A party: intonation questions, nouns and adjectives | Spanish

Starter quiz

Read aloud. Then put the words in alphabetical order.

1

⇔

feliz

2

⇔

zapato

3

⇔

zona
¿Qué es 'un regalo'?
¿Qué es 'una silla'?
¿Qué es 'un globo rojo' en inglés?

'a red balloon' ✓
¿Qué es 'a yellow ball' en español?

1

⇔

una

2

⇔

pelota

3

⇔

amarilla
¿Qué es 'a pretty cake' en español?

1

⇔

una

2

⇔

tarta

3

⇔

bonita

How many ways is Spanish [z] pronounced?

1

2 ✓

3
Complete the sentence. In Latin America, [z] sounds like ...

[z] in English

'c' before [e] and [i] in Spanish

[s] ✓
Match the Spanish and English adjectives.

bonito

⇔

pretty ✓

pequeño

⇔

small ✓

rojo

⇔

red ✓

feliz

⇔

happy ✓

amarillo

⇔

yellow ✓
Complete the phrase with the missing adjective. A small present. Un regalo ____________.

bonito

pequeña

pequeño ✓
¿Qué es 'Tengo un globo bonito y una pelota roja.' en inglés?

He has a pretty balloon and a red ball.

I have a small balloon and a red ball.

I have a pretty balloon and a red ball. ✓
¿Qué es 'a small camera' en español?

'una cámara pequeña' ✓

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[z] and [c] are pronounced differently in different Spanish-speaking countries.
In Spanish, many adjectives follow the noun. For example, un regalo pequeño.
In Spanish, a statement becomes an intonation question by raising the tone of voice at the end.

All Spanish sound-symbol correspondences are pronounced the same everywhere Spanish is spoken.

[z] and [c] are pronounced differently in different Spanish-speaking countries. In Latin America and the Canary islands, [z] sounds the same as [s].

[z] - sound-symbol correspondence
Intonation question - a statement made into a question by raising tone of voice at the end