Year 9

Describing people and possession (Part 1/2)

Year 9

Describing people and possession (Part 1/2)

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will learn about using the possessives 'mi / mis' (my) and 'tu/tus' (your) to talk about possession. We also revisit the third person singular of 'ser' and 'tener' to describe people and objects.

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11 Questions

Q1.
The girls are in the park.

Correct answer: Las chicas están en el parque.
Las chicas son en el parque

Q2.
Las montañas _______ preciosas.

están
estar
ser
Correct answer: son

Q3.
Los edificios son...

famosa
famoso
Correct answer: famosos

Q4.
The plural form of 'feliz' is...

'feliz' as it does n't change
Correct answer: felices

Q5.
Mis amigos son _________

alegre
Correct answer: alegres

The next 5 questions cover some very common words you will need in Spanish in KS3. These words are very important because they give away or subtly change the meaning of a sentence. Select the correct meaning for each word. When you get your score, check your answers and write down any of these words that you didn't know.

Q7.
fuera

beside
inside
Correct answer: outside

Q8.
hoy

Correct answer: today
tomorrow
yesterday

Q9.
mi

hers
his
Correct answer: my

Q10.
aquí

Correct answer: here
their
there

Q11.
allí

here
near
Correct answer: there

11 Questions

Q1.
To say ‘my’ in Spanish before a plural noun, use ____ .

mi
Correct answer: mis
tu
tus

Q2.
________ mensaje es en chino.

Correct answer: tu
tus

Q3.
Los móviles _______ pequeños.

es
ser
Correct answer: son

Q4.
Paco ___________ un perro.

tener
Correct answer: tiene
tienen

Q5.
Mis padres ___________ un coche rojo.

tener
tiene
Correct answer: tienen

The next 5 questions cover some very common words you will need in Spanish in KS3. These words are very important because they give away or subtly change the meaning of a sentence. Select the correct meaning for each word. When you get your score, check your answers and write down any of these words that you didn't know.

Q7.
quizás

another
Correct answer: maybe
only

Q8.
según

Correct answer: according to
only
together

Q9.
así

Correct answer: like this/that
similarly
usually

Q10.
generalmente

daily
Correct answer: generally
mostly

Q11.
ahora

later
Correct answer: now
tomorrow