Normas

Question 1

Generally words ending in ____ are feminine.

Answer 1

A or E

Question 2

Generally words ending in ____ are masculine.

Answer 2

O, R, E, Á, or cida

Question 3

Plural: If word ends in vowel, add _?

Answer 3

S

Question 4

Plural: If a word ends in a pointed vowel or a consonant, add ___.

Answer 4

es

Question 5

Plural: If a word ends with an S.

Answer 5

Word remains the same.

Question 6

Plural: If a word ends in Z then ___.

Answer 6

Change Z to ces

Question 7

Adjectives ending in O or A have ____ possibilities.

Answer 7

Four (O, A, OS, AS)

e.g. blanco, blanca, blancos, blancas

Question 8

Adjectives ending in E or a consonant have ____ possibilities.

Answer 8

Two (E, ES)

e.g. amable, ambles; Marron, marrones

Question 9

The (masculine)

Answer 9

El, Los (plural)

Question 10

The (feminine)

Answer 10

La, Las (plural)

Question 11

A (masculine)

Answer 11

Un, Unos (plural)

Question 12

A (feminine)

Answer 12

Una, Unas (plural)

Question 13

Possessive adjectives can use tener
I am [##] years old
I am hungry/thirsty/
sad/scared/cold

Answer 13

Tengo [#] años
Tengo hambre
Tu tienes sed
El/Ella tiene triste
Nosotros tenemos miedo
Ellos/Ellas tienen frío

Question 14

Phrases ending in de
e.g. Al lado de

Answer 14

De + la = de la (feminine)
e.g. Al lado de la planta

De +el = del (masculine)
e.g. Al lado del gato

Question 15

Nouns gender rule

Answer 15

In general, words ending in O are masculine, and words ending in A are feminine. There are exceptions (mano, foto, moto, radio)

Question 16

Nouns ending in N and R

Answer 16

Are masculine and change to feminine by adding an A.
E.g. El león/ la leona.

Question 17

Nouns ending in A

Answer 17

In general, it is feminine, except (el problema, el clima, el idioma, el tema, el programs, el.dia, el.drama, el sistema)

Question 18

Nouns ending in or, are, and an.

Answer 18

Are masculine

Question 19

The colors, numbers, days of the week, rivers, lakes, oceans.

Answer 19

Are masculine.

Question 20

Words ending in E

Answer 20

Are masculine. Exceptions: la fe, la llave, la sangre, la carne, la gente, la nieve, la noche, la nube

Question 21

Nouns ending in L

Answer 21

Are masculine. Exceptions: la sal, la miel, la piel, la terminal.

Question 22

Nouns ending in ción, sión, d, z, zón.

Answer 22

Are feminine. Exceptions: el lápiz, el arroz, el corazón

Question 23

Feminine nouns that begin with stressed a, á or ha.

Answer 23

Use masculine definite article if singular. Use feminine definite article if plural.
E.g. El agua /las aguas
El águilar/ las águilar
El hacha / las hachas
El aula/ las aulas

Question 24

Indefinite article specific, not specific

Answer 24

Use la, las, el, los specific
Use un, unos, una, unas not specific

Question 25

Words related to time are

Answer 25

Feminine and use Ser.

Son las… / Es la…

Question 26

Nouns ending in vowel (plural)

Answer 26

Add S
Casa, casas

Question 27

Nouns ending in accented vowels or consonant (plural)

Answer 27

Add ES
E.g. colibrí, colibríes, reloj, relojes

Question 28

Nouns ending in S (plural)

Answer 28

Do not change
E.g. martes

Question 29

Nouns ending in Z (plural)

Answer 29

Z changes to CES
E.g. Pez, Peces

Question 30

Possessive (adjective + noun)
It’s my house.

Answer 30

Use possessive
mi, mis,
tu, tus,
su, sus,
Nuestro, nuestros, nuestra, nuestras
vuestro, vuestros, vuestra, vuestras
Su, sus

Es mi casa.
Es tus casas.

Question 31

Possessive (noun + adjective)
The house is mine.

Answer 31

Use possessives
mío, most, mía, mías
Tuyo, tuyos, tuya, tuyas
Suyo, suyos, suya, suyas
Nuestro, nuestros, nuestra, nuestras
Vuestro, vuestros, vuestra, vuestras
Suyo, suyos, suya, suyas

La casa es mía.
El perro es mío.
Las casas son mías.
Los perros son míos.
La casa es tuya.
Los perros es suyos.

Question 32

Adjectives should match the noun.

Answer 32

Female noun= female adjective
Male noun =male adjective
Plural noun = Plural adjective

La niña bonita.
El niño bonito.
Las niñas bonitas.
Los niños bonitos.

Question 33

Adjectives that have two possibilities.

Answer 33

La mujer intelligente.
Las mujeres intelligentes.
El hombre amable.
Los hombres amables.

Question 34

The adjectives good and bad

Answer 34

Shorten or lose the last letter or syllable when in front of a singular masculine noun. Feminine stays the same.

Juan es bueno.
Juan es un Buen chico.
Julia es buena.
Julia es un buena chica.
Funar es malo para la Salud.
Funar es un Mal hàbito.
Esa actitud no es buena.
Ana tiene una buena actitud.

Question 35

Adjective grande

Answer 35

Shorten to grand in front of masculine and feminine nouns singular only.

Mi padre es grande.
Mi padre es un Grand hombre.
Nueva York es una ciudad grande.
Nueva York es una gran ciudad.

Use grandes for plural.