la tapa: Unscramble the following

adjectives:1. licoseba2. rosie3. utidoseso

Unidad 1B-la gramáticalos adjetivos

Cornell Notes Topic: Noun and adjective

agreement

EQ: How do I make nouns and adjectives agree in gender?

Repaso: What is a noun?

person, place, thing or idea

What is an adjective? modifies a noun, generally by describing it ex) wise man, old woman, smart boy

What is the general rule for determining gender? ends in o masculine ends in a feminine

Unos ejemplos: Write the following adjectives in both genders.

English Masculine Feminine

serious

funny

shy

nice

patient

intelligent

hard-worker

talker

Patterns for determining gender:

1. ends in –o describes a male

2. ends in –a describes a female

3. ends in –dor describes a male

4. ends in –dora describes a female

5. ends in –e describes a male or female

Unos ejemplos: Write the following adjectives in both genders.

English Masculine Feminine

serious serio seria

funny gracioso graciosa

shy tímido tímida

nice simpático simpática

patient paciente paciente

intelligent inteligente inteligente

hard-worker trabajador trabajadora

talker hablador habladora

Unos ejemplos: Use the patterns to guess the gender of these words:

English Masculine Feminine

culpable

bailador

inocente

listo

rubio

Unos ejemplos: Use the patterns to guess the gender of these words:

English Masculine Feminine

guilty culpable culpable

dancer bailador bailadora

innocent inocente inocente

ready listo lista

blonde rubio rubia