Question

he 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.
look at each noun. write m if it is masculine or f if it is feminine.

1. ____ pan
2. ____ sopas
3. ____ yogur
4. ____ salchichas
5. ____ pizza
6. ____ jamón
7. ____ huevos
8. ____ quesos
9. ____ galletas
10. ____ hamburguesa

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.
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 )
2. sopas ( sabrosos / sabrosas )
3. yogur ( sabrosos / sabroso )
4. salchichas ( sabrosas / sabrosa )
5. pizza ( sabrosos / sabrosa )
6. jamón ( sabroso / sabrosa )
7. huevos ( sabrosa / sabrosos )
8. quesos ( sabrosos / sabrosas )
9. galletas ( sabrosa / sabrosas )
10. hamburguesas ( sabrosos / sabrosas )

Explanation:

1. For "pan": In Spanish, "pan" (bread) is a masculine noun.
2. For "sopas": "Sopas" (soups) is a feminine plural noun.
3. For "yogur": "Yogur" (yogurt) is a masculine noun.
4. For "salchichas": "Salchichas" (sausages) is a feminine plural noun.
5. For "pizza": "Pizza" is a feminine noun.
6. For "jamón": "Jamón" (ham) is a masculine noun.
7. For "huevos": "Huevos" (eggs) is a masculine plural noun.
8. For "quesos": "Quesos" (cheeses) is a masculine plural noun.
9. For "galletas": "Galletas" (cookies) is a feminine plural noun.
10. For "hamburguesa": "Hamburguesa" (hamburger - referring to the food item as a whole, often considered feminine) is a feminine noun.

For the adjective - noun agreement:

• Adjectives ending in -o (masculine) go with masculine nouns. Adjectives ending in -a (feminine) go with feminine nouns. And adjectives need to match the number (singular/plural) of the noun.
• For "pan" (masculine singular), the correct adjective is "sabroso".
• For "sopas" (feminine plural), the correct adjective is "sabrosas".
• For "yogur" (masculine singular), the correct adjective is "sabroso".
• For "salchichas" (feminine plural), the correct adjective is "sabrosas".
• For "pizza" (feminine singular), the correct adjective is "sabrosa".
• For "jamón" (masculine singular), the correct adjective is "sabroso".
• For "huevos" (masculine plural), the correct adjective is "sabrosos".
• For "quesos" (masculine plural), the correct adjective is "sabrosos".
• For "galletas" (feminine plural), the correct adjective is "sabrosas".
• For "hamburguesa" (feminine singular), the correct adjective is "sabrosa".

Answer:

1. M
2. F
3. M
4. F
5. F
6. M
7. M
8. M
9. F
10. F

1. pan (sabroso)
2. sopas (sabrosas)
3. yogur (sabroso)
4. salchichas (sabrosas)
5. pizza (sabrosa)
6. jamón (sabroso)
7. huevos (sabrosos)
8. quesos (sabrosos)
9. galletas (sabrosas)
10. hamburguesa (sabrosa)