Noun-Adjective
Agreement
Spanish 1 – Avancemos 1
U1L2
• In Spanish, adjectives match the gender
(masculine/feminine) and the number (singular/plural) of
the nouns they describe (just like definite/indefinite
articles).
• So, every adjective has four forms (singular/masculine,
singular/feminine/plural masculine/plural feminine).
• Unlike English, in Spanish the adjective goes
AFTER
the
noun.
• Example: The big school = La escuela grande
Noun-Adjective Agreement
• Most Spanish adjectives end in
o. To make them feminine,
change the o to an a.
• To make them plural, add s.
Noun-Adjective Agreement
Fill in the following chart with the correct forms of the adjectives:
Noun-Adjective Agreement
Masculine Singular Feminine Singular Masculine Plural Feminine Plural
bueno buena buenos buenas
perezoso perezosa perezosos perezosas
simpático simpática simpáticos simpáticas
organizado organizada organizados organizadas
• Some adjectives end in e and match both
genders (you don’t change it for
masc/fem). To make them plural, add s.
Noun-Adjective Agreement
Masculine
singular
Feminine singular Masculine plural Feminine plural
inteligente inteligente inteligentes inteligentes
• Some adjectives end in a consonant and
match both genders (you don’t change it
for masc/fem). To make them plural,
you add es.
Noun-Adjective Agreement
Masculine
singular
Feminine singular Masculine plural Feminine plural
joven joven jóvenes jóvenes
• Some adjectives end in a consonant and
can be made feminine by adding the letter
a to the end.
Noun-Adjective Agreement
Masculine
singular
Feminine singular Masculine plural Feminine plural
trabajador trabajadora trabajadores trabajadoras
Práctica: Translate the following expressions into Spanish:
1. The good-looking girl
2. The serious students
3. The big schools
4. The hard-working man
5. The young woman
1. La chica guapa
2. Los estudiantes serios
3. Las escuelas grandes
4. El hombre trabajador
5. La mujer joven
Más Practica: Translate the following expressions into Spanish:
1. The handsome man
2. The athletic girls
3. The artistic women
4. The organized boys
5. The tall girl
6. The red haired student (f)
7. The bad person
8. The pretty girls
9. The nice students (m)
10. The old man
1. El hombre guapo
2. Las chicas atléticas
3. Las mujeres artísticas
4. Los chicos organizados
5. La chica alta
6. La estudiante pelirroja
7. La persona mala
8. Las chicas bonitas
9. Los estudiantes simpáticos
10. El hombre viejo
Más Practica: Translate the following expressions into Spanish:
1. The funny men
2. The disorganized student (m)
3. The lazy girls
4. The serious boy
5. The short woman
6. The blonde boys
7. The big schools
8. The young friends (m&f)
9. The small girl
10. The young boy
1. Los hombres cómicos
2. El estudiante desorganizado
3. Las chicas perezosas
4. El chico serio
5. La mujer baja
6. Los chicos rubios
7. Las escuelas grandes
8. Los amigos jóvenes
9. La chica pequeña
10. El chico joven
