Adjective Endings – Free Exercise

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Exercises

Choose the correct form of the adjective to complete the sentences.

  1. ¿Dónde están los calcetines ?masculine plural noun (los calcetines) → adjective ending -sWhere are my red socks?
  2. Ayer vi una película .feminine singular noun (una película) → adjective ending -aYesterday I saw a fantastic film.
  3. Claudia y Pilar son mis primas .feminine plural noun (mis primas) → adjective ending -asClaudia and Pilar are my Spanish cousins.
  4. El fin de semana de abril nos vamos de viaje.primer often comes before the noun and loses its masculine ending in the singularWe’re going away the first weekend in April.
  5. Los antibióticos ya no son .plural masculine noun (los antibióticos)
    adjective whose base form ends in -z → plural adjective ending -ces    The antibiotics aren’t working anymore.

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the adjectives. Watch out for exceptions.

  1. He encontrado un (bueno)   trabajo.bueno often comes before the noun and loses the masculine ending -o in the singular
    bueno → buen    I’ve found a good job.
  2. Nuestras hijas son muy (independiente)  .feminine plural noun (hijas)
    adjective’s base form ends in -e → plural ending -s    Our daughters are very independent.
  3. Nos hemos comprado un coche (amarillo)  .masculine singular noun (coche) → adjective ending -oWe’ve bought a yellow car.
  4. Pedro y Marta están muy (contento)   con su nuevo piso.adjective refers to two nouns, one of which is masculine → masculine plural adjective ending -osPedro and Marta are very pleased with their new apartment.
  5. La anfitriona de la fiesta fue muy (cortés)  .cortés is an exception → no additional adjective ending in the feminine formThe hostess of the party was very polite.

Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the adjectives.

  1. Mañana vienen a verme unos amigos (irlandés)  .plural masculine noun (amigos), adjective’s base form ends in a consonant → plural adjective ending -es
    the accent is removed in the plural form    Tomorrow, a few Irish friends are coming to visit me.
  2. Las palomas son (gris)   y (blanco)  .plural feminine noun (palomas)
    1. adjective’s base form ends in a consonant → plural adjective ending -es
    2. adjective’s base form ends in -o → plural adjective ending -as    Doves are grey and white.
  3. Me he comprado dos camisas (marrón)  .plural feminine noun (camisas), adjective’s base form ends in a consonant → plural adjective ending -es
    the accent is removed in the plural form    I bought two brown shirts.
  4. El Guernica de Picasso es una (grande)   obra de arte.grande loses its final syllable in the singular when it comes before the noun it is describing
    grande → gran    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 the same form for both gendersMy sister has been very sad since her cat ran away.