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List as many Spanish

descriptive adjectives
or nouns as you can.

Las gafas ________.

La silla ________.

Gender and Number

In Spanish, adjectives must match the gender
and number of the noun they modify.

If a regular adjective describes a masculine

noun, it will end with: ____

If a regular adjectives describes a feminine

noun, it will end with: ____

Singular Form =
Plural Form =

The Exceptional E
Adjectives that end in /e/ do not change to match
the gender, only the number.

The Exceptional E

Singular = l est triste

Plural = Los nios estn tristes.

Inteligente
La nia es _______.
La nias son _______.

Alegre
El nio est _______.
Los nios estn _________.

Amable
La abuela es ___________.
Las abuelas son __________.

Consonant Endings
Adjectives that end in a consonant do
not change to match the gender.

They only change to match the number.

If the adjective ends with a consonant
add /es/.

Make the following sentence plural.

l es joven.

Ellos son _______.

Make the following

sentence plural.
La tarea es fcil.
Las tareas son ______.

Adjective Placement
In English, adjectives usually come before the
noun but in Spanish, adjectives typically come
after the noun.

adjective + noun
noun + adjective

The ugly cat =

The old dog =

More Than One

Adjective
2 or more descriptive adjectives are joined
together with /y/ (and).

La nia alta _ rubia.

El nio bueno _ inteligente

_ atrevido.

Possible Uses
Descriptive Adjectives are used with:
Ser = El es alto.
Tener = El tiene pelo rubio.
Llevar = El lleva gafas.

Recuerden:
Ser
Yo soy
T eres
l/ella/usted es
Nosotros
somos

Ustedes son

Tene
r
Yo tengo
T tienes
l/ella/usted
tiene
Nosotros
tenemos
Ustedes tienen

Llevar
Yo llevo
T llevas
l/ella/usted lleva
Nosotros llevamos
Ustedes llevan

The Perfect Match

Match the adjective on the left to its
antonym on the right.

Choose the answer listed in correct order.

1. Desagradable
2. Fuerte
3. Bajo
4. Limpio

Alto
Sucio
Simptico
Dbil

Gender and Number

Write out the phrases, making sure the
adjectives match the nouns in gender and
number.

1. Las tortuga + inteligente =

2. Los conejos + triste =
3. El perro + alto =
4. La gata + simptico =
5. Los hombres + fuerte =

Error Correction
Each phrase has one mistake! Search and
correct.

1. El perro alto fuerte =

2. Las gatas feos =
3. El pjaro tristo =
4. Las mujeres joven =
5. Los tontas nios =

Describmonos
Utilizing the handout, use any adjectives
you know to write a brief description of
yourself.

Yo soy alta y mexicana, tengo pelo largo y

castao y llevo gafas.

T cmo eres? (Use ser, tener, and llevar in

your description)

Recuerden:
Ser
Yo soy

Tene
r
Yo tengo

T tienes
l/ella/usted tiene
l/ella/usted es Nosotros tenemos
Nosotros somos Ustedes tienen
T eres

Ustedes son

Llev
ar
Yo llevo
T llevas
l/ella/usted lleva
Nosotros llevamos
Ustedes llevan

Practiquemos!

En Parejas!
Pretend you are at a police station describing
the person who hit your car and ran away to a
sketch artist.
OR

Describe your favorite celebrity to your partner;

partner will draw according to your description
but you cannot say the name of your celebrity.