Yo, Tú, Él, Ella: Subject Pronouns

Grade level

Grades 3–5

Time

About 20 minutes

Topic

First grammar and sentences

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:

1. Say tú to a friend or a kid your age. Say usted to be polite, like to a teacher or another grownup.
2. Draw a line from each Spanish word to its meaning.
3. Circle the word that starts each sentence.
4. About your sister: ... es alta.
5. About yourself: ... tengo ocho años.
6. To your friend: ¿... tienes un perro?
7. About your brother: ... juega fútbol.
8. You and your friends: ... somos amigos.

Words on this sheet

yohetúustedtheyélellasheelloswe

Teacher tip

Point to yourself for yo, to a student for tú, and to a boy and a girl for él and ella as the class says each word.

How to use it

• Color code: one color for el words and another for la words.
• Read each finished sentence out loud so kids hear when it sounds right.
• 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

• When do you say tú and when do you say usted?
• Does this word look like an English word you know?

Take it further

Play a sorting game with word cards: el, la, los and las.

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