El mundo natural: suffix -ito/a, suffix -ísimo/a
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use demonstrative adjectives and the suffixes -ito and -ísimo to describe the natural world in Spanish.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- 'Este' and 'esta' mean 'this' before a singular or uncountable noun. 'Este' is masculine and 'esta' is feminine.
- 'Estos' and 'estas' mean 'these' before a plural noun. 'Estos' is masculine and 'estas' is feminine.
- The suffixes -ísimo and -ísima mean 'very' and appear at the end of an adjective.
- The suffixes -ito and -ita mean 'little' and appear at the end of a noun.
Keywords
Demonstrative adjective - a type of adjective used to signal a specific person, place or thing
-ito, -ita - Spanish suffix added to nouns to mean ‘little’
-ísimo, -ísima - Spanish suffix added to adjectives to mean ‘very’
Common misconception
The suffix -ito is added to the end of any noun to give the meaning 'small'.
The final letter is removed from nouns ending in ‘a’ or ‘o’ before adding -ito or -ita.
Teacher tip
Task D2 could either be done as a writing or as a speaking activity. If done as a writing, pupils could also read aloud their sentences to each other, with the listening pupils orally translating each sentence.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the demonstrative adjectives with their English meanings.
this (masculine, singular)
this (feminine, singular)
these (masculine, plural)
these (feminine, plural)
Q2.Match the Spanish words and their meanings.
cool
main
broken
whole, entire
slim
fat
Q3.Which word means 'path'?
Q4.Choose the correct meaning of 'merecer':
Q5.Write in Spanish: 'This animal is blue'.
Q6.Write in Spanish: 'this flower is beautiful'
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Choose the nouns that could appear after 'estos' in Spanish:
Q2.Choose the noun that could appear after 'esta' in Spanish:
Q3.Which word means 'little dog'?
Q4.Which word means 'very beautiful' (m)?
Q5.Write 'little bird' in Spanish. Use the suffix -ito or -ita to write your answer.
Q6.Write 'I love this little animal' in Spanish.
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