Places in the Spanish-speaking world: plural adjective placement and agreement | Spanish

Starter quiz

When is 'h' pronounced in Spanish?
- at the start of a word
- at the end of a word
- in the middle of a word
- it is never pronounced ✓
To use the adjective 'verde' with a feminine plural noun ...
- add -as.
- remove -e and add -as.
- remove -e and add -s.
- add -s. ✓
- don't make any changes.
In Spanish, adjectives usually go ______ the noun.
- 'after' ✓
Match the English with the Spanish.
- an intelligent sister
  
  ⇔
  
  una hermana lista ✓
- two serious directors
  
  ⇔
  
  dos directores serios ✓
- three cheerful teachers
  
  ⇔
  
  tres profesoras alegres ✓
- four white flowers
  
  ⇔
  
  cuatro flores blancas ✓
'Tengo' comes from which verb? Write the Spanish infinitive.
- 'tener' ✓
Place the verb forms 'da, dar, das, doy' in this order: to give, I give, you give, she, he, it gives.
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  dar
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  doy
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  das
- 4
  
  ⇔
  
  da

Exit quiz

How do you say 'only' in Spanish?
- 'solo' ✓
Match the English with the Spanish.
- a lot (masculine singular)
  
  ⇔
  
  mucho ✓
- a lot (feminine singular)
  
  ⇔
  
  mucha ✓
- a lot (masculine plural)
  
  ⇔
  
  muchos ✓
- a lot (feminine plural)
  
  ⇔
  
  muchas ✓
When 'mucho' is an adjective in Spanish, it goes ______ the noun.
- 'before' ✓
Match the colours.
- ázul
  
  ⇔
  
  blue ✓
- amarillo
  
  ⇔
  
  yellow ✓
- rojo
  
  ⇔
  
  red ✓
- verde
  
  ⇔
  
  green ✓
How do you say in Spanish 'ten yellow trees'?
- diez amarillos árboles
- diez árboles amarillos ✓
- once árboles amarillos
- once amarillos árboles

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Key learning points

Spanish adjective agreement is for gender and number.
Spanish adjectives mostly follow the noun, but the adjective ‘mucho’ goes before the noun.
Plural adjectives ending in -os describe masculine nouns. Adjectives ending in -as describe feminine nouns.
Plural adjectives ending in -es do not change for gender.

Common misconception

Spanish adjectives always follow the noun.

This is the general case, but it is not a rule. There are many cases where the adjective precedes the noun, like for certain collocations ('una gran amistad') or when more flair is sought.

Keywords

Adjective - word that gives information about a noun; in Spanish, adjectives change form to agree with the gender and number of the noun they describe
Adverb - word that describes a verb or adjective; adverbs just have one form
Vocabulary - a body of words; ‘my vocabulary’ is the body of words known to me