Spanish Nouns - Gender

In Spanish, every noun has gender: they are either...

• male or female

• masculine or feminine

• right or wrong

• singular or plural

Most words that end in "a" are usually...

• masculine

• female

• feminine

• not real words

If a noun ends in a vowel, how do you make it plural?

• add an "s"

• add "es"

• it stays the same

• add "is"

If a noun ends in a consonant, how do you make it plural?

• add an "s"

• add "es"

• add "ces"

• it stays the same

Spanish nouns ending in O are usually...

• feminine
• masculine

Spanish nouns ending in CIÓN are usually...

• feminine
• masculine

Spanish nouns ending in DAD are usually...

• feminine
• masculine

A man is masculine, therefore, the word _______________ is masculine.

• SEÑOR

• SEÑORA

A woman is feminine; therefore, the word _________________ is feminine.

• SEÑORA

• SEÑOR

Is the word "zapato" in Spanish masculine or feminine?

• Feminine

• Masculine

• Both

• None of the above