Demostrativos - Free Printable

Let's solve this Spanish exercise on demonstrative adjectives ("demostrativos"). These words indicate the location of a noun: this, these, that, or those. In Spanish, they must agree in gender and number with the noun they modify.

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Demonstrative Adjectives in Spanish:

| English | Singular (Masculine) | Singular (Feminine) | Plural (Masculine) | Plural (Feminine) |
|----------------|------------------------|----------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
| This | este | esta | estos | estas |
| That (near) | ese | esa | esos | esas |
| That (far) | aquel | aquella | aquellos | aquellas |

Note:
- "Este/esta" = this (close to speaker)
- "Ese/esa" = that (a bit farther)
- "Aquel/aquella" = that one over there (far away)

Now let’s go through each sentence and fill in the correct demonstrative adjective based on the noun and the clue in parentheses.

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1. Quiero ______ abrigo. (this)

- "abrigo" = masculine singular
- "this" → este
✔ este

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2. Prefiero ______ zapatos (these)

- "zapatos" = masculine plural
- "these" → estos
✔ estos

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3. ______ vaqueros son más elegantes (those over there)

- "vaqueros" = masculine plural
- "those over there" → aquellos
✔ aquellos

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4. Me gusta ______ falda (that)

- "falda" = feminine singular
- "that" (not too far) → esa
✔ esa

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5. Me llevo ______ corbata (that one over there)

- "corbata" = feminine singular
- "that one over there" → aquella
✔ aquella

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6. Queremos ______ pulseras (those)

- "pulseras" = feminine plural
- "those" → esas
✔ esas

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7. ¿Cuánto cuesta ______ camisa? (this)

- "camisa" = feminine singular
- "this" → esta
✔ esta

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8. Me gusta ______ abrigo (that one over there)

- "abrigo" = masculine singular
- "that one over there" → aquel
✔ aquel

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9. No me gustan ______ jerseys (these)

- "jerseys" = masculine plural
- "these" → estos
✔ estos

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10. ¡Qué bonitas son ______ zapatillas de deporte! (those ones over there)

- "zapatillas" = feminine plural
- "those ones over there" → aquellas
✔ aquellas

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11. Quiero comprar ______ pantalón (that)

- "pantalón" = masculine singular
- "that" → ese
✔ ese

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12. Juan prefiere ______ camisetas (these)

- "camisetas" = feminine plural
- "these" → estas
✔ estas

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✔ Final Answers:

1. este
2. estos
3. aquellos
4. esa
5. aquella
6. esas
7. esta
8. aquel
9. estos
10. aquellas
11. ese
12. estas

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Summary of Key Points:

- Match the gender and number of the noun.
- Use este/esta for things close to you.
- Use ese/esa for things nearby but not close.
- Use aquel/aquella for things far away.

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