Indefinite Articles; cuánto, mucho and poco

Indefinite Articles Masculine Feminine Singular un a/an una Plural The indefinite articles agree with the noun they are describing in gender and in number. Masculine Feminine Singular un a/an una Plural unos some unas

Indefinite Articles The indefinite articles un and una are used to say a or an before a singular noun. un libro a book una mochila a backpack The indefinite articles unos and unas are used to say some before a plural noun. unos libros some books unas mochilas some backpacks The indefinite articles can sometimes be left out, especially when the noun is plural. ¿ Tienes (unos) lapices? Do you have (some) pencils?

Give the indefinite article for each noun 1. bolígrafo 2. computadora 3. diccionario 4. mochilas 5. regla 6. zapatos 7. camisa

Talking about Amounts Singular ¿ cuánto(a)? how much? mucho(a) To talk about amounts of things, use the following adjectives. These words also agree with the noun they describe in gender and number. Singular ¿ cuánto(a)? how much? mucho(a) a lot of, much poco(a) little, not much Plural ¿cuántos(as)? how many? muchos(as) a lot of, many pocos(as) few, not many

Cuanto, mucho o poco Complete the sentences or questions with the correct form of the word given. ¿ _________ ropa tienes? (cuanto) Tengo _________ ropa. (mucho) ¿ __________ libros tienen? (cuanto) Tienen __________ libros. (mucho)

White Board Group Activity Write the correct indefinite article to use for each noun based on the gender and number of the term given.

mochila

libros

pluma

reglas

diccionarios

carpeta

cuaderno

computadora

boligrafos

lapiz

zapatos

carpetas

computadoras

Exit Slip Answer the following questions: What are the indefinite articles and what do they mean in English? What indefinite article goes with libro? What indefinite article goes with tarea? Translate the following English phrases to Spanish: 3. How much? 4. A lot.