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  1. Adjectives agree in gender and number with the noun.
  2. Adjectives that end in "-o" change to "-a" for the feminine form.
  3. To form the plural, add an "-s" to adjectives that end in an unstressed vowel.
Terminación (Ending)Singular (Singular)Plural (Plural)
Masculino -o -os 

Alto (Tallo)

El niño es alto. (The boy is tall.)

Altos (Tallos)

Los niños son altos. (The children are tall.)

Femenino -a -as 

Alta (Talla)

La niña es alta. (The girl is tall.)

Altas (Tallas)

Las niñas son altas. (The girls are tall.)

Exercise 1: La concordancia de los adjetivos

Instruction: Fill in the correct word.

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pelirrojo, alta, corto, castaños, larga, bajo, morena, guapa

1.
Él tiene el pelo ....
(He has short hair.)
2.
Él se afeita la barba ....
(He shaves his long beard.)
3.
Ella es ..., mide casi dos metros.
(She is tall, she is almost two metres tall.)
4.
Mi hermano es más ... que yo. Yo soy más alta.
(My brother is shorter than me. I am taller.)
5.
La niña es muy ....
(The girl is very pretty.)
6.
Ella tiene el pelo de color ....
(She has red hair.)
7.
La chica ... es muy simpática.
(The dark-haired girl is very nice.)
8.
Mis ojos son ... como mi pelo.
(My eyes are brown like my hair.)

Exercise 2: Multiple Choice

Instruction: Choose the correct solution

1. La chica es ___ y tiene el pelo largo.

(The girl is tall and has long hair.)

2. Los hombres son ___ y delgados.

(The men are dark-skinned and slim.)

3. Las mujeres tienen los ojos castaños y son ___.

(The women have brown eyes and are elegant.)

4. Mi padre es ___ y está afeitado hoy.

(My father is short and shaved today.)

5. Ellas son ___ y se secan el pelo después de la ducha.

(They are slim and dry their hair after the shower.)

6. El niño rubio es ___ y tiene el pelo corto.

(The blond boy is handsome and has short hair.)