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

2. 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

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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

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

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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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

16. 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