Grades 2–4
One or Many? Spanish Plurals
Use the plural rules to change el gato into los gatos and la flor into las flores.
Spanish worksheet · First grammar and sentences
El or La? Word Sort
Sort ten words into el words and la words, then write el or la in front of four more.
- Grade level
- Grades 2–4
- Time
- About 20 minutes
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Telling el words from la words, Making nouns plural, Using subject pronouns, Making describing words agree, Choosing me gusta or me gustan
What kids do
Printed on the sheet:
- Every Spanish noun is masculine or feminine. Most words that end in -o use el. Most words that end in -a use la. Both mean the.
- Write each word from the bank under el or la.
- Write el or la.
Words on this sheet
gatocasaplátanolibromesaperrosillazapatoventanafresaellamochilamanzanamono
Teacher tip
Have kids say each word with el or la out loud as they sort. Hearing el gato and la casa helps the rule stick.
How to use it
- Teach one rule at a time and give two examples before kids try one.
- Color code: one color for el words and another for la words.
- Say every Spanish word out loud and have kids echo it before they read or write it.
Watch for
Changing the noun but not the describing word: los gatos blanco should be los gatos blancos.
Talk about it
- How can you tell if a word is an el word or a la word?
- How do you say that in Spanish?
Take it further
Play a sorting game with word cards: el, la, los and las.
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