Number and Gender of Nouns
Many of you may have already learned …
ALL NOUNS HAVE
___________________________
AND
___________________________
This means that each “person, place
thing or idea” word in Spanish is
This means that each “person, place
thing or idea” word in Spanish is
____________ or ____________
____________ or ____________
How do I know if a noun is singular or plural?
Can I make a singular noun plural?
EASY!
Plural nouns end in - ________.
______________
If a noun ends in a ___________________, you can make it plural simply by adding _________.
If a noun ends in a ___________________, you can make it plural by adding _________.
If a noun ends in a Z, you must first change the Z to ________, and then add ___________.
A. Make each noun below plural.
Modelo: la gorra

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See accent rules handout!
las gorras

1. vestido
los vestidos
_______________________
5. calcetín
________________________
2. traje
________________________
6. lápiz
________________________
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3. cinturón
________________________
7. falda
________________________
4. pez
________________________
8. guante
________________________
5. pijama
los pijamas
________________________
B. Make a few more nouns below plural.
Modelo: el suéter 
los suéteres
1. gorro
los gorros
_______________________
2. bufanda
________________________
6. chamarra ________________________
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l
o
s
m
i
t
o
n
e
s
________________________
7. bolsa
3. mitón
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4. abrigo
las bufandas
los abrigos
________________________
las chamarras
las bolsas
________________________
los paraguas
8. paraguas ________________________
More about Number and Gender
How do I know if a noun is masculine or feminine?
NOT SO EASY …
Think about the ____________________________ of the word.
If the definition of the word refers to a boy or a man (son, brother, father, etc.), the noun is
____________________________.
If the definition of the word refers to a girl or a woman (daughter, sister, mother, etc.), the noun is
____________________________.
Look at the ________________________ of the word. Masculine nouns
________________________ but NOT ________________________ end in - ________.
Feminine nouns ________________________ but NOT ________________________ end in ________.
(Also nouns that end in –ión and –dad are usually feminine.)
(Also nouns that end in –ma and –pa are usually masculine.) el mapa / el clima
HOWEVER, there are some nouns that do not follow a pattern at all. You will need to just
_________________ the gender of these “tricky” ones.
Can I change the gender of a noun? _________________________________________________!
A. Indicate whether each of the nouns below is masculine (M) for feminine (F).
F
1. falda
F
_______
7. pijama
M
_______
2. gorro
_______
8. bufanda
_______
3. sandalias
_______
9. sudadera
_______
4. guantes
_______
10. vaqueros
_______
5. cinturón
_______
11. suéter
_______
6. abrigo
_______
12. gafas
_______