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Day of the teacher! Plural adjective agreement

I can use 'es' and 'son' with correct adjective agreeement to describe what there is around me.

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Day of the teacher! Plural adjective agreement

I can use 'es' and 'son' with correct adjective agreeement to describe what there is around me.

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Key learning points

  1. Spanish adjectives change depending on whether the noun is masculine o feminine.
  2. Masculine adjectives change from -o to -a when the noun being described is feminine.
  3. Spanish adjectives change depending on whether the noun is singular (one) or plural (more than one).
  4. Spanish uses 'es' to describe someone or something and 'son' to describe two or more people or things.

Keywords

  • Son - part of the verb 'to be, being' that means 'they are'

  • Adjective - a word that gives information about a noun

  • Adjective number agreeent - when the ending of an adjective matches the number of the noun it describes

Common misconception

Adjectives do not have plurals forms, like English.

In Spanish, adjectives match the nouns they describe. If the noun is singular, the adjective will be singular as well, and the same for plural nouns.

The teacher might want to ask students to describe teachers from their own school.
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6 Questions

Q1.
What is an adjective?
Correct answer: a word that gives information about a noun
a word that gives information about a verb
a word that replaces a noun
Q2.
Match the English to the Spanish.
Correct Answer:old,antiguo
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antiguo

Correct Answer:expensive,caro
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caro

Correct Answer:cheap,barato
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barato

Correct Answer:ugly,feo
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feo

Correct Answer:small,pequeño
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pequeño

Correct Answer:good,bueno
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bueno

Q3.
Translate this sentence: 'There is silence in the class.'
Correct Answer: Hay silencio en la clase. , hay silencio en la clase
Q4.
I want to say ' Walking is important' in Spanish. Complete my sentence: ' es importante'
Correct Answer: caminar, andar
Q5.
Choose the correct verb to say 'you are (general trait)'.
es
estoy
Correct answer: eres
estás
está
Q6.
Match the Spanish to the English.
Correct Answer:cama,bed
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bed

Correct Answer:gato,cat
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cat

Correct Answer:caballo,horse
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horse

Correct Answer:amigo,friend
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friend

Correct Answer:revista,magazine
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magazine

Correct Answer:barco,boat
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boat

6 Questions

Q1.
What does 'el Día del Profesor' celebrate?
students
parents
Correct answer: teachers
Q2.
Complete this definition: 'Adjective number agreement is when the of an adjective matches the number of the noun being described.'
Correct Answer: ending
Q3.
What is the meaning of the verb 'son' (general traits)?
there are
Correct answer: they are
I am
it is
Q4.
Complete this sentence: 'El profesor de música alto.'
Correct Answer: es
Q5.
Choose the correct ending for this sentence: 'Las profesoras de español son .'
bueno
buena
buenos
Correct answer: buenas
Q6.
To get your male teacher's attention in English you usually say 'Excuse me, Sir!' How would you say it in Spanish?
Correct Answer: Perdón, Señor, perdón señor , Perdón, Señor

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