articles in spanish hazlo ahora: 1) what is the proper punctuation to use when asking a question? 2)...
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ARTICLES IN SPANISH
HAZLO AHORA:1) What is the proper punctuation to use when asking a question?
2) Create a question/response: “How old are you?”“I am ___ years old” Practice is with your partner.
What is an article?
Definite articles (in English, the) are used with nouns to indicate specific persons, places, or things.
Indefinite articles (a, an) are used with nouns to indicate non-specific persons, places, or things.
Examples
KEY: indefinite articledefinite article
The boy is a friend.
El chico es un amigo.
Articles in Spanish
In Spanish, articles match nouns in number and gender.
Here’s how: ALL SPANISH NOUNS, even if they refer to
objects, are either MASCULINE or FEMININE
Nouns ending in –o are usually masculine. Nouns ending in –a are usually feminine.
Articles in Spanish
Number
Definite Article
Noun as Example
Indefinite Article
Noun as Example
Masculine Singular
elthe
chicoboy
una
chicoboy
Masculine Plural losthe
chicosboys
unossome
chicosboys
Feminine Singular
lathe
chicagirl
unaa
chicagirl
Feminine Plural lasthe
chicasgirls
unassome
chicasgirls
Gender/Number Agreement
REMEMBER! Your sentences must agree in number and gender - ALWAYS!
Los libros son para la maestra.The books are for the teacher.
Una chica es una amiga.A girl is a friend.
Forming Plural Nouns
To form the plural of a noun, add –s to the noun if it ends in a vowel.
Add -es if a noun ends in a consonant.
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Practice with Definite ArticlesFill in the blank with the correct DEFINITE
articles.
1. ___ perro2. ___ tortuga3. ___ gatos4. ___ hermanos5. ___ tias6. ___ pajaro7. ___ pescado
Practice with Indefinite Articles Fill in the blank with the correct
INDEFINITE articles.1. ___ libro2. ___ profesora3. ___ amigo4. ___ carpetas5. ___ puerta6. ___ gatos7. ___ pizzas
Independent Practice – Definite Articles Miguel is describing people. Complete his
sentences with the correct definite article.1. ___ chicas son atleticas.2. ___ maestra es inteligente.3. ___ amigos son simpaticos.4. ___ chico es pelirrojo.5. ___ mujeres son artisticas.6. ___ hombre es guapo.7. ___ personas son organizadas.8. ___ amigas son jovenes.9. ___ estudiantes son bajos.10. ___ mujer es comica.