la tapa:  Unscramble the following adjectives: 1. licoseba 2. rosie 3. utidoseso

Unidad 1B- la gramática los adjetivos

Cornell Notes  Topic: Noun and adjective agreement  EQ: How do I make nouns and adjectives agree in gender?

Repaso:  What is a noun?  person, place, thing or idea  What is an adjective?  modifies a noun, generally by describing it  ex) wise man, old woman, smart boy  What is the general rule for determining gender?  ends in o  masculine  ends in a  feminine

Unos ejemplos: Write the following adjectives in both genders. EnglishMasculineFeminine serious funny shy nice patient intelligent hard-worker talker

Patterns for determining gender: 1. ends in –o  describes a male 2. ends in –a  describes a female 3. ends in –dor  describes a male 4. ends in –dora  describes a female 5. ends in –e  describes a male or female

Unos ejemplos: Write the following adjectives in both genders. EnglishMasculineFeminine seriousserioseria funnygraciosograciosa shytímidotímida nicesimpáticosimpática patientpaciente intelligentinteligente hard-workertrabajadortrabajadora talkerhabladorhabladora

Unos ejemplos: Use the patterns to guess the gender of these words: EnglishMasculineFeminine culpable bailador inocente listo rubio

Unos ejemplos: Use the patterns to guess the gender of these words: EnglishMasculineFeminine guiltyculpable dancerbailadorbailadora innocentinocente readylistolista blonderubiorubia