Realidades
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Hora
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Guided Practice Activities
2B-3
The plurals of nouns and articles
Plural of nouns
Ends in
vowel
Ends in
consonant
add -s:
libros, sillas
add -es:
relojes,
carteles
Plural definite articles
Plural indefinite articles
Masculine
Feminine
Masculine
Feminine
los (the)
los libros
las (the)
las sillas
unos
(some, a few)
unos libros
unas
(some, a few)
unas sillas
• Nouns that end in -z change the z to c in the plural: lápiz → lápices.
A. Circle the ending of each noun. Is it a vowel or a consonant? Write V for vowel
or C for consonant next to each word.
1. _____
C cartel
5. _____
V bandera
2. _____
V teclado
6. _____
C reloj
3. _____
V mochila
7. _____
V disquete
4. _____
C mes
8. _____
C profesor
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B. Now, look at the same words from part A and add the endings to make them plural.
es
1. cartel______
s
5. bandera_____
s
2. teclado______
es
6. reloj_____
s
3. mochila______
s
7. disquete______
es
4. mes______
es
8. profesor______
C. Now, write the complete plural form of each word from part B.
1. cartel
_________________________
carteles
2. teclado
_________________________
teclados
3. mochila
_________________________
mochilas
4. mes
_________________________
meses
5. bandera
_________________________
banderas
6. reloj
_________________________
relojes
7. disquetes
_________________________
disquetes
8. profesor
_________________________
profesores
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Guided Practice Activities
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