Grade 2 · Introductory Spanish

Match definite articles with nouns

Choose el, la, los or las to agree with a taught Spanish noun.

6 authored questions + worked example

Worked example

Choose the definite article meaning “the”: ___ libro.

Answer & why

Answer: el

libro is masculine singular; the matching article is el: el libro.

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All questions

All 6 authored questions for this skill.

Question 1

Choose the definite article meaning “the”: ___ cuadernos.

  1. el
  2. las
  3. los
  4. la
A hint

Match the noun’s grammatical gender and number; el/la are singular, los/las are plural.

Answer & why

Answer: los

cuadernos is masculine plural; the matching article is los: los cuadernos.

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Question 2

Choose the definite article meaning “the”: ___ sillas.

  1. las
  2. los
  3. la
  4. el
A hint

Match the noun’s grammatical gender and number; el/la are singular, los/las are plural.

Answer & why

Answer: las

sillas is feminine plural; the matching article is las: las sillas.

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Question 3

Choose the definite article meaning “the”: ___ ventana.

  1. las
  2. la
  3. los
  4. el
A hint

Match the noun’s grammatical gender and number; el/la are singular, los/las are plural.

Answer & why

Answer: la

ventana is feminine singular; the matching article is la: la ventana.

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Question 4

Choose the definite article meaning “the”: ___ lápices.

  1. el
  2. las
  3. los
  4. la
A hint

Match the noun’s grammatical gender and number; el/la are singular, los/las are plural.

Answer & why

Answer: los

lápices is masculine plural; the matching article is los: los lápices.

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Question 5

Choose the definite article meaning “the”: ___ libro.

  1. la
  2. el
  3. los
  4. las
A hint

Match the noun’s grammatical gender and number; el/la are singular, los/las are plural.

Answer & why

Answer: el

libro is masculine singular; the matching article is el: el libro.

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Question 6

Choose the definite article meaning “the”: ___ mesa.

  1. las
  2. los
  3. el
  4. la
A hint

Match the noun’s grammatical gender and number; el/la are singular, los/las are plural.

Answer & why

Answer: la

mesa is feminine singular; the matching article is la: la mesa.

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