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Places in the Spanish-speaking world: plural adjective placement and agreement

I can use plural adjectives to describe places in the Spanish-speaking world.

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Places in the Spanish-speaking world: plural adjective placement and agreement

I can use plural adjectives to describe places in the Spanish-speaking world.

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Key learning points

  1. Spanish adjective agreement is for gender and number.
  2. Spanish adjectives mostly follow the noun, but the adjective ‘mucho’ goes before the noun.
  3. Plural adjectives ending in -os describe masculine nouns. Adjectives ending in -as describe feminine nouns.
  4. Plural adjectives ending in -es do not change for gender.

Keywords

  • Adjective - word that gives information about a noun; in Spanish, adjectives change form to agree with the gender and number of the noun they describe

  • Adverb - word that describes a verb or adjective; adverbs just have one form

  • Vocabulary - a body of words; ‘my vocabulary’ is the body of words known to me

Common misconception

Spanish adjectives always follow the noun.

This is the general case, but it is not a rule. There are many cases where the adjective precedes the noun, like for certain collocations ('una gran amistad') or when more flair is sought.

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6 Questions

Q1.
When is 'h' pronounced in Spanish?
at the start of a word
at the end of a word
in the middle of a word
Correct answer: it is never pronounced
Q2.
To use the adjective 'verde' with a feminine plural noun ...
add -as.
remove -e and add -as.
remove -e and add -s.
Correct answer: add -s.
don't make any changes.
Q3.
In Spanish, adjectives usually go the noun.
Correct Answer: after
Q4.
Match the English with the Spanish.
Correct Answer:an intelligent sister,una hermana lista
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una hermana lista

Correct Answer:two serious directors,dos directores serios
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dos directores serios

Correct Answer:three cheerful teachers,tres profesoras alegres
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tres profesoras alegres

Correct Answer:four white flowers,cuatro flores blancas
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cuatro flores blancas

Q5.
'Tengo' comes from which verb? Write the Spanish infinitive.
Correct Answer: tener
Q6.
Place the verb forms 'da, dar, das, doy' in this order: to give, I give, you give, she, he, it gives.
1 - dar
2 - doy
3 - das
4 - da

5 Questions

Q1.
How do you say 'only' in Spanish?
Correct Answer: solo, sólo
Q2.
Match the English with the Spanish.
Correct Answer:a lot (masculine singular),mucho
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mucho

Correct Answer:a lot (feminine singular),mucha
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mucha

Correct Answer:a lot (masculine plural),muchos
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muchos

Correct Answer:a lot (feminine plural),muchas
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muchas

Q3.
When 'mucho' is an adjective in Spanish, it goes the noun.
Correct Answer: before
Q4.
Match the colours.
Correct Answer:ázul,blue
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blue

Correct Answer:amarillo,yellow
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yellow

Correct Answer:rojo,red
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red

Correct Answer:verde,green
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green

Q5.
How do you say in Spanish 'ten yellow trees'?
diez amarillos árboles
Correct answer: diez árboles amarillos
once árboles amarillos
once amarillos árboles

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