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Beginner Lesson 09

   
 
LEARNING SPANISH CENTRE
   
   

 
  

Lesson 9
 

     
 
  

SINGULAR & PLURAL
Spanish

When a noun ends in a vowel, the plural is formed by simply adding -s :
SINGULAR
PLURAL
el niño los niños
la muchacha las muchachas
el café los cafés
el día los días
la mañana las mañanas

Nouns that end in a consonant (including y) form the plural by adding - es:
SINGULAR
PLURAL
el limón los limones
la ley las leyes
el mes los meses
la universidad las universidades
el examen los exámenes

* Note that nouns stressed on the last syllable in the singular form lose their accent mark in the plural:
SINGULAR PLURAL
el limón los limones
el inglés los ingleses

Nouns that end in -z in the singular for the plural by adding -ces:
SINGULAR PLURAL
el lápiz los lápices
la voz las voces
el pez los peces

* Nouns that have a written accent on the next to the last syllable in the singular retain the accent in the plural:
SINGULAR PLURAL
el lápiz los lápices
el azúcar los azúcares

Nouns that end in a stressed -í or ú add -es to form the plural:
SINGULAR PLURAL
el rubí los rubíes
el tabú los tabúes


Masculine plural of nouns are referring to people they include both males and females.

los hijos meaning "children, sons and daughters" Mis hijos practican deportes.
(meaning all my children in general, no matter if boys or girls)
los abuelos meaning "grandfather & grandmother". Mis abuelos viven en España.
los Reyes meaning the King and Queen Los Reyes de España son muy amables.

When a noun has more than one syllable and ends in an unstressed vowel plus -s do not have a plural ending:
SINGULAR
PLURAL
el viernes los viernes
el paraguas los paraguas
el atlas los atlas
el abrelatas (can opener) los abrelatas

Some nouns are always in plural form:
las tijeras scissors
los gemelos twins
las gafas eyeglasses
los anteojos eyeglasses


When a proper noun refers to a family there is no plural form:
Los Blanco viven en Madrid. (The family lives in Madrid)

* If there are two or more families involved (same last name), a plural is needed:
Hay muchos Prados y Blancos en la guía telefónica.

¿SINGULAR or PLURAL ?
Give the plural form to the following words.
Don't forget to add the article as well.
Click here to check your answers

1.el piano 11.la luz
2.el lavaplatos 12 el té .
3.la flauta 13. la oveja
4.la papa frita 14. el paraguas
5. la verdad 15.el huracán
6. el clarinete 16. el pez
7. la opinión 17. el delfín (dolphin)
8.la cruz 18. el león (lyon)
9. la tos 19.la amistad
10. la crisis 20.el viernes

                  
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