Nombre y Apellido: __________________________________________________________ 5to grado: _____

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LOS Y LAS
El número de los sustantivos

The Spanish form of the definite article (the) depends on the number of the noun it accompanies.
Los is used with a masculine plural noun los muchchos, los baños
Las is used with a feminine plural noun las muchachas, las escuelas

It is easy to form the plural of a noun in Spanish once you know a few rules.

1. If the word ends in a vowel, add –s.

2. If the word ends in a consonant, add –es.
3. If the word ends in z, change the z to c before adding -es

Ejercicios
Sort the following singular nouns into the columns labeled masculine and feminine. Then write each
word in its plural form.

1. amigo 5. perro 9. médico 13. ventana

2. árbol 6. manzana 10. explorador 14. zanahoria
3. leche 7. mesa 11. tomate 15. lápiz
4. gato 8. iguana 12. libro 16. pájaro

Masculine Plural Feminine Plural

Tarea
Write the nouns in the plural form. Do not forget to write the article (los / las). Number 6 is already
done for you as a model.
1. tigre __________________________________.

2. animal __________________________________.

3. flor __________________________________.

4. gato __________________________________.

5. iguana __________________________________.

6. planta __________________________________.

7. conejo __________________________________.

8. payaso __________________________________.

9. ojo __________________________________.

10. diente __________________________________.

11. cara __________________________________.

12. nariz __________________________________.

13. reloj __________________________________.

14. papel __________________________________.