Madrigal - Numero uno

Question 1

“el” means “the”, “un” means “a” or “an”

Answer 1

El actor, Un Tractor, el doctor el interior

Question 2

“es” means “is” “no es” means “is not”

Answer 2

El actor es popular
El restruante es excelente
el doctor es intelihente

Question 3

Sentences can be changed into questions by changing the word order . In Spanish you do not say “is the actor popular. You must say “Is popular the actor”

Answer 3

¿es popular the actor? - is the actor popular?
¿es romántico el tenor? - is the tenor romantic?

Question 4

es means “is” and also “it is” or “it’s”

Answer 4

es importante - It’s important
Es Terrible - It’s Terrible

Question 5

“No es” means “is not” and also “it is not” or “it isn’t”

Answer 5

No es importante - It isn’t important
No es posible - It isn’t possible

Question 6

Basic differences in spelling between english and Spanish. In Spanish “ph” becomes “f”

Answer 6

elephant = elefante
telephone - teléfono
phonograph - fonógrafo

Question 7

In Spanish “th” = “T”

Answer 7

cathedral =catedral
author = Autor
authentic = auténtico

Question 8

the only letters that are doubled in Spanish are “l” and “r”.

All other letters such as “ss, pp, mm ,nn, tt,ff” which are doubled in English become single letters in Spanish

Answer 8

commision = comisión
apparent = aparente
Annual = Anual
Attractive = atractivo
different = diferente

Question 9

you will find “cc” in Spanish but this is not a double “c”, each “c” is pronounced separately since each belongs ro a different syllable.

The first “c” has a “k” sound and the second “c” has a “s” sound

Answer 9

correction = correc-ción
instruction = instruc-ción
construction = construc-cion

Question 10

1. OR (indentical)
   el doctor
   el actor
2. AL (identical)
   el animal
   personal
3. BLE (identical)
   el cable
   probable
4. IC = ICO
   el Atlántico
   eléctrico
5. ENT = ENTE
   ANT = ANTE
   el presidente
   excelente
   el restaurante
   importante