KS3 · Spanish · Year 7
How are you feeling? Singular gender adjective agreement
Identity: 'estar' and 'ser'
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Your learning goal
I can use the masculine and feminine forms of Spanish adjectives.
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How are you feeling? Singular gender adjective agreement: slides adapted from the imported teaching text; recall questions created from its keywords, learning points and common mistakes. Self-check practice, with no automatic grading or XP. Answers stay on this page and are cleared when you leave.
Original teaching resources
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Download original PowerPoint ↓What you’ll learn
I can use the masculine and feminine forms of Spanish adjectives.
Key learning points
- The SSC [i] is pronounced as in 'idea'.
- Adjectives in Spanish have masculine and feminine forms.
- Masculine adjectives that end in -o change to an -a in the feminine form.
- The verb 'estar' means 'to be, being' and is used for moods and states.
Words to know
- [i]
- pronounced as in 'idea'
- adjective
- word that gives information about a noun
- adjective agreement
- when the ending of an adjective matches the gender and number of the noun it describes
- masculine form
- form of an adjective that describes a boy, man or masculine noun
- feminine form
- form of an adjective that describes a girl, woman or feminine noun
Common mistakes
As in English, the spelling of Spanish adjectives remains the same regardless of the noun they are describing.
The spelling of Spanish adjectives changes to match the nouns they describe in gender and number.
For parents, carers and teachers
- You could use mini whiteboards in the final writing task for whole-class assessment for learning. Have students show each sentence individually to provide live feedback and address any misconceptions as they arise.