GCSE Spanish (Pearson IGCSE)

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GRAMMAR I: Nouns, articles and pronouns

Plural nouns

  • For nouns ending in a vowel (a, e, i, o, u), add -s.
  • For nouns ending in a consonant, add -es.
  • For nouns ending in -z, change to -c, and then add -es.
  • For nouns ending in -(i)ón, add -es and drop the accent
  Examples
Singular Plural
Nouns ending in vowels la casa (house) las casas (houses)
el amigo (friend) los amigos (friends)
la mano (hand) los manos (hands)
Nouns ending in consonants el reloj (watch) los relojes (watches)
el papel (role) los papeles (roles)
la ciudad (city) las ciudades (cities)
Nouns ending in -z el lápiz (pencil) los lápices (pencils)
el pez (fish) los peces (fishes)
la voz (voice) las voces (voices)
Nouns ending in -(i)ón la canción (song) Las canciones (songs)
la lección (lesson) Las lecciones (lessons)
el avión (plane) Los aviones (planes)

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