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What people have: plural indefinite articles 'unos' and 'unas'

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I can form plural nouns and use 'unos' and 'unas' to talk about more than one.

I can recognise, write and pronounce [ca], [co] and [cu].

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What people have: plural indefinite articles 'unos' and 'unas'

Learning outcomes

I can form plural nouns and use 'unos' and 'unas' to talk about more than one.

I can recognise, write and pronounce [ca], [co] and [cu].

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Key learning points

  1. The sounds [ca], [co], [cu] are pronounced as in casa, coche, escuchar.
  2. Add 's' to make a Spanish word plural, if it ends in a vowel.
  3. To say 'some' for plural masculine nouns use 'unos'. For plural feminine nouns use 'unas'.

Keywords

  • [ca] - pronounced as in 'casa'

  • [co] - pronounced as in 'comer'

  • [cu] - pronounced as in 'escuchar'

  • Unas - 'some' for feminine plural nouns

  • Unos - 'some' for masculineplural nouns

Common misconception

There is just one word for 'some' in Spanish.

There are two words for 'some' in Spanish, just as there are two words for 'a/an'. 'Unos' is 'some' for plural masculine nouns. 'Unas' is 'some' for plural feminine nouns.

Teachers may consider entering pupils in Y7 for the Foreign Language Spelling Bee competition. It has four stages: class, whole school, regional and national. The words that pupils have to learn are all high frequency and also on the GCSE word list, so the competition is a great start to learning.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Where can you find a similar sound to the letter 'ñ'?

knowledge
consonant
sunny
Correct answer: lasagne

Q2.
The most common name for a Spanish letter is either letter + e or ...

e+letter
letter+a
Correct answer: e+letter+e
e+letter+a

Q3.
Order the letter names: 1 letter+e, e+letter+e, letter+a, letter+u

1 - d
2 - n
3 - k
4 - q

Q4.
Match the Spanish with the English.

Correct Answer:tengo,I have

I have

Correct Answer:tienes,you have

you have

Correct Answer:tiene,she, he, it has

she, he, it has

Q5.
Tú _______ una casa.

Correct Answer: tienes

Q6.
Translate 'She has a list.' into Spanish.

Correct Answer: Tiene una lista., Ella tiene una lista., Tiene una lista, Ella tiene una lista

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6 Questions

Q1.
'I have some magazines' is 'Tengo ... revistas'.

Correct Answer: unas

Q2.
Which one is 'a newspaper'?

un botella
un caballo
Correct answer: un periódico
una revista

Q3.
Put the options in this order: 1 a + masculine, 2 a + feminine, 3 some + masculine, 4 some + feminine

1 - un caballo
2 - una botella
3 - unos amigos
4 - unas plantas

Q4.
Which is a 'tarea'?

An image in a quiz
Correct Answer: An image in a quiz
An image in a quiz
An image in a quiz

Q5.
What would this sentence be in plural? 'Tengo una pregunta seria.'

Tengos unas preguntas seria.
Tengo una preguntas seria.
Correct answer: Tengo unas preguntas serias.
Tengo unas preguntas seria.

Q6.
Match the sentences.

Correct Answer:I have a white phone.,Tengo un teléfono blanco.

Tengo un teléfono blanco.

Correct Answer:She has some magazines.,Tiene unas revistas.

Tiene unas revistas.

Correct Answer:You have some horses.,Tienes unos caballos.

Tienes unos caballos.

Correct Answer:He has a bottle.,Tiene una botella.

Tiene una botella.

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