At school: prenominal adjectives
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use the correct position of adjectives when talking about activities at school.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- If the final syllable is stressed and the word ends in a vowel or 'n' or 's' there is an accent on the final vowel.
- The 1st person singular of -er and -ir verbs in preterite ends in -í, e.g. 'elegí'.
- The 1st person singular of -er and -ir verbs in present ends in -o, e.g.' elijo'.
- Usually Spanish adjectives come after the noun, except for prenominal adjectives which come before the noun.
Keywords
Prenominal adjectives - adjectives that go before the noun
Common misconception
All adjectives in Spanish go after the noun.
Most adjectives in Spanish go after the noun, except prenominal adjectives, which go before the noun. Some prenominal adjectives are: 'último', 'primero', 'segundo', 'tercero', 'bueno', 'propio'.
Teacher tip
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What type of events does the preterite tense talk about?
Q2.Tick all the present tense sentences.
Q3.Tick all the preterite sentences.
Q4.Match the English to the Spanish.
Q5.Put this sentence in the correct order to say 'She has short hair.'
Q6.Translate into Spanish: 'I read whereas you sing.'
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What is the meaning of 'mientras'?
Q2.Match the English to the Spanish.
Q3.Match the Spanish to the English.
Q4.Tick all the prenominal adjectives from the list below.
Q5.Choose the correct prenominal adjective to complete this sentence: 'Mi diálogo es muy interesante.'
Q6.Put this sentence in the correct order.
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