Gender And Agreements Flashcards
What is the basic rule for gender in Spanish nouns?
Nouns in Spanish are either masculine or feminine.
True or False: All nouns in Spanish have a gender.
True
Fill in the blank: In Spanish, most nouns ending in ____ are masculine.
o
Fill in the blank: In Spanish, most nouns ending in ____ are feminine.
a
What are the definite articles for masculine and feminine nouns in Spanish?
The definite article for masculine nouns is ‘el’ and for feminine nouns is ‘la’.
What is the plural form of the masculine noun ‘niño’?
niños
What is the plural form of the feminine noun ‘niña’?
niñas
True or False: In Spanish, adjectives must agree in gender with the nouns they modify.
True
What is the masculine plural form of the adjective ‘alto’?
altos
What is the feminine plural form of the adjective ‘alta’?
altas
Fill in the blank: The word ‘el’ is used for ____ nouns.
masculine
What is the gender of the word ‘mesa’?
Feminine
What is the gender of the word ‘libro’?
Masculine
Multiple Choice: Which of the following is a feminine noun? a) perro b) casa c) gato
b) casa
What happens to the article when a feminine noun starts with a stressed ‘a’?
It uses ‘el’ instead of ‘la’ to avoid cacophony (e.g., ‘el agua’).
True or False: The word ‘persona’ is masculine.
False
What is the gender of the word ‘profesor’?
Masculine
What is the feminine equivalent of ‘profesor’?
profesora
Fill in the blank: The adjective ‘feliz’ does not change for ____.
gender
What is the plural form of the noun ‘lápiz’?
lápices
What is the rule for forming plurals of nouns ending in a consonant in Spanish?
Add ‘es’ to the end of the noun.
Multiple Choice: Which of the following adjectives agrees with a feminine noun? a) bonito b) bonita c) bonitos
b) bonita
True or False: The word ‘coche’ is feminine.
False
What is the correct article for ‘águila’?
el
