GRAMMAR: Adjectives
Translate to English.
Remember the little words!
Un
unos
el
los
Una
unas
la
las
1. un estante rojo
2. una bandera anaranjada
3. un periódico verde
4. una revista azul
5. el teléfono amarillo
6. la mesa verde
7. el teclado gris
8. la impresora blanca
9. unos relojes azules
10.unas sillas violetas
11.unos ratónes negros
12.unas páginas rosadas
13.los paredes cafés
14.las reglas negras
15.los escritorios blancos
16.las luces verdes
Now look at the examples above to figure out the rules for describing things in Spanish!
First, let’s review some terms….
Nouns
singular
masculine
adjectives
plural
feminine
GRAMMAR: Adjectives
1. Making words plural in Spanish
When a word ends in a vowel _________________________________
When a word ends in a consonant ______________________________
2. Describing things
When you describe something, put the adjective ________________________
Adjectives (such as color words) change spelling at the end depending on
______________________________ AND ____________________________
Adjectives can have up to four forms (with different spellings at the end). Fill in
the lines. Look at the first example to figure out the rule, then practice with the
second example.
Masculine
Masculine
Singular
Plural
(this is the
form/word
found in the
dictionary or
on your vocab
list!)
Adjectives
that end in
-o
_______
_______
_______
Rojos
Roja
Rojas
Pequeño
(small)
_______
_______
_______
_______
_______
_______
_______
verdes
verde
verde
fuerte
(strong)
_______
_______
_______
_______
_______
_______
_______
azules
azul
azules
_______
_______
_______
_______
Rojo
Rule:
Examples:
Adjectives
that end in
a consonant
Feminine
Plural
Rule:
Examples:
Adjectives
that end in
-e
Feminine
Singular
verde
Rule:
Examples:
Azul
débil
(weak)