AGREEMENT!!!

Two Types of Agreement: Gender: Number: Masculine Feminine Singular * Plural ********

Are these Spanish words Masculine or Feminine? Libro Casa Canción Universidad Mujer Hombre Abuelo Abuela

A / An / Some THE Definite Articles Definite articles are the FOUR ways to say . . . Indefinite articles are the FOUR ways to THE A / An / Some

Activity: On your handout, write the correct article for each word that would agree with the gender and number of the article. ¡OJO! Be careful of a few exceptions to the rules!

DESCRIBE ADJECTIVES!!! ADJECTIVES ARE WORDS THAT . . . IN SPANISH, ADJECTIVES USUALLY COME _____________ THE WORD THEY DESCRIBE. DESCRIBE AFTER

THEREFORE, A PRETTY GIRL IS . . . Una bonita chica B. Una chica bonita

Some smart guys are A. Unos chicos inteligentes B. Unos inteligentes chicos

4 Easy Agreement Rules: 1. Change an O  A to make a word feminine. Add –S to a vowel to make a word plural. Add –ES to a consonant to make a word plural. Don’t worry about gender if an adjective does NOT end in –O or –A. (There are exceptions, and nationalities are one of them.) amigo cómico amiga cómica amigo cómico amigos cómicos amigo español amigos españoles chico inteligente chica inteligente

In a nutshell . . . EVERYTHING MUST MATCH!!!!!

Actividad On your handout, write the correct form of the adjective in parentheses on the blank so that it agrees with what it is describing. NOTE: The singular, masculine form is automatically given, so there are cases where you won’t change what is in parentheses.