Complete Notes on Definite and Indefinite Articles

 

Nouns that end with the letters L.O.N.E.R.S. are usually male nouns.

Nouns that end with the letters D.IÓN.Z.A are usually female nouns.

 

Definite Articles= the

	Masculine	Feminine
Singular	el	la
Plural	los	las

 

Práctica

1.        ____ maestro  4. ___ apartamento

2.        ____ escuela     5. ___ restaurante

3.        ____ abanico    6. ___ música

 

Indefinite Articles= a, an, some

	Masculine	Feminine
Singular	un	una
Plural	unos	unas

 

A. Write the noun’s gender in the blank.

1.____hospital       2. ___ patio

­­­3.____sur                  4.____ garaje

5.___problema       6.___verdad

7.___ día                   8.___ confusión

9.___ nombre          10.___ dilema

11. ___ mano           12.___sol

👀 Take NOTE: the following nouns end with the l.o.n.e.r.s. but are feminine.

clase, tarde, noche, mano

Making Nouns Plural

·    If your noun ends in a vowel add -s

 

·    If your noun ends in a consonant add -es

·    How do I make lápiz plural in Spanish?

Drop the z

Replace with c

And add -es lapices

 

 

B. Fill in the blank with the correct article and then make the article and noun plural.

d.a. = definite article

 i.a.= indefinite article

1.d.a. hospital        2. i.a. patio

­­­3. d.a. visita            4. i.a. garaje

5. i.a. problema     6. d.a. verdad

7. i.a. día                  8. i.a. produción

9. d.a. nombre        10. d.a. dilema

11. d.a. mano          12. i.a. bronceador