Articles in Spanish

Por Señora Myers

Paso 1: Identify a noun as masculine or feminine

In Spanish, nouns are either masculine or feminine

85% of the time…

Masculine nouns end in “o”

Feminine nouns end in “a”

*there are exceptions, but we’ll worry about those another time

Práctica de Paso 1

Identify the following as either masculine or feminine.

1.chica - ___________2.amigo - ___________3.maestro - ____________4.mujer - ___________5.persona - ___________6.estudiante - ___________

Práctica de Paso 1: Answers

Identify the following as either masculine or feminine.

• chica – feminine• amigo – masculine• maestra – feminine• mujer – feminine• persona – feminine• estudiante – masculine or feminine

Paso 2: Making Plurals

To change a word from singular to plural, follow these rules.

For words that end in a vowel, add “s”

For words that end in a consonant, add “es”

*these rules are true about 85% of the time

Práctica de Paso 2

Change the following singular words to a plural form.

1.chica - _______________2.amigo - ________________3.maestro - _______________4.mujer - ________________5.persona - _______________6.estudiante - _________________

Práctica de Paso 2: Answers

Change the following singular words to a plural form.

1. chica - chicas2. amigo - amigos3. maestro - maestros4. mujer - mujeres5. persona - personas6. estudiante - estudiantes

Paso 3: Definite Articles

Definite Article in English = the

In Spanish there are 4 ways to write “the”

singular plural

masculine El Los

feminine La Las

Práctica de Paso 3

Using the chart, identify the correct definite articles.

1. _____ chica2. _____ amigo3. _____ maestro4. _____ mujer5. _____ persona6. _____ estudiante

Práctica de Paso 3: Answers

Using the chart, identify the correct definite articles.

1. La chica2. El amigo3. El maestro4. La mujer5. La persona6. El / la estudiante*

*remember, in Spanish we know if a student is a boy or a girl by the form of “the” that is used.

Práctica de Plurales

Now write the words in their plural forms.1.La chica - ________________2.El amigo - ________________3.El maestro - ________________4.La mujer - ________________5.La persona - ________________6.El / la estudiante - ________________

Práctica de Plurales: Answers

Now write the words in their plural forms.1.La chica – las chicas2.El amigo – los amigos3.El maestro – los maestros4.La mujer – las mujeres5.La persona – las personas6.El / la estudiante – los / las estudiantes

Paso 4: Indefinite Articles

Indefinite article in English = a, an or some

In Spanish, there are 4 ways to write “a”, “an” or “some”

singular plural

masculine un unos

feminine una unas

*Note: un or una can also be translated as “one”

Práctica de Paso 4

Using the chart, identify the correct indefinite articles.

1._____ chica2._____ amigo3._____ maestro4._____ mujer5._____ persona6._____ estudiante

Práctica de Paso 4: Answers

Using the chart, identify the correct indefinite articles.

1. Una chica = a girl2. un amigo = a friend3. Un maestro = a male teacher4. una mujer = a woman5. una persona = a person6. un / una estudiante* = a male/female student

*remember, in Spanish we know if a student is a boy or a girl by the form of “the” that is used.

Práctica de Paso 4

Now write these words in their plural forms.1.una chica - ________________2.un amigo - ________________3.un maestro - ________________4.una mujer - ________________5.una persona - ________________6.un / una estudiante - ________________

Plural Forms: Answers

Now write these words in their plural forms.1.una chica – unas chicas (some girls)2.un amigo – unos amigos (some friends)3.un maestro – unos maestros (some teachers)4.una mujer – unas mujeres (some women)5.una persona – unas personas (some persons)6.un / una estudiante – unos/unas estudiantes

(some students)

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