1. Gender of Nouns #9 Standard 1.2: Students understand and interpret written and spoken language on a variety of topics  Standard 4.1: Students demonstrate understanding of the nature of language through comparisons of the language studied and their own.  Objective: Students will be introduced to gender of nouns in Spanish and how all nouns fit into a gender category.

2. Nouns name people, animals, places or things. You need to remember the following things about nouns in Spanish: All nouns in Spanish have gender. ( i.e. masculine & feminine ) el chico (masculine) la chica (feminine) la falda (feminine) el pelo (masculine) index MURPHY

3. Usually a noun is masculine if it ends in an “o” and feminine if it ends in an “a”. However, when a word ends in a consonant you need to memorize the definite article with the noun. Here are some examples of nouns that end in consonants: el suéter (masculine) la mujer (feminine) la estudiante (feminine) el hombre (masculine) index

4. When nouns identify only one item, they are singular. Here are some examples of nouns that in the singular form: el señor (masculine) la señora (feminine) la profesora (feminine) el estudiante (masculine) index

5. When nouns identify more than one item, they are plural. Here are some examples of nouns that in the plural form: los señores (masculine) las señoras (feminine) las profesoras (feminine) los estudiantes (masculine) index

6. In Spanish, the definite article that accompanies a noun will match its gender and number. Here are some examples of nouns that in the plural form: el cuarderno (singular) los cuardernos (plural) la maleta (singular) las maletas (plural) index

7. Some nouns have 1 form that are both masculine and feminine. el estudiante la estudiante el modelo la modelo el policía la policía index

8. CASA la index

9. PANTALONES los index

10. ZAPATO el index

11. AMIGOS los index

12. CAMISETA la index

13. HOMBRE el index

14. ESTUDIANTE el, la index

15. DOCTOR el index

16. ARTISTA el, la index

17. PLOMERO el index

18. FALDA la index

19. AMIGOS los index

20. VESTIDOS los index

21. ESTUDIANTES los, las index

22. TARDE la index

23. POLICÍA el, la index

24. JEANS los index

25. BOLSA la index

26. GATOS los index

27. CALCETINES los index

28. MODELO el, la index

29. OJOS los index

30. A noun may sometimes appear with an indefinite article. The indefinite articles that accompanies a nouns will also match its gender and number. un chicounos chicos una camisaunas camisas un estudianteunos estudiantes index

31. OJOS unos index

32. HOMBRE un index

33. CASA una

34. PANTALONES unos index

35. ESTUDIANTES unos, unas index

36. SUÉTERES unos index

37. MODELOS unos, unas index

38. ROPA una index

39. CALCETÍN un index