World Languages: Spanish Greetings, Pronouns, and Ser
Practice basic Spanish greetings, subject pronouns, and forms of ser
World Languages: Spanish Greetings, Pronouns, and Ser
Practice basic Spanish greetings, subject pronouns, and forms of ser
World Languages - Grade 6-8
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Match each Spanish greeting to its English meaning: 1. Hola, 2. Buenos días, 3. Buenas tardes, 4. Buenas noches. Write the matching English meaning for each number.
Think about the time of day when each greeting is used.
1. Hola means Hello. 2. Buenos días means Good morning. 3. Buenas tardes means Good afternoon. 4. Buenas noches means Good evening or Good night. - 2
Write a Spanish greeting you could use when meeting a classmate at 8:00 a.m.
A good greeting is Buenos días because it is used in the morning. - 3
Complete the short conversation in Spanish. A: Hola, ¿cómo estás? B: __________.
Use a polite response that tells how you are feeling.
A correct answer is Estoy bien, gracias. This means I am well, thank you. - 4
Choose the correct subject pronoun for this sentence: María is a girl. María = ¿él, ella, or ellos?
María is ella because ella means she. - 5
Choose the correct Spanish subject pronoun for each group: 1. Carlos and Ana, 2. Ana and I, 3. You and your friend in Spain, informal plural.
In Spain, vosotros is often used for informal plural you.
1. Carlos and Ana are ellos if the group includes at least one boy, or ellas if both people are girls. 2. Ana and I are nosotros or nosotras depending on the speakers. 3. You and your friend in Spain, informal plural, is vosotros or vosotras. - 6
Fill in the blank with the correct subject pronoun in Spanish: _____ soy estudiante.
The correct pronoun is Yo. The full sentence is Yo soy estudiante. - 7
Fill in the blank with the correct form of ser: Yo _____ de México.
Yo uses soy.
The correct form is soy. The full sentence is Yo soy de México. - 8
Fill in the blank with the correct form of ser: Tú _____ mi amigo.
The correct form is eres. The full sentence is Tú eres mi amigo. - 9
Fill in the blank with the correct form of ser: Ella _____ profesora.
Use the same form of ser for él, ella, and usted.
The correct form is es. The full sentence is Ella es profesora. - 10
Fill in the blank with the correct form of ser: Nosotros _____ estudiantes.
The correct form is somos. The full sentence is Nosotros somos estudiantes. - 11
Fill in the blank with the correct form of ser: Ellos _____ de Colombia.
Ellos, ellas, and ustedes all use the same form of ser.
The correct form is son. The full sentence is Ellos son de Colombia. - 12
Look at the pronoun chart and write the missing form of ser: yo soy, tú eres, él/ella/usted es, nosotros somos, vosotros sois, ellos/ellas/ustedes _____.
The missing form is son. The complete final entry is ellos, ellas, ustedes son. - 13
Rewrite the sentence using a subject pronoun: Juan es de Perú.
Replace the name with the Spanish word for he.
The sentence can be rewritten as Él es de Perú because Juan is one male person. - 14
Write a short Spanish introduction with your name and where you are from. Use Hola and soy. You may use a real or made-up place.
A correct answer could be Hola, soy Elena. Soy de Texas. The response uses a greeting and the yo form of ser. - 15
Read the dialogue and answer in English. A: Buenos días. Me llamo Luis. Soy de Puerto Rico. B: Hola, Luis. Yo soy Maya. What greeting does A use, and where is Luis from?
Look for the greeting at the beginning and the phrase soy de.
A uses the greeting Buenos días, which means Good morning. Luis is from Puerto Rico.