1. Making nouns plural review
7th grade Spanish
Chapter 1 Lesson 4

2. Nouns
What is a noun?
What is special about nouns in Spanish?

3. In general, if a noun ends in:
-a then it is singular and feminine
Example: mochila (bookbag)
-o then it is singular and masculine
Example: cuaderno (notebook)
s then it is plural
Example: mochilas (bookbags)
Example: cuadernos (notebooks)

4. Exceptions
Sometimes there are nouns that end in an –a and are considered masculine words:
Example: mapa (map) is considered a masculine word!
Sometimes there are words that end in an –o and are considered feminine words:
Example: mano (hand) is considered a feminine word!

5. Exceptions 2
There are words that end –e and these can be either feminine or masculine!
Coche – car = M
Leche – milk -F
There are nouns that end in a consonant and these can also be either masculine or feminine!
Examen – exam / test – M

6. If you’re saying

7. Breathe Be thankful that you are in 7th grade and that this is a mini.
There are rules that make figuring out the gender of these words easy! But for today all you have to do is remember the following 2 rules and 3 words.

8. Rules If the word ends in –ción or -ión the noun is feminine.
If the noun ends in –tad, -dad, or –umbre the noun is feminine.
Suerte = luck; lucky – (F)
Sol = (sun) – (M)
Frijol = (bean) –(M)

9. Simple!

10. Part 2: Making nouns plural

11. Making nouns plural
If a noun ends in a vowel add an –s to make it plural.
la página (page)  las páginas
el cuaderno (notebook) los cuadernos
la mochila (bookbag) las mochilas
el bolígrafo (pen) los bolígrafos

12. If a noun ends in a consonant add –es to make it plural.
el señor  los señores
el papel  los papeles
el examen  los exámenes

13. Ojo!
If the word ends in a z, first change the z to a c and then add –es
el lápiz  los lápices
el pez los peces
If a word ends in n or s and there is a written accent on the last vowel do two things. Add -es and drop the accent.
la nación las naciones
el francés  los franceses

14. What if I want to refer to a specific noun(s)?

15. Part 3: Definite articles

16. In English we use the definite article:
The pen
The dogs
The desk
The lions

17. In Spanish, to say “THE” we use the definite articlesEl La
Los
Las

18. Co-op learning activity

19. YouTube Video - Los articulos definidos

20. Questions / Homework

21. Quick definite articles video