Use the Given Noun Gender
Singular definite articles are el for masculine nouns and la for feminine nouns in these examples.
About 20 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 1Build Agreeing Spanish Noun Groups
Articles and adjectives carry grammatical gender and number. Use the supplied noun labels and referents to build complete noun groups; grammatical gender is a property of a word rather than a judgment about a person.
Before you begin
- Recognize a noun as a naming word; distinguish one item from several.
Choose by skill rather than age alone. Read with an adult when useful, revisit a lesson, or explore another grade.
Follow the lesson sequence
Make a Complete Plural Noun Group
A plural changes the noun and its agreeing article.
About 20 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 2Match an Adjective to Its Noun
Many descriptive adjectives ending in o change to a for feminine nouns and add s for plural.
About 20 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 3Choose New or Identified Reference
Un/una/unos/unas commonly introduce an unspecified referent.
About 20 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 4Review and transfer
After the lessons, try 4 new review cases and a practical task. Each answer has an explanation and a link back to the related lesson.
Open the unit reviewGuest answers are temporary. Keep your own paper or document; this unit does not certify completion or record a school grade.
Topic references
- Instituto Cervantes Plan Curricular, broad topic reference: topic reference — Build Agreeing Spanish Noun Groups
These references informed the topic selection. They do not certify complete standards alignment.