Parts of Speech
Adjective: adj- adjetivo
Adverb.: adv- adverbio
Noun: n- sustantivo
Pronoun: pn- pronombre
Conjunction: conj- conjuncion
Interjection: interj- interjeccion
Preposition: prep- preposicion
Verbvt- transitive- verbo transitivo
vi- intransitive- verbo intransitivo
To help yourself, STOP RIGHT NOW and make a section of your notebook entitled “Vocabulario/ Vocabulary”.
Every time you look up a new word, you need to record it in this section of your notebook. Make 3 columns that
look like the example below.
Español
La manzana
Ingles
Apple
Part of Speech
Noun
How to use Wordreference.com
1. Make sure the languages are set for your needs (English-Spanish to look up Spanish words/ Spanish-English to
look up English words).
2. I typed in the word “Fan” into an English-Spanish search. Look at the entry below and answer the following
questions.
a. What does the “n” stand for next to the word “fan”?______________________________________
b. Where can you find the English definition/ clarification of the word? ___________________________
c. What is the Spanish word for “fan (waved in hand)”?______________________________________
d. What do you think the “nm” next to the word “abanico” means? ______________________________
e. How can you tell the difference between “fan” (a noun) and “fan” (a verb)?
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Now, it’s your turn to practice. Go to www.wordreference.com/. Change settings to “English-Spanish”. Look up
the word “class”.
1. How many dictionaries are cited (Hint: look at the tabs at the top of the entries)? ________________
2. How many parts of speech are there in the Wordreference Dictionary (not including compound forms)?
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3. Is the word class feminine or masculine?
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4. Under the Collins Dictionary, how many noun entries are there? What are the different meanings?
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5. How do you say classy in Spanish according to the Collins Dictionary? _________________________
6. According to the Collins Dictionary, how do you say to class (i.e. the verb form)? _________________
How to use a traditional dictionary
Use the dictionary excerpts on the following page to answer the following questions.
1. How many English-Spanish entries are there for “bank”?
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2. For the entry “Bank1”, how many meanings are there? What parts of speech are they? (hint: look at the
Roman numerals)
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3. What’s the difference between “orilla” and “terraplenar”?
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4. What’s the plural of “banjo”? How could you tell?
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5. How do you say “to bank on” in Spanish?
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6. What gender class is “ejercicio” (look in the Spanish-English entries)?
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7. What type of verb is “ejercer”?
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8. What gender class is “ejercitación”?
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9. As seen in parenthesis, “Ejercitar” has two meanings “desempeñar” and “adiestrar”. What are English
translations of each meaning?
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10. What does “ejercicio económico” mean in English?
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Translator Web Quest
Go to http://translate.google.com/ . Change the settings to “Translate from: English” and “Translate to:
Spanish”. Complete the activity and write down 3 things you notice while doing the activity.
1. Type “played”
Write the translation: _____________________________
2. Type “I played”
Write the translation: _____________________________
3. Type “dove”
Write the translation: _____________________________
4. Type “I dove”
Write the translation: _____________________________
5. Type “speaker”
Write the translation: _____________________________
6. Type “She listens to the speaker.”
Write the translation: _____________________________
1. __________________________________________
2. __________________________________________
3. __________________________________________
Although using Google translate is a tempting tool, if you do not know how to properly analyze the words it
gives you, you might end up sounding like a crazy person and misusing the language. The following are the
Commandments for using Google Translate (they are non-negotiable  ).
GOOGLE TRANSLATE COMMANDMENTS
1. Thou shalt use Google Translate only for presentations; not for communication with others or interpreting a
text.
2. Thou shalt translate no more than 5 consecutive words.
3. Thou shalt consult a dictionary to confirm results.
4. Thou shalt Google any unexpected results to confirm proper usage.
5. Thou shalt record all words searched in “Vocabulario” section of notebook.
Now, following the Google Translate Commandments, look up the following words and record your findings.
1. dance
2. brush
3. climb
4. stretch
5. call
6. bought
7. saw
8. been
9. done
10. went
Español
Ingles
P.of. Speech
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Did you encounter any problems when looking up these verbs? If so, what were they?
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