Starter quiz
- Which words are adjectives?
- rico ✓
- perro
- trabajo
- activo ✓
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- Match the English with the Spanish.
- cheap⇔barato ✓
- pretty⇔bonito ✓
- good⇔bueno ✓
- famous⇔famoso ✓
- ugly⇔feo ✓
- Adjective ______ is when the adjective matches the noun in Spanish.
- 'agreement' ✓
- Select the missing word. 'Mis primos ______ una abuela y un abuelo.'
- tengo
- tenemos
- tienen ✓
- son
- eres
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- Place these sentences in order to form a conversation.
- 1⇔Tenemos un perro.
- 2⇔¿Cómo es?
- 3⇔Es bastante activo.
- To talk about temporary states, mood or location, the verb ______ is used in Spanish.
- 'estar' ✓
Exit quiz
- Which sounds are pronounced the same in Spanish and English?
- ga ✓
- ge
- gi
- go ✓
- gu ✓
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- The verb 'estar' is used to describe ______.
- location ✓
- mood ✓
- state ✓
- a trait
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- Match the Spanish and English.
- activo⇔active ✓
- barato⇔cheap ✓
- caro⇔expensive ✓
- famoso⇔famous ✓
- Which sentence is correct?
- Es un perro fuerte. ✓
- Los primos está nervioso.
- La abuela son tranquilas.
- Es un trabajo famosa.
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- How do you say 'an old car' in Spanish?
- 'un coche antiguo' ✓
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Key learning points
- [ge, gi] are pronounced as in 'gente' and ‘imaginar’.
- 'Estar' means ‘to be’ or ‘being’ and is used for moods or temporary states and location.
- 'Ser' means ‘to be’ or ‘being’ and is used for general traits.
- Adjective agreement is achieved often by masculine adjectives ending in -o and feminine adjectives ending in -a.
Common misconception
[g] and [j] always have the same sound in Spanish, like [b] and [v] do.
[g] sounds different when followed by a, o, u, when it sounds just like g + a, o, u in English.
Keywords
[ge, gi] - pronounced as in 'gente' and ‘imaginar’
[j] - pronounced as in 'ojo'
Adjective agreement - when the ending of an adjective matches the noun it describes in gender and number
Ser - verb 'to be, being' for general traits
Estar - verb 'to be, being' for location and state
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