NOUNS & ARTICLES

1. NOUNS & ARTICLES SUSTANTIVOS Y ARTÍCULOS

2. In Spanish all nouns belong to 2 gender categories: _________________ or ________________ Feminine (feminina) Masculine (masculino)

3. Masculine nouns USUALLY end in -___el helado-Feminine nouns USUALLY end in -___.la fruta O A

4. SINGULAR • ____________ nouns name 1 of something. • the girl • the student • the apple • _____________ nouns name more than 1 of something. • the girls • the students • the apples PLURAL

5. VOWEL “S” If a noun ends in a _________ (a,e,i,o,u) ADD _____ to make it plural. • chico  chicos If a singular noun ends in a _______________(r,l,n..)  ADD _____ to make it plural. • trabajador  trabajadores CONSONANT “ES”

6. Al practicar chicos chico  ________________ chica ________________ fruta  ________________ helado  ________________ persona  ________________ mujer  ________________ hombre ________________ chicas frutas helados personas mujeres hombres

7. Definite Articles “the” • When we want to say _______ in Spanish, we use Definite Articles. • Definite Articles ______________ according to the ___________ of the noun and according to whether the noun is __________ or __________ CHANGE gender singular plural

8. Definite Articles: the EL LA LOS LAS

9. Al practicar las galletas la galleta ________________ el refresco  ________________ el estudiante ________________ la estudiante ________________ la pizza ________________ los refrescos los estudiantes las estudiantes las pizzas

10. Indefinite Articles “a” “an” • When we want to say ____, ____, or________ in Spanish, we use Indefinite Articles. • Indefinite Articles also ______________ according to the ___________ of the noun and according to whether the noun is __________ or __________ “some” CHANGE gender plural singular

11. Indefinite Articles: a/some UN UNA UNOS UNAS

12. Al practicar unos amigos un amigo ________________ una amiga  ________________ un deporte  ________________ un sombrero  ________________ una pizza ________________ una fiesta  ________________ unas amigas unos deportes unos sombreros unas pizzas unas fiestas