3.1: Descriptive adjectives

Question 0

In Spanish, the forms of descriptive adjectives agree in _______ and/or _______ with nouns or pronouns they describe.

Answer 0

gender; number

Question 1

In Spanish, descriptive adjectives are used with the verb _______ to point out characteristics such as nationality, size, color, shape, personality, and appearance.

Answer 1

ser

Question 2

For adjectives that end in -o, the feminine is formed by ending the -o to ___. The plural is formed by adding ___ to the singular forms.

Answer 2

-a; -s

Question 3

Adjectives that end in ___ or a consonant have the same masculine and feminine forms.

Answer 3

-e

Question 4

Adjectives that end in -or are variable in both _______ and _______.

Answer 4

gender; number

el hombre trajabador : los hombres trajabadores
la mujer trajabadora : las mujeres trajabadoras

Question 5

alto/a

Answer 5

tall

Question 6

antipático/a

Answer 6

unpleasant

Question 7

bajo/a

Answer 7

short (in height)

Question 8

bonito/a

Answer 8

pretty

Question 9

bueno/a

Answer 9

good

Question 10

delgado/a

Answer 10

thin; slender

Question 11

difícil

Answer 11

hard; difficult

Question 12

fácil

Answer 12

easy

Question 13

feo/a

Answer 13

ugly

Question 14

gordo/a

Answer 14

fat

Question 15

grande

Answer 15

big; large

Question 16

guapo/a

Answer 16

handsome; good-looking

Question 17

importante

Answer 17

important

Question 18

inteligente

Answer 18

intelligent

Question 19

interesante

Answer 19

interesting

Question 20

joven

Answer 20

young

Question 21

malo/a

Answer 21

bad

Question 22

mismo/a

Answer 22

same

Question 23

moreno/a

Answer 23

brunet(te)

Question 24

mucho/a

Answer 24

much; many; a lot of

Question 25

pelirrojo/a

Answer 25

red-haired

Question 26

pequeño/a

Answer 26

small

Question 27

rubio/a

Answer 27

blond(e)

Question 28

simpático/a

Answer 28

nice; likeable

Question 29

tonto/a

Answer 29

silly; foolish

Question 30

trabajador(a)

Answer 30

hard-working

Question 31

viejo/a

Answer 31

old

Question 32

Spanish adjectives of nationality are not capitalized. Proper names of countries are _________.

Answer 32

capitalized

Question 33

aléman, alemana

Answer 33

German

Question 34

argentino/a

Answer 34

Argentine

Question 35

canadiense

Answer 35

Canadian

Question 36

costarricense

Answer 36

Costa Rican

Question 37

cubano/a

Answer 37

Cuban

Question 38

ecuatoriano/a

Answer 38

Ecuadorian

Question 39

español(a)

Answer 39

Spanish

Question 40

estadounidense

Answer 40

from the U.S.

Question 41

francés, francesa

Answer 41

French

Question 42

inglés, inglesa

Answer 42

English

Question 43

japonés, japonesa

Answer 43

Japanese

Question 44

mexicano/a

Answer 44

Mexican

Question 45

norteamericano/a

Answer 45

(North) American

Question 46

puertorriqueño

Answer 46

Puerto Rican

Question 47

ruso/a

Answer 47

Russian

Question 48

_______ adjectives and adjectives of nationality generally follow the nouns they modify.

Answer 48

Descriptive

Question 49

Adjectives of quantity _______ the modified noun.

Answer 49

precede

Question 50

_______ and _______ (adjectives) can be placed before or after a noun. When placed before a masculine singular noun, their forms are shortened in what way?

Answer 50

Bueno/a; malo/a

bueno : buen
malo : mal

Question 51

When _______ appears before a singular noun, it is shortened to _______, and the meaning of the word changes–but in what way?

Answer 51

grande; gran

grande: big, large
gran: great