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In Spain: 'muchos' and 'muchas'

Learning outcomes

I can describe Spain using 'muchos' and 'muchas'.

I can read aloud known and unknown words accurately, using my knowledge of sound-spelling correspondences.

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Year 6

In Spain: 'muchos' and 'muchas'

Learning outcomes

I can describe Spain using 'muchos' and 'muchas'.

I can read aloud known and unknown words accurately, using my knowledge of sound-spelling correspondences.

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Key learning points

  1. Reading aloud known and unknown words improves pronunciation and knowledge of sound-spelling correspondences.
  2. Revising and extending vocabulary improves comprehension and communication skills.
  3. 'Muchos'/'muchas' means 'many', 'a lot', 'lots of'. These are used before plural nouns.
  4. The spelling of 'muchos'/'muchas' changes to match gender and number.

Keywords

  • Muchos - a word meaning many, a lot, a lot of, used before masculine plural nouns

  • Muchas - a word meaning many, a lot, a lot of, used before feminine plural nouns

Common misconception

Because 'muchos' and 'muchas' are plural, you don't need to pluralise the noun that follows them.

The agreement of 'muchos' and 'muchas' must be in both gender and number so the nouns must be pluralised too, e.g. 'muchas playas', 'muchos pueblos'.


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6 Questions

Q1.
'Normalmente escucho música __________ mis amigas'. Choose the correct missing word.

Correct answer: con
de
muy
para
sobre

Q2.
Match the Spanish and English.

Correct Answer:aprender,to learn, learning

to learn, learning

Correct Answer:hablar,to speak, speaking

to speak, speaking

Correct Answer:jugar,to play, playing

to play, playing

Correct Answer:leer,to read, reading

to read, reading

Correct Answer:mirar,to look, looking

to look, looking

Correct Answer:practicar,to practise, practising

to practise, practising

Q3.
Match the Spanish and English.

Correct Answer:lugar (m),place

place

Correct Answer:guitarra (f),guitar

guitar

Correct Answer:información (f),information

information

Correct Answer:piso (m),flat

flat

Correct Answer:playa (f),beach

beach

Correct Answer:trabajo (m),work

work

Q4.
Order the words to say: 'there are not many rooms in the house'.

1 - no
2 - hay
3 - muchas
4 - habitaciones
5 - en
6 - la
7 - casa

Q5.
Write in English: 'escriben en el jardín'.

Correct Answer: they write in the garden, they are writing in the garden, they're writing in the garden

Q6.
Write in Spanish: 'I swim in the lake'.

Correct Answer: nado en el lago, yo nado en el lago

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4 Questions

Q1.
Match the words and missing sounds.

Correct Answer:c__derno,[ua]

[ua]

Correct Answer:c__dad,[iu]

[iu]

Correct Answer:p__blo,[ue]

[ue]

Correct Answer:desp__s,[ué]

[ué]

Correct Answer:tamb__n,[ié]

[ié]

Correct Answer:p__s,[aí]

[aí]

Q2.
Order the words to say: 'the fun game and the fun toys'.

1 - el
2 - juego
3 - divertido
4 - y
5 - los
6 - juguetes
7 - divertidos

Q3.
Write in Spanish: 'lots of dogs and lots of friends (m)'.

Correct Answer: muchos perros y muchos amigos

Q4.
Write in Spanish: 'lots of ideas and lots of words'.

Correct Answer: muchas ideas y muchas palabras

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