Apuntes: Los Sustantivos (Nouns) Lección 2: En la clase

Yo puedo… I can… Success Criteria Define “noun” as a part of speech Identify the gender of nouns based on patterns of gender Success Criteria Give an example of a noun Match the correct form of “the” (el/la) to a noun based on patterns of gender

What is a noun? A noun is a word used to identify People, Animals, Places, Things, Or ideas.

Nouns and Gender masculine feminine el la In Spanish, all nouns have gender. They are considered either ______________________ or ________________________. The definite article (“the”) of each noun matches its gender. To say “the” for a masculine singular noun, use ________. For a feminine singular noun, use _________. You should memorize nouns with their articles. masculine feminine el la

General Guidelines for Nouns and Gender masculine Nouns that refer to males are generally ________________. El chico → ________________________ Nouns that end in –o or –or are generally _______________. El diccionario → ____________________________ El marcador → ______________________________ ***Some nouns are an exception to this guideline, such as la mano (the hand). Nouns that end in –ma are often ______________________. El problema → __________________________ ***An exception to this is guideline is la pluma (the pen). Singular nouns that end in –s are generally _______________. El autobús → ____________________________ The boy masculine The dictionary The marker masculine The problem masculine The bus

General Guidelines for Nouns and Gender feminine Nouns that refer to females are generally _______________. La chica → __________________________ Nouns that end in –a or –ora are generally ______________. La escuela → __________________________ La computadora → _________________________ ***Some nouns are exceptions to this guideline, such as el mapa (the map) and el día (the day). They end in –a, but are masculine. Nouns that end in –ción are __________________________. La lección → _________________________ Nouns that end in –dad are ________________________. La universidad → ______________________ The girl feminine The school The computer feminine The lesson feminine The university

General Guidelines for Nouns and Gender Some nouns have identical masculine and feminine forms. To identify if you are talking about a male or female, you must use either “el” or “la”. El estudiante ↔ La estudiante El artista ↔ La artista El joven ↔ La joven The young person The student The artist

Masculine (el) Feminine (la) Both (el/la)

Apuntes: Los Sustantivos (Nouns) Lección 2: En la clase

Yo puedo… I can… Success Criteria Form the plural of nouns Describe how many of something there is by reviewing “hay”, numbers, and making nouns from Vocab 2B plural

Plural of Nouns To make a noun that ends in a vowel plural, add ______. Make the following nouns plural: La pluma → Las _______________ El escritorio → Los _____________ La silla → Las _________________ El cuaderno → Los _____________ s plumas escritorios sillas cuadernos

Plural of Nouns To make a noun that ends in a consonant plural, add ______. Make the following noun plural: La universidad → Las ___________________ El borrador → Los ______________________ es universidades borradores

Plural of Nouns Some nouns have a spelling change when they become plural. If a noun ends in ______, change the –z to a ______ and then add ______. Ex: El lápiz → los __________________ z c es lápices

Plural of Nouns In general, when a singular noun has an accent mark on the last syllable, the accent is dropped from the plural form. Make the following nouns plural: La lección → Las _____________________ El autobús → Los _____________________ lecciones autobuses

Plural of Nouns Some nouns that do not need an accent mark when they are singular may need an accent mark when they become plural. El examen → Los ______________ El joven → Los ________________ exámenes jóvenes

Plural of Nouns If you are using a noun to describe a group of people that includes both males and females, use the ____________ plural form of the noun. Try these “math” problems: 2 chicos + 2 chicas = 1 compañero + 5 compañeras = 1 profesor + 29 profesoras = masculine Cuatro chicos Seis compañeros Treinta profesores