This worksheet focuses on
gender agreement in Spanish adjectives, a key concept in learning Spanish grammar. The goal is to complete the adjectives so they match the gender (masculine or feminine) of the noun they describe.
Let's go through each item step by step, explaining how to determine the correct endings based on the gender of the noun and standard Spanish adjective rules.
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🔹 Key Rule:
In Spanish,
adjectives must agree in gender and number with the nouns they modify:
-
Masculine singular: ends in
-o or sometimes
-e
-
Feminine singular: ends in
-a
-
Plural forms: add
-s or
-es
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✔ Solutions:
#### 1.
el gat__ alt__ |
la gat__ alt__
- "gato" = male cat → masculine
- "gata" = female cat → feminine
- "alto" = tall (masculine)
- "alta" = tall (feminine)
✔ Answer:
- Masculine:
el gato alto
- Feminine:
la gata alta
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#### 2.
el amig__ honest__ |
la amig__ honest__
- "amigo" = male friend → masculine
- "amiga" = female friend → feminine
- "honesto" = honest (masculine)
- "honesta" = honest (feminine)
✔ Answer:
- Masculine:
el amigo honesto
- Feminine:
la amiga honesta
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#### 3.
el os__ gord__ |
la os__ gord__
- "oso" = bear (male) → masculine
- "osa" = bear (female) → feminine
- "gordo" = fat (masculine)
- "gorda" = fat (feminine)
✔ Answer:
- Masculine:
el oso gordo
- Feminine:
la osa gorda
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#### 4.
el perr__ viej__ |
la perr__ viej__
- "perro" = dog (male) → masculine
- "perra" = dog (female) → feminine
- "viejo" = old (masculine)
- "vieja" = old (feminine)
✔ Answer:
- Masculine:
el perro viejo
- Feminine:
la perra vieja
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#### 5.
el niñ__ gracios__ |
la niñ__ gracios__
- "niño" = boy → masculine
- "niña" = girl → feminine
- "gracioso" = funny (masculine)
- "graciosa" = funny (feminine)
✔ Answer:
- Masculine:
el niño gracioso
- Feminine:
la niña graciosa
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#### 6.
el abuel__ cansad__ |
la abuel__ cansad__
- "abuelo" = grandfather → masculine
- "abuela" = grandmother → feminine
- "cansado" = tired (masculine)
- "cansada" = tired (feminine)
✔ Answer:
- Masculine:
el abuelo cansado
- Feminine:
la abuela cansada
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📝 Final Completed Worksheet:
| Masculine | Feminine |
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
| 1. el gato alto | la gata alta |
| 2. el amigo honesto | la amiga honesta |
| 3. el oso gordo | la osa gorda |
| 4. el perro viejo | la perra vieja |
| 5. el niño gracioso | la niña graciosa |
| 6. el abuelo cansado | la abuela cansada |
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💡 Tips for Students:
- Remember that
most adjectives end in -o (masculine) and
-a (feminine).
- When the noun is plural, you’ll also need to add
-s or
-es to the adjective.
- Practice with common nouns like *chico/chica*, *perro/perra*, *amigo/amiga* helps build pattern recognition.
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