Madrigal - Numero Dos

Question 1

Masculine words take the articles “el” (the) or “un” (a, an)

Feminine words take the articles “la” (the or “una” (a, an)

Answer 1

el doctor
un doctor
el actor
un actor

Question 2

spanish words that end in “ión” are feminine and consequently take the feminine articles “la” and “una”

Answer 2

la conversación
una conversación
La opinión
una opinión

Question 3

remember that if a word in English ends in “tion” = “ción”

Answer 3

the nation = la nación
la información
una invitación

Question 4

if a word ends in “sion” in English it ends in “sión” in Spanish, but don’t forget that you never have a double “s” in spanish

Answer 4

la confusión
una comisión
la confesión
una decisión

Question 5

add the letter “a” to the words end in “ist” in English to get “ista” in spanish

Answer 5

the dentist = el dentista
el artista
el ecomonista

although the word s end in an “a” they take the masculine article “el” (the)

Question 6

change words ending “ous” to “oso”

Answer 6

ambicious = ambicioso
furious = furioso
labourious = laborioso