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St. Hilary School
8th grade - Assignment II
Due date: 5/15/2020 by email.
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Vocabulary
La comida / the food
For pronunciation please go to quizlet: https://quizlet.com/_8ak8hg?x=1qqt&i=1gau08
Or go to quizlet look for user: fmvillarreal search by “most recent”
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St. Hilary School
8th grade - Assignment II
Due date: 5/15/2020 by email.
Print only the pages you need to work on, solve it, take a picture and send it by email.
I. La Comida
Write the name of the food.
¿Qué comida es?
II. Los sustantivos plurales / Plural Nouns
To form the plural nouns in Spanish follow this simple rules:
1. If the noun ends with a vowel (a,e,i,o,u), add letter S to the singular form.
Example: Gorro - Gorros (hats)
2. If the noun ends in consonant, add ES to the singular form of the noun.
Example: Pantalón - pantalones (pants)
3. If the noun ends in z, change z for C and add ES to the singular form of the noun.
Example: Pez - Peces (fish)
4. If the noun ends with “s” or “x” , it does not change in the plural.
Example: lunes - lunes tijeras-tijeras (scissors) tórax - tórax (thorax/chest)
Note: Singular nouns which end in an accented vowel (‘) drop the accent in the plural.
Example: Canción - Canciones (songs)
Escriba los sustantivos en plural.
Write the nouns in the plural form.
Sopa _______________________ queso ______________________
frijoles ______________________ Pan ____________________
camarón __________________ arroz _____________________
helado ____________________ pastel ____________________
ensalada ______________________ huevo ___________________
fruta _____________________ ántrax ______________________
pollo _____________________ pescado _________________
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Extended Vocabulary:
Camarón : shrimp ántrax: anthrax (a serious bacterial disease)
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Artículos Definidos/ Definite Articles
“The”........ “el”, “la” , “los”, “las”
In Spanish, as in English, there are definite articles.
Definite articles are used when you are talking about a specific noun or groups
of nouns.
In Spanish, the article you use depend on the gender of the noun that follows it.
“The” in English is called definite article.
In Spanish, the definite article for nouns in singular form is either:
el or la
el ……………masculine- singular
la …………….feminine- singular
Examples:
★ escritorio (desk)
gender : masculine
then use masculine singular definite article: el
el escritorio / the desk.
★ ventana (window)
gender: feminine
then use the feminine singular definite article: la
la ventana / the window.
In Spanish, the definite article for nouns in plural form is either:
los or las
los ………………masculine-plural
las………………….feminine-plural
Examples:
★ marcadores (markers) singular : marcador
therefore gender: masculine
then use the masculine-plural definite article: los
Los marcadores / the markers.
★ banderas (flags) singular: bandera
Gender: feminine
Use the feminine-plural definite article: las
Las banderas / the flags.
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III. Write the appropriate definite article for each
food noun.
1. Find the gender of the noun when in singular form.
If the noun is in plural, make it singular and find the gender.
(or use your answers from assignment I)
2. Write the appropriate definite article and the noun on the last
column.
El (masculine, singular)
La (feminine, singular)
Los (masculine, plural)
Las (feminine, plural)
Noun gender/form Definite article + noun
frijoles masculine / plural Los frijoles
pan / singular
queso / singular
pollo / singular
ensaladas / plural
huevos / plural
sopa / singular
jalapeño / singular
frutas / plural
pescado / singular
arroz / singular
The :
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IV. Read and translate into English.
1. Read what Timoteo is telling you and translate it into English. Remember :
me gusta means I like, comer means to eat.
2. Answer both of his questions.
Hola, me llamo Timoteo, mi
restaurante favorito es “El Jalapeños”
me gusta comer frijoles, arroz,
ensalada y tacos de camarón.
¿Cuál es tu comida favorita? (en
Español)
Find the grammar mistake in the
restaurant’s name “ El jalapeños” and
correct it.
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Artículos indefinidos/ indefinite Articles
Equivalent to English“a”, “an” (singular) or “some” (plural)
Definite articles are used when you are not talking about a specific noun
or groups of nouns.
In Spanish, the article you use depends on the gender of the noun that
follows it.
In Spanish, the indefinite article for nouns in singular form is either:
un or una
un ……………masculine- singular
una ………….feminine- singular
Examples:
★ escritorio (desk)
gender : masculine
then use masculine singular indefinite article: un
un escritorio / a desk.
★ ventana (window)
gender: feminine
then use the feminine singular indefinite article: una
una ventana / a window.
In Spanish, the indefinite article for nouns in plural form is either:
unos or unas
unos ………………masculine-plural
unas………………….feminine-plural
Examples:
★ marcadores (markers) singular : marcador
therefore gender: masculine
then use the masculine-plural indefinite article: unos
unos marcadores / some markers.
★ banderas (flags) singular: bandera
Gender: feminine
Use the feminine-plural definite article: unas
unas banderas / some flags.
a, an.
Some.
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V. Write the appropriate indefinite article for
each food noun.
1. Find the gender of the noun, use your answers from page 5.
2. Write the appropriate indefinite article and the noun on the
last column.
un (masculine, singular)
una (feminine, singular)
unos (masculine, plural)
unas (feminine, plural)
Noun Definite article + noun
frijoles unos frijoles
pan
queso
pollo
ensaladas
huevos
sopa
jalapeño
frutas
pescado
comida
a, an, some :
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3 tablespoon olive oil
2 cups favorite salsa roja or verde.
4 large eggs
1 Onion (sliced)
Optional:
Fresh cilantro leaves chopped
avocado slices
corn tortillas,
1 tablespoon of butter.
Sliced jalapeños.
Celebrate Cinco de Mayo trying this
Huevos Rancheros Recipe with you family!
1.In a wide saucepan on medium heat, add the oil and saute the onion
slices, when onions are transparent, add salsa and stir, heat the salsa
for about 3 min.
2. Crack the eggs and add one by one to the saucepan, carefully not to
break them, add salt and pepper and cilantro on top of each egg and
cover with lid to cook for 4 min.
4. If you have corn tortillas in another saucepan melt butter and heat
the tortillas on it. Take them out and line on a plate.
5.spoon out each egg with salsa and put it on top of the tortilla.
6. Garnish with jalapeño slices or avocado if you like!
This is not homework.
