Number of nouns

Question 1

If a singular noun ends in a vowel, what is added to make it plural?

Answer 1

‘-s’ at the end

Question 2

If a singular noun ends in a consonant, what is added to make it plural?

Answer 2

‘-es’ at the end

Question 3

If a singular noun ends in a ‘z’, what is added to make it plural?

Answer 3

Replace the ‘z’ with a ‘c’ and add ‘-es’ to the end i.e ‘luz’ becomes ‘luces’

Question 4

If a singular noun ends in a ‘s’, what is added to make it plural?

Answer 4

Leave it as it is

Question 5

If a singular noun ends in a ‘ry’, what is added to make it plural?

Answer 5

Usually these are foreign words adapted to Spanish. take away the ‘y’ and add ‘is’, i.e. ‘ferry’ becomes ‘ferris’

Question 6

Talk talking about a group with the same surname, how do we address the plural - i.e. ‘We are the Zambranos?’

Answer 6

Do not add ‘s’, keep the surname as is without adding anything indicative of plural - ‘somos los Zambrano’

Question 7

Change the days of the week into plural form

Answer 7

lunes, martes, miércoles, jueves, viernes, sabados, domingos

Question 8

What is a definitive article?

Answer 8

‘The’ - used when talking about people, animals and things. They follow the number and gender rule, (el/la/los/las).

Question 9

What is an indefinite article?

Answer 9

A/an/some. Follows the gender and number rule, (un/unos/una/unas)

Question 10

When ‘a’ follows ‘el’, what is the rule? (‘a el’ = ‘to the)

Answer 10

Contract the word - making ‘al’

Question 11

When ‘de’ follows ‘el’, what is the rule? (‘de el’ = ‘of/from the)

Answer 11

Contract the word - making ‘del’