Starter quiz
- Match the [ll] words with their meanings.
- ella⇔she ✓
- llamar⇔to call, calling ✓
- amarillo⇔yellow ✓
- Infinitives in Spanish often end in ...
- -ar ✓
- -ra
- -ur
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Which verb is shown here?- cantar
- escuchar ✓
- hablar
- necesitar
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- 'Es importante hablar en clase'. Which is the correct translation?
- It is important to speak in class.
- It is important to listen in class. ✓
- It is important to work in class.
- It is important to be in class.
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- 'Needing a friend is normal'. Which is the correct translation?
- Necesitar un amigo es importante.
- Necesitar una amiga es normal. ✓
- Necesitar una amiga es importante.
- Necesito un amigo es normal.
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Which verb is shown here?- hablar
- necesitar
- cantar ✓
- llamar
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Exit quiz
- The [l] and [ll] sounds are ...
- pronounced differently in Spanish and English ✓
- pronounced the same in Spanish and English
- both pronounced like a 'y' sound
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- Match the Spanish and the English.
- un uniforme⇔a uniform ✓
- un sombrero⇔a hat ✓
- una película⇔a film ✓
- comprar⇔to buy, buying ✓
- llevar⇔to wear, wearing ✓
- tienes⇔she, he, it has ✓
- Match the word with its correct definition.
- masculine noun (un)⇔estuche ✓
- feminine noun (una)⇔botella ✓
- infinitive⇔cantar ✓
- 1st person verb⇔hablo ✓
- adjective (feminine)⇔sana ✓
- adjective (masculine)⇔sano ✓
- Match the Spanish and the English.
- elegante⇔elegant ✓
- triste⇔happy ✓
- feliz⇔sad ✓
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- 'Necesitar un estuche es normal en clase'. Which is the correct translation?
- Needing a pencil case is normal at home.
- I need a pencil case, it is normal in class.
- To need a pencil case is important at home.
- Needing a pencil case is normal in class. ✓
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- What is the first person singular form of 'eschuchar'?
- 'Escucho' ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- The sound-symbol correspondences [ll] and [l] can be contrasted for read aloud practice.
- The infinitive form of a verb gives its general meaning, e.g., 'hablar', to speak.
- Spanish infinitive verbs translate two ways into English, e.g., 'to sing' and 'singing'.
- To mean 'I' with a verb, the -ar verb ending changes to -o, e.g., 'hablo', I speak.
Common misconception
[l] and [ll] have the same sound as each other.
[l] and [ll] sound different from each other in Spanish. The [l] is like the 'l' in 'libro'; the [ll] is pronounced as in the 'll' in amarillo.
Keywords
[l] - pronounced as in the word ‘libro’
[ll] - pronounced as in the word ‘llamar’
Infinitive - form of the verb you find in the dictionary - it describes the general meaning of the verb
1st person singular - form of pronouns and verbs used to refer to yourself
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