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Exercise A1
For each noun, write the plural form with its article.
- la mesa → [the table → the tables]|Nouns that end with a vowel (a, e, i, o, u) usually just take an s in the plural.
- el diccionario → [the dictionary → the dictionaries]|Nouns that end with a vowel (a, e, i, o, u) usually just take an s in the plural.
- el viernes → [Friday → Fridays]|Nouns that end with s or an x do not take any extra plural ending.
- la nación → [the nation → the nations]|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.
- el médico → [the doctor → the doctors]|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.
- el coche → [the car → the cars]|Nouns that end with a vowel (a, e, i, o, u) usually just take an s in the plural.
- la luz → [the light → the lights]|When es is added, z becomes c.
- el botón → [the button → the buttons]|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.
- el sofá → [the sofa → the sofas]|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.
- el caribú → [the reindeer → the reindeer (plural)]|If the last letter is a stressed í or ú, we add es; we keep the accent on the i/u.
Write the nouns in the plural.
- En este barrio (la casa) son todas iguales.[In this neighbourhood, all the houses look the same.]|Nouns that end with a vowel (a, e, i, o, u) usually just take an s in the plural.
- Por la noche vienen (el jabalí) a comer.[At night, the wild boars come out to eat.]|If the last letter is a stressed í or ú, we add es; we keep the accent on the i/u.
- (el altavoz) estan rotos.[The speakers are broken.]|When adding es, z becomes c.
- Me gustan (la televisión) de plasma.[I like plasma televisions.]|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.
- Tenemos que aprobar todos (el examen) .[We have to pass all our exams.]|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.