Noun – Adjective AgreementAvancemos 1Unit 1, Lesson 2

What is an adjective?

•Describes a noun.▫The fat cat chased the small cats.

•In English, adjectives are placed BEFORE the noun it is describing.

• In Spanish, adjectives are placed after the noun.▫The fat cat▫El gato gordo

The serious students Los estudiantes serios.

Noun – Adjective Agreement

•Adjectives must match (in gender and number) the nouns they are describing.

•They can be masculine, feminine, singular, or plural.

•Masculine:▫El chico alto Los chicos altos

The tall boy The tall boys

•Feminine:▫La chica alta Las chicas altas

The tall girl The tall girls

Agreement of AdjectivesThe studious girl The studious boy

The funny woman The funny man

The nice girls The funny men

Adjective Agreement•Adjectives that end in –e already match both

genders. •They only have singular and plural forms.

•Masculine:▫El maestro inteligente Los maetros inteligentes

The intelligent teacher The intelligent teachers

•Feminine:▫La maestra inteligente Las maestras

inteligentes The intelligent teacher The intelligent teachers

Adjectives that end in -eThe big woman The big man

Adjectives that end in consonants•Many adjectives that end in a consonant

match both genders.•They only have singular and plural forms.

•Masculine:▫El amigo joven Los amigos jovenes

The young friend The young friends

•Feminine:▫La amiga joven Las amigas jovenes

The young friend The young friends

Adjectives that end in consonants•Some adjectives that end in consonants must

add an –a to form the feminine singular. •YOU MUST MEMORIZE THESE!!!

•Masculine:▫El chico trabajador

The hard-working boy

•Feminine:▫La chica trabajadora

The hard-working girl

Continued…• To make adjectives plural, follow the same

rule for nouns (not z).• If an adjective / noun ends in a vowel add –s• If an adjective / noun ends in a consonant add

–es .• Masculine:

▫Los chicos trabajadores The hard-working boys

• Feminine:▫Las chicas trabajadoras

The hard-working girls

The athletic man The intelligent student

The pretty girl The funny friends

The serious boy The nice kids

The bad man The young friends

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