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Unidad 1, Lección 2Reteaching and Practice
Did You Get It? Presentación de gramática
¡AVANZA! Goal: Learn about defi nite and indefi nite articles.
Gender and Number
In Spanish, all nouns are either masculine or feminine. Like in English, all nouns are also singular or plural. Read the following sentences paying attention to the boldfaced letters.
el libro (the book) los libros (the books)
la chica (the girl) las chicas (the girls)
el hombre (the man) los hombres (the men)
la mujer (the woman) las mujeres (the women)
EXPLANATION: Nouns ending in -o in Spanish are usually masculine. Nouns ending in -a are usually feminine. Some words do not end with -o or -a. To form the plural of a noun, add -s if it ends in a vowel. Add -es if it ends in a consonant.
Defi nite Articles
Defi nite articles are used with nouns to indicate specifi c persons, places, or things. Read these sentences, paying special attention to the boldfaced words.
El libro es bueno. (The book is good.)
La mujer es alta. (The woman is tall.)
Los libros son buenos. (The books are good.)
Las mujeres son altas. (The women are tall.)
EXPLANATION: English has one defi nite article: the. Spanish has four: el, la, los, las. The defi nite article must agree in gender and number with the noun following it.
Indefi nite Articles
Indefi nite articles are used with nouns to indicate unspecifi c persons, places, or things. Read these sentences, paying special attention to the boldfaced words.
Es un artista. (He is an artist.)
Es una mujer. (She is a woman.)
Son unos correos electrónicos. (They are some emails.)
Son unas mujeres. (They are some women.)
EXPLANATION: English has three indefi nite articles: a, an, some. Spanish has four: un, una, unos, unas. Like defi nite articles, indefi nite articles must agree in gender and number with the nouns following them.
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Unidad 1, Lección 2Reteaching and Practice
Did You Get It? Práctica de gramática
1 Write the correct defi nite article.
el la los las
1. amigo 6. hombres
2. chicas 7. personas
3. maestros 8. amiga
4. mujer 9. estudiante
5. hombre 10. maestras
2 Write the correct indefi nite article.
un una unos unas
1. guitarra 6. teléfonos
2. libros 7. correo electrónico
3. deporte 8. bicicletas
4. correos electrónicos 9. libro
5. bicicleta 10. televisión
3 Write the following in Spanish.
1. a book 6. some teachers
2. a skateboard 7. a female friend
3. the woman 8. some friends
4. some girls 9. the guitar
5. the television 10. an ice cream
¡AVANZA! Goal: Learn about defi nite and indefi nite articles.
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4 Complete the sentences with the correct indefi nite article.
1. Es pizza.
2. Son helados.
3. Es helado.
4. Es fruta.
5. Son papas fritas.
6. Es refresco.
5 Complete the sentences with the correct defi nite article.
1. Son helados.
2. Son refrescos.
3. Son pizzas.
4. Es jugo.
5. Es fruta.
6. Son papas fritas.
6 Write the following in Spanish.
1. She is a woman.
2. They are some friends.
3. He is a friend.
4. They are some girls.
5. He is the student.
6. He is a man.
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