People: singular adjective placement and agreement
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use correct adjective placement and agreement to describe people who are important to me.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- Spanish [h] is silent, as in the word ‘hablar’.
- Spanish adjective agreement is for gender and number.
- Singular adjectives ending in -e do not change for gender.
- Spanish adjectives mostly follow the noun. Adjective placement is different from English.
Keywords
[h] - is silent in Spanish, as in the word ‘hablar’
Adjective agreement - when the ending of an adjective matches the noun it describes in gender and number
Adjective placement - position of adjective in relation to the noun it describes
Common misconception
The 'h' is sometimes pronounced in Spanish.
The 'h' is never pronounced in Spanish, regardless of its position in the word (hola, zanahoria).
Teacher tip
Teachers might consider introducing most of the Spanish words with an 'h' in the middle of the word (zanahoria, exhausta), as there aren't many. Teachers also might want to explain that many words that start with 'h' in Spanish used to start with an 'f' (farina, fierro).
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the Spanish with the English.
she, he, it gives
to give
you give, giving
I give
Q2.Match the English with the Spanish.
querer
quiero
quiere
quieres
Q3.¿Cómo se dice 'money' en español?
Q4.Translate this sentence into Spanish: I want the number one.
Q5.Order these numbers from smallest to biggest.
Q6.Cuatro + siete es el número ...
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Which is the correct translation of 'I give ten magazines to your father.'?
Q2.In which word(s) is the 'h' is pronounced?
Q3.In Spanish, the adjective goes the noun in most cases.
Q4.Choose the correct ending of this sentence: 'Tengo unos hermanos .'
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