanish in KS3. These words are very important because they give away or subtly change the meaning of a sentence. Select the correct meaning for each word. When you get your score, check your answers and write down any of these words that you didn't know.
Q7.
mucho
fewer
Correct answer: many
more
Q8.
sólo
Correct answer: only
too
with
Q9.
lugar
far
later
Correct answer: place
Q10.
la
or
Correct answer: the
their
Q11.
cerca
a while
Correct answer: close
far