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3B-1

The plurals of adjectives (p. 156)

Adjectives, just like definite articles, must match the noun they accompany.
Singular adjectives go with singular nouns, and plural adjectives go with plural
nouns.
Adjectives that end in -o or -a must also match the noun. Masculine (-o) adjectives
go with masculine nouns and feminine (-a) adjectives go with feminine nouns.
Adjectives that end in -e do not change to match masculine or feminine nouns.
They still change to match singular and plural nouns: el libro interesante,
las clases interesantes.
Definite article

Noun

Adjective

masculine singular

el

pan

sabroso

feminine singular

la

sopa

sabrosa

masculine plural

los

jamones

sabrosos

feminine plural

las

galletas

sabrosas

A. Look at each noun. Write M if it is masculine or F if it is feminine.

1. __________ pan

6. ___________ jamn

2. __________ sopas

7. ___________ huevos

3. __________ yogur

8. ___________ quesos

4. __________ salchichas

9. ___________ galletas

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5. __________ pizza

10. ___________ hamburguesa

B. Now, go back to part A. Next to the M or F you wrote next to each noun, write S if
the noun is singular and P if it is plural.
C. Here are the nouns from part A. Now there are adjectives with them. Circle the
correct adjective form for each noun.

1. pan ( sabroso / sabrosos )

6. jamn ( sabroso / sabrosa )

2. sopas ( sabrosos / sabrosas )

7. huevos ( sabrosa / sabrosos )

3. yogur ( sabrosos / sabroso )

8. quesos ( sabrosos / sabrosas )

4. salchichas ( sabrosas / sabrosa )

9. galletas ( sabrosa / sabrosas )

5. pizza ( sabrosos / sabrosa )

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10. hamburguesas ( sabrosos / sabrosas )

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3B-2

The plurals of adjectives (continued)

D. Fill in the missing singular or plural form of each masculine adjective in the chart.
Masculine
singular

plural

divertido
simptico
atrevidos
serios
artstico
E. Now, fill in the missing singular or plural form of each feminine adjective in the chart.
Feminine
singular

plural

divertidas
simptica
atrevidas
seria
artsticas

serio
atrevido
artstico

seria
atrevida
artstica

serios
atrevidos
artsticos

serias
atrevidas
artsticas

1. Laura y Elena estudian mucho. Son ______________________.

2. Sandra monta en monopatn. Es ______________________.
3. Mario dibuja. Es ______________________.
4. Toms y Beatriz trabajan mucho. Son ______________________.
5. Lorenzo y Fernando esquan. Son ______________________.

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F. Choose an adjective from the group of words. Write its correct form in the space
provided.

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Guided Practice Activities

3B-3

The verb ser (p. 158)

You have already learned and used some forms of the verb ser, which means to be:
Yo soy serio. T eres simptica. Ella es artstica.
Ser is an irregular verb. You will need to memorize its forms.
yo

soy

nosotros/nosotras

somos

eres

vosotros/vosotras

sois

usted/l/ella

es

ustedes/ellos/ellas

son

A. Choose the correct subject pronoun for each form of ser and circle it.

1. ( yo / l ) es

5. ( usted / t ) es

2. ( ustedes / ella ) son

6. ( nosotros / ellas ) son

3. ( t / ella ) eres

7. ( ellos / nosotros ) somos

4. ( ella / yo ) es

8. ( yo / l ) soy

B. Now, write the correct form of ser next to each subject pronoun.

1. t _________________________________

5. ellas _____________________________

2. usted ______________________________

6. nosotras __________________________

3. ellos _______________________________

7. yo _______________________________

4. l _________________________________

8. ustedes __________________________

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C. Complete the exchanges by writing in the correct form of ser.

1. vera:
gonzalo:

2. pablo:
enrique:

3. ins:
marcos:

Yo _______________ estudiante. Y t?
Yo _______________ estudiante tambin.
T _______________ muy deportista, no?
S, pero yo tambin _______________ muy estudioso.
Susana y Olivia _______________ muy divertidas.
S. Olivia _______________ muy simptica tambin.

4. paco y luis: Nosotros _______________ perezosos. No estudiamos mucho.

ana:

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Bueno, yo _______________ muy trabajadora. Me gusta estudiar.

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3B-4

The verb ser (continued)

D. Look at each drawing. Complete the question with a form of ser. Follow the model.
Modelo

Cmo

es

l?

Cmo _____________________ l?

2.

Cmo _____________________ t?

3.

Cmo _____________________ ellas?

4.

Cmo _____________________ nosotras?

5.

Cmo _____________________ yo?

E. Now, complete each sentence with the correct form of ser and the correct adjective
ending. Refer back to the art in part D. Follow the model.
Modelo

es

simptico

1. l ___________________ artstic______.
2. T ___________________ perezos______.

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1.

3. Ellas ___________________ estudios______.

4. Nosotras ___________________ inteligente_____.
5. Yo ___________________ atrevid______.
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Core Practice

3B5

Las descripciones
A. Fill in the chart below with the singular and plural, masculine and feminine forms of the
adjectives given.
Masculine
singular

Feminine
plural

singular

plural

sabroso
prcticos
fcil
aburridos
difciles
divertido
artstica
buenas
trabajador
B. Now, complete the sentences below, using some of the words from the chart above. There
may be more than one right answer.

2. Me gustan mis clases; son _________________________ .

3. La tarea de matemticas es _________________________ .
4. Te gustan las computadoras porque son _________________________ .
5. Mi profesor no come pescado porque cree que no es _________________________ .
6. Mis amigos son _________________________ ; dibujan muy bien.

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1. La ensalada de frutas es _________________________ para la salud.

7. Tus amigos son muy _________________________ ; trabajan mucho.

8. Esquiar y nadar son actividades muy _________________________ .

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Core Practice

3B6

Cmo son?
Describe the following people using the pictures as clues. Use a form of ser plus an adjective.
Follow the model.

es
Cmo __________________
l?
Modelo

Es popular
_______________________________________
________________ .

Cmo __________________ l?

1.

_____________________________________________________________ .

Cmo __________________ ella?

2.

_____________________________________________________________ .

Cmo __________________ ellas?

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3.

_____________________________________________________________ .

Cmo __________________ ellos?

4.

_____________________________________________________________ .

Cmo __________________ nosotras?

5.

_____________________________________________________________ .

Cmo __________________ yo?

6.
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_____________________________________________________________ .

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