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Exercise
For each noun, write the plural form with its article.
- la mesa → Nouns that end with a vowel (a, e, i, o, u) usually just take an s in the plural.the table → the tables
- el diccionario → Nouns that end with a vowel (a, e, i, o, u) usually just take an s in the plural.the dictionary → the dictionaries
- el viernes → Nouns that end with s or an x do not take any extra plural ending.Friday → Fridays
- la nación → Nouns that end with a consonant (n, l, r, …) take es as their plural ending.|Since the penultimate syllable is already stressed in words that end with an s, the accent is removed in the plural.the nation → the nations
- el médico → Nouns that end with a vowel (a, e, i, o, u) usually just take an s in the plural.|We keep the accent, because otherwise the penultimate syllable (the i) would be stressed.the doctor → the doctors
- el coche → Nouns that end with a vowel (a, e, i, o, u) usually just take an s in the plural.the car → the cars
- la luz → When es is added, z becomes c.the light → the lights
- el botón → Nouns that end with a consonant (n, l, r, …) take es as their plural ending.|Since the penultimate syllable is already stressed in words that end with an s, the accent is removed in the plural.the button → the buttons
- el sofá → Nouns that end with a vowel (a, e, i, o, u) usually just take an s in the plural.|We keep the accent, because otherwise the penultimate syllable (the o) would be stressed.the sofa → the sofas
- el caribú → If the last letter is a stressed í or ú, we add es; we keep the accent on the i/u.the reindeer → the reindeer (plural)
Write the nouns in the plural.
- En este barrio (la casa) son todas iguales.Nouns that end with a vowel (a, e, i, o, u) usually just take an s in the plural.In this neighbourhood, all the houses look the same.
- Por la noche vienen (el jabalí) a comer.If the last letter is a stressed í or ú, we add es; we keep the accent on the i/u.At night, the wild boars come out to eat.
- (el altavoz) estan rotos.When adding es, z becomes c.The speakers are broken.
- Me gustan (la televisión) de plasma.Nouns that end with a consonant take es as their plural ending.|Since the penultimate syllable is already stressed in words that end with an s, the accent is removed in the plural.I like plasma televisions.
- Tenemos que aprobar todos (el examen) .Nouns that end with a consonant take es as their plural ending.|To keep the stress from changing, we have to add an accent; otherwise the penultimate syllable would be stressed.We have to pass all our exams.