Articles in Spanish
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HAZLO AHORA:
1) What is the proper punctuation to use when asking
a question?
2) Create a question/response:
“How old are you?”
“I am ___ years old”
Practice is with your partner.
ARTICLES IN SPANISH
What is an article?
Definite articles (in English, the) are used with nouns
to indicate specific persons, places, or things.
Indefinite articles (a, an) are used with nouns to
indicate non-specific persons, places, or things.
Examples
KEY:
indefinite article
definite article
The boy is a friend.
El chico es un amigo.
Articles in Spanish
In Spanish, articles match nouns in number and
gender.
Here’s how:
ALL
SPANISH NOUNS, even if they refer to objects, are
either MASCULINE or FEMININE
Nouns
ending in –o are usually masculine.
Nouns ending in –a are usually feminine.
Articles in Spanish
Number
Definite
Article
Noun as
Example
Indefinite
Article
Noun as
Example
Masculine
Singular
el
the
chico
boy
un
a
chico
boy
Masculine
Plural
los
the
chicos
boys
unos
some
chicos
boys
Feminine
Singular
la
the
chica
girl
una
a
chica
girl
Feminine
Plural
las
the
chicas
girls
unas
some
chicas
girls
Gender/Number Agreement
REMEMBER! Your sentences must agree in number
and gender - ALWAYS!
Los libros son para la maestra.
The books are for the teacher.
Una chica es una amiga.
A girl is a friend.
Forming Plural Nouns
To form the plural of a noun, add –s to the noun if it
ends in a vowel.
Add -es if a noun ends in a consonant.
EXAMPLES:
estudiante
mujer
estudiantes
mujeres
Practice with Definite Articles
Fill in the blank with the correct DEFINITE articles.
1. ___ perro
2. ___ tortuga
3. ___ gatos
4. ___ hermanos
5. ___ tias
6. ___ pajaro
7. ___ pescado
Practice with Indefinite Articles
Fill in the blank with the correct INDEFINITE articles.
1. ___ libro
2. ___ profesora
3. ___ amigo
4. ___ carpetas
5. ___ puerta
6. ___ gatos
7. ___ pizzas
Independent Practice – Definite Articles
Miguel is describing people. Complete his sentences with the
correct definite article.
1. ___ chicas son atleticas.
2. ___ maestra es inteligente.
3. ___ amigos son simpaticos.
4. ___ chico es pelirrojo.
5. ___ mujeres son artisticas.
6. ___ hombre es guapo.
7. ___ personas son organizadas.
8. ___ amigas son jovenes.
9. ___ estudiantes son bajos.
10. ___ mujer es comica.