Post on 29-Jun-2015
A Multimedia Tutorial by C. Thomas
SPANISH NOUN GENDER
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A noun is a person, place, thing or idea.
In Spanish a noun is the same as it is in English, but there is a difference in how they are categorized.
What is a noun?
In Spanish, nouns fall into two categories: feminine and masculine (male and female).
In this lesson we will use rooms and things in a school to explain this concept.
Previously we learned that nouns in Spanish are either feminine or masculine. We see this
in their endings:
-o is masculine
-a is feminine
Example: Libro (book) – ends in –o, so it is masculine.Silla (chair) – ends in –a, so it is feminine.
Watch the video below. Then, let’s begin our walk through the school….
Here we are in the cafeteria. Click the stars to see if the words are masculine or feminine.
Window –
ventanafeminin
e
Trash – Basurafeminin
e
Table – Mesa
feminine
Plate – plato
masculine
Floor – Piso
masculine
mesa
pisoplato
ventana
basura
Notice: Piso – ends in -o, so it is masculine.Mesa – ends in -a, so it is feminine.
Go back and look again to see what nouns are…
Click the star for the nouns that are
masculine.No,
basura is
feminine.
platomesa
piso
ventana
basura
Yes! Plato is
masculine
No, ventana
is feminin
e.
No, mesa is feminin
e.Yes! Piso
is masculin
e.
Click the star for the nouns that are feminine.
ventana
basura
platomesa
piso
Yes! Ventana
is feminin
e.
Yes! Basura
is feminin
e.
Yes! Mesa is feminin
e.
No, plato is
masculine.
No, piso is
masculine.
In the cafeteria we saw the different endings on Spanish nouns.
Remember the rule: feminine nouns end in –a, masculine nouns end in –o.
Now, let’s go to the office.
Next we have the office. Click the stars to see if
the nouns are masculine or feminine.
Teléfono-
telephone
masculine
Grapadora-
stapler feminine
Copiadora- copier feminine
Planta-plant
feminine
telefono planta
copiadora
grapadora
Notice the words that end in –o are masculine while the words that end in –a are feminine.
Libro, Piso, Plato – all are masculine. (See the –o ending?)
Planta, Copiadora, Grapadora – all are feminine. (See the –a ending?)
Click on the stars for the words that are
masculine.
Yes! Teléfono
is masculin
e.
No, grapador
a is feminine.
No. Copiador
a is feminine.
No, planta
is feminin
e.
telefono planta
grapadora
copiadora
Click on the stars for the words that are
feminine.
No. Teléfono
is masculin
e.
Yes! Grapador
a is feminine.
Yes! Copiadora
is feminine.
Yes! Planta is feminine.
telefono planta
copiadoragrapadora
Now let’s go to the library and do the same thing. Don’t forget your rules!
Here in the library, look at the words, and click on those that are masculine.
Yes! Libro is
masculine.
No. Impresora
is feminine.
Yes! Globo is masculin
e.
No. Estanterí
a is feminine. estantería
globo
impresora
libro
Now click on those that are feminine.
No. Globo is masculin
e.
Yes! Impresor
a is feminine.
No. Libro is
masculine.
Yes! Estanterí
a is feminine.
estantería
globo
libro
impresora
Before we go on, stop and take this quiz to see how much you have learned.
Take the quiz. I’m not ready. Go
back to the beginning.
Now let’s explore further in the classroom. Click on the stars to find out the gender of each noun.
Proyector
Ordenador Pupitre
Ecuación
Proyector is
masculine.
Ordenador is
masculine.
Pupitre is
masculine.
Ecuacion is
feminine.
Notice how these end in either –e, a consonant, or –ción.. There isn’t always a pattern to them. Click again to see… Proyector
Ordenador Pupitre
Ecuación
Proyector is
masculine.
Ordenador is
masculine.
Pupitre is
masculine.
Ecuacion is
feminine.
These that don’t end in –o or –a, you must memorize. Did you memorize them?
Projector – proyector, masculine
Pupitre – desk, masculine
Ordenador – computer, masculine
Ecuación – equation, feminine
Click on the nouns that are masculine.
Proyector
Ordenador Pupitre
Ecuación
Yes! Proyecto
r is masculin
e.Yes! Ordenad
or is masculin
e.
Yes! Pupitre
is masculin
e.
No. Ecuació
n is feminin
e.
Click on the nouns that are feminine.
Proyector
Ordenador Pupitre
Ecuación
No. Proyecto
r is masculin
e.No. Ordenad
or is masculin
e.
No. Pupitre
is masculin
e.
Yes! Ecuació
n is feminin
e.
Let’s see how much you learned.
Take the quiz.
I’m not ready, I need to go back to the beginning.
Let’s review:
Feminine nouns end in an –a.
Masculine nouns end in an –o.
Some nouns end in an –e, a consonant, or other endings like –ción.
Clase – feminine
ecuación – feminine
ordenador - masculine
Remember, nouns NOT ending in –o or -a usually have to be memorized.
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CONGRATULATIONS!!!
YOU HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE NOUN GENDER TUTORIAL!!!!