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2. Learning objectives Mi mascota Agreement of adjectives
¿De qué color es?
Adverbs of quantity: muy, bastante

3. Mi mascota 2

4. Agreement of adjectives 1
In Spanish, all adjectives agree in gender and number with the noun or nouns they are describing.
Do you remember which of the animals are masculine (un) and which are feminine (una)?
masculine
feminine
gato
pájaro
perro
pez
tortuga
caballo
hámster
loro
Teacher’s note:
Masculine nouns
gato
perro
hámster
conejo
puerco espín
conejillo de Indias
ratón
pájaro
pez
caballo
loro
Feminine nouns
tortuga
serpiente
conejo
serpiente
puerco espín
conejillo de Indias
ratón

5. Agreement of adjectives 2
Adjectives are describing words. In English they never change, but in Spanish they change depending on the gender of the noun they are describing.
Look at the following examples.
un conejo blanco
una serpiente roja
Photos:
Snake © Eric Isselée; rabbit © Erik Lam, both Shutterstock.com
Adjectives describing masculine nouns often end in –o.
Adjectives describing feminine nouns often end in –a.

6. Agreement of adjectives 6
In Spanish we put the adjective after the noun, whereas in English it goes before the noun
a green tortoise
una tortuga verde
adj.
noun
noun
adj.

7. ¿De qué color es? 3 Photos:
Horse © Makarova Viktoria (Vikarus); cat © Anastasija Popova; fish © Orla; parrot © Mayskyphoto, all Shutterstock.com