Practice

Articles:
Singular---------------- e l

Singular----------------- la

Plural--------------------- l os

Plural---------------------l a s

Rules for Plurals: add "s" to ending vowel; add "es" to consonant.

The following nouns are made plural by adding "es"; you will have to memorize the gender:
el papel - los papeles (paper/s)
el hotel - los hoteles (hotel/s)
la flor - las flores (flower/s)
el sol - los soles (sun/s)
la luna - las lunas (moon/s)
el tren - los trenes (train/s)
la ciudad - los ciudades (city/cities)

The following regular nouns are made plural by adding "s." Which article would go with each?
americano - americanos--- _____ americano; _____ americanos
paella - paellas--- _____ paella; _____ paellas
taco - tacos--- _____ taco; _____ tacos
guitarra - guitarras--- _____ guitarra; _____ guitarras
aeropuerto - aeropuertos-- _____ aeropuerto; _____aeropuertos

Refer to the websites on the Resources page for more practice.

Answers (don't peek!):

el americano; los americanos; las paellas; los tacos; la guitarra; las guitarras; el aeropuerto; los aeropuertos