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Year 6

My room: 'mi', 'mis' and 'tu', 'tus'

Learning outcomes

I can say what I have and don’t have in my room and I can ask someone else what they have in theirs.

I can distinguish between between [que], [qui] and [ce], [ci].

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Year 6

My room: 'mi', 'mis' and 'tu', 'tus'

Learning outcomes

I can say what I have and don’t have in my room and I can ask someone else what they have in theirs.

I can distinguish between between [que], [qui] and [ce], [ci].

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Key learning points

  1. The sound-spelling correspondences [que], [qui], [ce], [ci] can be usefully contrasted with one another for practice.
  2. I have is 'tengo' and you have is 'tienes'. For questions, use sentence words but just raise your voice at the end.
  3. To say 'I don’t have' or 'you don’t have', simply put 'no' before the verb. This works with any person of the verb.
  4. To say 'my' in Spanish before singular and uncountable nouns, use 'mi'. Before plural nouns, use 'mis'.
  5. To say 'your' in Spanish before singular and uncountable nouns, use 'tu'. Before plural nouns, use 'tus'.

Keywords

  • Mi - possessive adjective 'my' before singular and uncountable nouns

  • Mis - possessive adjective 'my' before plural nouns

  • Tu - possessive adjective 'your' before singular and uncountable nouns

  • Tus - possessive adjective 'your' before plural nouns

Common misconception

The possessive adjectives 'my' - mi - and 'your' - tu - stay the same for both singular and plural nouns as they do in English.

In Spanish, the possessive adjectives change for singular and plural nouns; 'mi' becomes 'mis' and 'tu' becomes 'tus' before plural nouns.


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Pupils could use the possessions on their desk and describe them to practise the use of singular and plural possessive adjectives. Alternatively, they could draw a picture of their rooms and describe their possessions to a partner consolidating vocabulary and the use of mi, mis, tu, tus.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Which of these Spanish words means 'kitchen'?
armario
dormitorio
piso
Correct answer: cocina
Q2.
Put these words in the correct order to form a question asking 'Do you have a big flat?' .
1 - Tienes
2 - un
3 - piso
4 - grande
Q3.
Match the Spanish phrase to its English meaning.
Correct Answer:No tengo tus radios.,I don't have your radios.

I don't have your radios.

Correct Answer:Tienes mi televisión.,You have my television.

You have my television.

Correct Answer:¿Qué tienes?,What do you have?

What do you have?

Correct Answer:No tienes mi armario.,You don't have my wardrobe.

You don't have my wardrobe.

Correct Answer:Tienes tu cocina grande.,You have your big kitchen.

You have your big kitchen.

Q4.
How would you say "I have a small bedroom" in Spanish? (Remember 'small' for a masculine noun).
Correct Answer: Tengo un dormitorio pequeño
Q5.
Which of these sentences correctly translates to 'My kitchens are big'?
Mi cocinas son grandes.
Mis cocina son grandes.
Correct answer: Mis cocinas son grandes.
Mi cocina es grande.
Q6.
Form a question in Spanish asking: "Do you have my big wardrobe?"
Correct Answer: Tienes mi armario grande

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4 Questions

Q1.
Which sentence is the translation for 'I don't have your small radios'?
No tengo tu radios pequeño.
No tienes mis radios pequeños.
Correct answer: No tengo tus radios pequeños.
No tengo tus radio pequeña.
Q2.
Translate the following sentence into Spanish: "What do you have in your big flat?"
Correct Answer: Qué tienes en tu piso grande
Q3.
Arrange the words to form a grammatically correct Spanish sentence: "My big kitchen doesn't have a television."
1 - mi
2 - cocina
3 - no
4 - tiene
5 - una
6 - televisión
Q4.
Match the sentences.
Correct Answer:Tengo una bicicleta.,I have a bicycle.

I have a bicycle.

Correct Answer:No tienes dinero.,You don't have money.

You don't have money.

Correct Answer:I don't have your class.,No tengo tu clase.

No tengo tu clase.

Correct Answer:Do you have a pen?,¿Tienes un bolígrafo?

¿Tienes un bolígrafo?

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