Adjective Endings – Free Exercise

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Exercises

Type in the adjectives in the correct form.

  1. ¿Dónde están los calcetines ?The masculine plural form is constructed with the ending s.Where are my red socks?
  2. Ayer vi una película .The feminine singular form is constructed with the ending a.Yesterday I saw a fantastic film.
  3. Claudia y Pilar son mis primas .The feminine plural form is constructed with the ending as.Claudia and Pilar are my Spanish cousins (f.).
  4. El fin de semana de abril nos vamos de viaje.Primer often comes before the noun and loses its masculine ending in the singular.We’re going away over the first weekend in April.
  5. Los antibióticos ya no son .For adjectives ending in z, the plural form ends in ces.The antibiotics aren’t working anymore.

Type in the adjectives in the correct form. Pay attention to the exceptions.

  1. He encontrado un (bueno)   trabajo.bueno often comes before the noun and loses the masculine ending o in the singular.I’ve found a good job.
  2. Nuestras hijas son muy (independiente)  .If the adjective ends in e, we often simply add an s in the feminine plural form.Our daughters are very independent.
  3. Nos hemos comprado un coche (amarillo)   .coche is masculineWe’ve bought a yellow car.
  4. Pedro y Marta están muy (contento)   con su nuevo piso.If an adjective refers to several nouns, including at least one masculine noun, the adjective receives the masculine plural ending.Pedro and Marta are very pleased with their new apartment.
  5. La anfitriona de la fiesta fue muy (cortés)  .cortés is an exception to other adjectives ending in -és. It doesn’t receive any additional ending in the feminine form.The hostess of the party was very polite.

Type in the adjective in the correct form.

  1. Mañana vienen a verme unos amigos (irlandés)  .If the adjective ends in a consonant, í or ú, we add es. In the plural, the accent is removed.Tomorrow a few Irish friends are coming to visit me.
  2. Las palomas son (gris)   y (blanco)  .If the adjective ends in a consonant, í or ú, we add es.The doves are grey and white.
  3. Me he comprado dos camisas (marrón)  .If the adjective ends in a consonant, í or ú, we add es. In the plural, the accent is removed.I bought myself two brown shirts.
  4. El Guernica de Picasso es una (grande)   obra de arte.grande loses its final syllable in the singular (masculine and feminine) when it comes before the noun it is describing.Picasso’s Guernica is a great work of art.
  5. Mi hermana está muy (triste)   desde que se escapó su gato.Adjectives ending in e and a have only one form for both genders.My sister has been very sad since her cat ran away.