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How are you feeling? Singular gender adjective agreement

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I can use the masculine and feminine forms of Spanish adjectives.

I can recognise, write and pronounce [i].

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How are you feeling? Singular gender adjective agreement

Learning outcomes

I can use the masculine and feminine forms of Spanish adjectives.

I can recognise, write and pronounce [i].

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Key learning points

  1. The SSC [i] is pronounced as in 'idea'.
  2. Adjectives in Spanish have masculine and feminine forms.
  3. Masculine adjectives that end in -o change to an -a in the feminine form.
  4. The verb 'estar' means 'to be, being' and is used for moods and states.

Keywords

  • [i] - pronounced as in 'idea'

  • Adjective - word that gives information about a noun

  • Adjective agreement - when the ending of an adjective matches the gender and number of the noun it describes

  • Masculine form - form of an adjective that describes a boy, man or masculine noun

  • Feminine form - form of an adjective that describes a girl, woman or feminine noun

Common misconception

As in English, the spelling of Spanish adjectives remains the same regardless of the noun they are describing.

The spelling of Spanish adjectives changes to match the nouns they describe in gender and number.


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6 Questions

Q1.
Which of these words are adjectives?
are
Correct answer: serious
Correct answer: silly
table
England
Q2.
Complete the definition of an adjective: a word that gives information about a ...
Correct Answer: noun, person, place, thing
Q3.
True or false: the [e] sounds in 'excelente' each have a different pronunciation in Spanish.
true
Correct answer: false
Q4.
True or false: 'idea' is pronounced differently in Spanish and English.
Correct answer: true
false
Q5.
True or false: the verb 'estar' is used to describe location, moods and states.
Correct answer: true
false
Q6.
Match the Spanish and English words.
Correct Answer:estar,to be, being
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to be, being

Correct Answer:estoy,I am
tick

I am

Correct Answer:estás,you are
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you are

Correct Answer:está,she, he, it is
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she, he, it is

6 Questions

Q1.
The masculine form of Spanish adjectives often ends in what letter?
i
Correct answer: o
u
a
Q2.
What is the masculine form of 'serious' in Spanish?
Correct answer: serio
seria
serie
Q3.
Which word is a feminine adjective?
listo
Correct answer: tranquila
está
Inglaterra
agosto
Q4.
Complete the sentence: Laura está (nervous).
Correct Answer: nerviosa
Q5.
Complete the definition of adjective agreement: when the of an adjective matches the noun it describes.
Correct Answer: ending, end, final letter, spelling, gender
Q6.
True or false? The Spanish pronunciation of [i] in 'idea' and 'lista' is the same.
Correct Answer: true

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