Spanish 1/ Definite and Indefinite Articles/ Guided notes, p. 61
A
definite article is the equivalent of the word “the” in English.
1. Articles “the”: Masculine singular _______________
Masculine plural ________________
Feminine singular _______________
Feminine plural _______________
2. In both English and Spanish, nouns name people, animals, places, or things.
All SPANISH nouns have a masculine or feminine gender: El chico =the boy/ La chica = the girl
El sombrero = the hat / La falda = the skirt
3. Definite Articles: El amigo: gender = _________________
number = _________________
What definite article do you need when you make the noun plural because you have more than one amigo?
___________ amigos.
4. a. The girl = ____________________
e. The cookie _____________________
b. The girls _____________________
f. The cookies __________________
c. The boy ___________________________
g. The man _________________
d. the boys ___________________
h. The men ________________
5. In Spanish, the definite article that goes with each noun will match its ________________ and
_______________.
An indefinite
article in English, the equivalent of to indefinite article is “a” or “some.”
6. Indefinite Articles (“a” or “some”)
Masculine singular _______________
Feminine singular _______________
Masculine plural ________________
Feminine plural _______________
7.In Spanish, the indefinite article ALSO agrees with GENDER and NUMBER.
A boy = _____________ A girl = __________________
Some boys = _________________ Some girls = ___________________
8. a. A girl ______________
e. a cookie _____________________
b. Some girls _________________
f. Some cookies __________________
c. A boy________________
g. a man _________________
d. some boys ___________________ h. some men ________________
9.
10.
1. A hat __________________.
3. A friend (masc)__________________.
2. A ice cream ___________________.
4. A woman ____________________.
1. Some friends (masc) _____________________.
3. Some ________________________.
2. Some soft drinks________________________. 4. Some pizzas _____________________.
11.
1. The boys _____________________
2. The girl ____________________
3. A friend (fem) ____________________
4. Some T-shirts (camiseta)___________________
5. The jeans (jeans) _____________________
12.
1._____(a) camisa.
2._______ (some) vestidos.
3._____(a) sombrero.
4._____(some) faldas.