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El mundo natural: suffix -ito/a, suffix -ísimo/a

I can use demonstrative adjectives and the suffixes -ito and -ísimo to describe the natural world in Spanish.

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El mundo natural: suffix -ito/a, suffix -ísimo/a

I can use demonstrative adjectives and the suffixes -ito and -ísimo to describe the natural world in Spanish.

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Key learning points

  1. 'Este' and 'esta' mean 'this' before a singular or uncountable noun. 'Este' is masculine and 'esta' is feminine.
  2. 'Estos' and 'estas' mean 'these' before a plural noun. 'Estos' is masculine and 'estas' is feminine.
  3. The suffixes -ísimo and -ísima mean 'very' and appear at the end of an adjective.
  4. The suffixes -ito and -ita mean 'little' and appear at the end of a noun.

Keywords

  • Demonstrative adjective - a type of adjective used to signal a specific person, place or thing

  • -ito, -ita - Spanish suffix added to nouns to mean ‘little’

  • -ísimo, -ísima - Spanish suffix added to adjectives to mean ‘very’

Common misconception

The suffix -ito is added to the end of any noun to give the meaning 'small'.

The final letter is removed from nouns ending in ‘a’ or ‘o’ before adding -ito or -ita.


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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the demonstrative adjectives with their English meanings.
Correct Answer:este,this (masculine, singular)
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this (masculine, singular)

Correct Answer:esta,this (feminine, singular)
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this (feminine, singular)

Correct Answer:estos,these (masculine, plural)
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these (masculine, plural)

Correct Answer:estas,these (feminine, plural)
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these (feminine, plural)

Q2.
Match the Spanish words and their meanings.
Correct Answer:guay,cool
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cool

Correct Answer:principal,main
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main

Correct Answer:roto,broken
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broken

Correct Answer:entero,whole, entire
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whole, entire

Correct Answer:delgado,slim
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slim

Correct Answer:gordo,fat
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fat

Q3.
Which word means 'path'?
cambio
cansado
Correct answer: camino
caballo
casa
Q4.
Choose the correct meaning of 'merecer':
to surprise
Correct answer: to deserve
to suggest
to train
to contribute
Q5.
Write in Spanish: 'This animal is blue'.
Correct Answer: Este animal es azul.
Q6.
Write in Spanish: 'this flower is beautiful'
Correct Answer: Esta flor es preciosa., Esta flor es bonita., Esta flor es hermosa.

6 Questions

Q1.
Choose the nouns that could appear after 'estos' in Spanish:
bosque
objeto
formas
Correct answer: eventos
Correct answer: bocadillos
Q2.
Choose the noun that could appear after 'esta' in Spanish:
instalaciones
Correct answer: entrada
desarrollo
animal
concurso
Q3.
Which word means 'little dog'?
perro
Correct answer: perrito
gato
gatito
Q4.
Which word means 'very beautiful' (m)?
feo
feísimo
Correct answer: hermosísimo
hermoso
Q5.
Write 'little bird' in Spanish. Use the suffix -ito or -ita to write your answer.
Correct Answer: pájarito
Q6.
Write 'I love this little animal' in Spanish.
Correct Answer: Me encanta este animalito.

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