Spanish Grammar Rules
In Spanish, the 3 endings (groups) of infinitive verbs are .... (choose 3: -AR, -ER, -IR, -OR, -UR)
-AR -ER -IR
Masculine adjectives that end in -o change to ___ after a feminine noun.
-a
To make the feminine form of masculine adjectives that end in -án, -ón, -ín, or -or, add ___ . (-a, -e, -u)
-a
If the noun ends with a consonant, add ___ to make it plural (-s, -es or -is)
-es
If noun ends with a vowel, add ____ to make it plural (-s, -es or -is)
-s
To make possessive adjectives plural, add ___ (-s, -es, -is)
-s
To make an adjective plural that ends in a consonant, add ___ (-s, -es or -is)
add -es
To make an adjective plural that ends in a vowel, add ___ (-s, -es or -is)
add -s
Masculine adjectives of nationality ___ (add/don't add an -a) in the feminine form.
add an -a
In Spanish, most adjectives that describe come ____ (before/after) the noun.
after
In Spanish, adjectives must ___ in gender and number with the nouns they describe. (agree/disagree)
agree
In Spanish, adjectives that describe number or quantity come ____ (before/after) the noun.
before
Possessive adjectives come ___ (before/after) the nouns they modify?
before
If the noun ends with a "z", change to ____ before making plural (p, s or c)
c
Cierto/Falso (T/F) Most Spanish nouns that end in -ción, -sión, -tad, and -dad are feminine.
cierto
Masculine adjectives that end in -e or a consonant ___ (change/do not change) after a feminine noun.
do not change
If a noun ends with -es or -is, it ___ (does/does not) change in the plural form.
does not
Spanish (does/does not) use 's (apostrophe + s) to show ownership.
does not
Which is correct? ("the new student") el nuevo estudiante OR el estudiante nuevo
el estudiante nuevo
What are the 4 definite articles in Spanish? (English "the")
el la los las
Which is correct? ("John's book") el libro de Juan OR Juan's libro
el libro de Juan
Cierto/Falso (T/F) Most Spanish nouns that end in -ma are feminine.
falso
Most nouns that end in "a" are ______ (which gender)
feminine
All nouns in Spanish have _____ (rules/gender/plurals)
gender
The article you use depends on the ____ and ____ of the noun that follows it. (male/female or gender/number)
gender and number
Which is correct? ("there are many books") hay muchos libros OR hay libros muchos?
hay muchos libros
Which is correct? ("the hardworking student") la estudiante trabajador OR la estudiante trabajadora
la estudiante trabajadora
Which is correct? ("the English woman") la mujer inglesa OR la inglés mujer
la mujer inglesa
Which is correct? ("the boy's chair") el niño's silla OR la silla del niño
la silla del niño
Most nouns that end in -o are ____ (which gender)
masculine
Spanish gender options are either _____ (male or female/happy or sad/masculine or feminine)
masculine or feminine
What are the 4 possessive adjectives?
mi tu su nuestro
Which is correct? ("my parents") mi padres OR mis padres
mis padres
Which possessive adjective changes before feminine nouns?
nuestro to nuestra
_____ adjectives show ownership of an item or to whom it belongs.(demonstrative/possessive)
possessive
A subject pronoun is a word used to replace the _____ of a subject in a sentence. (verb/noun/adjective)
proper noun
What happens when the words "de" and "el" come together in a sentence?
the contraction "del"
Possessive adjectives are plural when ... (the English is plural/the noun they modify is plural)
the noun they modify is plural
To conjugate a verb means to match .... (the subject with the noun/the verb ending with the subject)
the verb ending with the subject
In English, infinitive verbs usually add the word " ___ " to the verb. (to/for/from)
to
What are the 4 indefinite articles in Spanish? (English "a/some")
un una unos unas
Which Spanish subject pronoun is used only in Spain?
vosotros