Adjective Agreement Practice

Q: How does adjective agreement work in Spanish?

The adjective copies the noun's gender and number. For an -o adjective there are four forms (alto, alta, altos, altas). For -e adjectives and most consonant adjectives the gender doesn't change (inteligente, azul); only the plural adds -s or -es.

Q: Do all Spanish adjectives change for gender?

No. Adjectives ending in -o have separate masculine and feminine forms. Adjectives ending in -e (inteligente, grande) and most ending in a consonant (azul, fácil) use the same form for both genders. Exceptions that do add -a: nationalities (español → española) and adjectives ending in -dor, -ón, -án.

Q: What ending does an adjective take for a mixed-gender group?

The masculine plural. If you describe a group with both men and women — or masculine and feminine nouns — use -os: Pedro y María son altos; la camisa y el pantalón son nuevos.

Q: Where does the adjective go, before or after the noun?

Most descriptive adjectives follow the noun: una casa blanca, un coche rápido. A few shorten before a masculine singular noun (buen, mal, gran), and some change meaning by position (un viejo amigo = long-time friend vs un amigo viejo = elderly friend).

Q: Why is it un gran libro but un libro grande?

Grande shortens to gran before any singular noun and there means great. After the noun it keeps its full form and means big in size: un gran hombre (a great man) vs un hombre grande (a big man).

Q: Are these adjective agreement exercises free?

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Q: Is there a printable Adjective Agreement worksheet?

Yes — this page has a free printable Adjective Agreement worksheet (PDF) with 30 exercises and an answer key with short explanations. It prints on both A4 and US Letter and is free for classroom use, no sign-up needed.

Question 1

Mi hermana es muy ___. (alto)

Accepted Answer

alta. Hermana is feminine singular, so the -o adjective changes to -a: alta.

Question 2

Los coches son ___. (rojo)

Accepted Answer

rojos. Coches is masculine plural, so the adjective takes -os: rojos.

Question 3

Las casas son ___. (blanco)

Accepted Answer

blancas. Casas is feminine plural, so the adjective takes -as: blancas.

Question 4

María es una estudiante muy ___. (inteligente)

Accepted Answer

inteligente. Adjectives ending in -e have the same form for masculine and feminine. Singular stays inteligente; only the plural adds -s.

Question 5

Estos edificios son muy ___. (grande)

Accepted Answer

grandes. Grande ends in -e, so it has one gender form. The plural simply adds -s: grandes.

Question 6

El cielo está ___ hoy. (azul)

Accepted Answer

azul. Adjectives ending in a consonant like azul don't change for gender. Singular is azul; the plural would be azules.

Question 7

Las preguntas son muy ___. (difícil)

Accepted Answer

difíciles. Difícil ends in a consonant: it has one gender form, and the plural adds -es: difíciles.

Question 8

Mi profesora es ___. (español)

Accepted Answer

española. Nationality adjectives ending in a consonant do add -a for feminine: español → española. This is an exception to the consonant rule.

Question 9

Ana es una mujer muy ___. (trabajador)

Accepted Answer

trabajadora. Adjectives ending in -dor, -ón, -án add -a for the feminine: trabajador → trabajadora.

Question 10

Pedro y Lucía son muy ___. (simpático)

Accepted Answer

simpáticos. A mixed-gender group takes the masculine plural: Pedro (m) + Lucía (f) → simpáticos.

Question 11

Tengo un perro muy ___. (pequeño)

Accepted Answer

pequeño. Perro is masculine singular, so the base -o form stays: pequeño.

Question 12

García Márquez fue un ___ escritor. (grande)

Accepted Answer

gran. Grande shortens to gran before any singular noun, and there it means great rather than big: un gran escritor.

Question 13

¡Que tengas un ___ día! (bueno)

Accepted Answer

buen. Bueno drops the -o to buen before a masculine singular noun: un buen día. After the noun it stays bueno (un día bueno).

Question 14

Mis zapatos son ___. (negro)

Accepted Answer

negros. Zapatos is masculine plural, so the -o adjective becomes -os: negros.

Question 15

Las películas eran muy ___. (interesante)

Accepted Answer

interesantes. Interesante ends in -e, so gender doesn't change it; the plural just adds -s: interesantes.

Question 16

Compré una camisa y una corbata ___. (caro)

Accepted Answer

caras. The adjective describes two feminine nouns (camisa, corbata), so it takes the feminine plural: caras.

Question 17

Which phrase has an agreement error?

Accepted Answer

una problema difícil. Problema is masculine, so it needs un, not una. (The adjective difícil is fine — it doesn't change for gender.)

Question 18

Which sentence is wrong?

Accepted Answer

El coche es rojos.. Coche is singular, so the adjective must be singular: el coche es rojo, not rojos.

Question 19

La sopa está ___. (frío)

Accepted Answer

fría. Sopa is feminine singular, so frío becomes fría.

Question 20

Mis amigos son ___. (francés)

Accepted Answer

franceses. Francés adds -es for the masculine plural and drops the accent: franceses. (Feminine would be francesas.)

Question 21

Es un ___ amigo; lo conozco desde hace años. (viejo)

Accepted Answer

viejo. Amigo is masculine singular, so viejo. Note: before the noun (un viejo amigo) it means long-time friend; after it (un amigo viejo) it means elderly friend.

Question 22

Choose the correct adjective: unas montañas ___

Accepted Answer

altas. Montañas is feminine plural, so the adjective must be altas.

Question 23

La niña es muy ___. (guapo)

Accepted Answer

guapa. Niña is feminine singular, so the -o adjective changes to -a: guapa.

Question 24

Los ejercicios son muy ___. (fácil)

Accepted Answer

fáciles. Fácil ends in a consonant, so gender doesn't change it; the plural adds -es: fáciles.

Question 25

Mi vecina es ___. (alemán)

Accepted Answer

alemana. Nationality adjectives add -a for the feminine and drop the accent: alemán → alemana.

Question 26

Un chico y una chica muy ___. (alto)

Accepted Answer

altos. One adjective modifying a masculine and a feminine noun takes the masculine plural: chico + chica → altos.

Question 27

Hoy es el ___ día de clase. (primero)

Accepted Answer

primer. Primero drops the -o to primer before a masculine singular noun: el primer día. The same happens with tercero → tercer.

Question 28

Frida Kahlo fue una ___ mujer. (grande)

Accepted Answer

gran. Grande shortens to gran before any singular noun, masculine or feminine, and there means great: una gran mujer.

Question 29

Which phrase has an agreement error?

Accepted Answer

las camisas verde. Camisas is plural, so the -e adjective must add -s: las camisas verdes, not verde.

Question 30

Choose the correct adjective: un coche ___

Accepted Answer

blanco. Coche is masculine singular, so the -o adjective stays in its base form: blanco.

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