Concordancia de número: uno o muchos
Formar el plural de sustantivos y adjetivos con concordancia: la flor roja, las flores rojas.
Words
Match
How to run it
Say the whole phrase, never the noun alone. The target is agreement across the phrase, and la flor → las flores loses the adjective, which is where most of the errors live. Do the regular -s items first, then the ones that need -es: flor becomes flores and papel becomes papeles. Save lápiz for last, since it changes the z to a c as well, and that is a spelling rule riding along with a grammar one.
Cueing ladder
Start at the top. Add support one step at a time.
- IndependentPresent the item and wait 5 seconds of quiet before helping.Log as correct
- HintStress the part of the sentence that changes, or point to the word ending.Log as cued
- Sentence starterSay the first half of the sentence and let the student finish it.Log as cued
- ModelSay the correct form in the whole sentence; the student repeats it.Log as cued
Adjust it
Give a sentence starter every time, and do fewer cards.
Ask for a new sentence of the student's own with the same form, with no card to lean on.
Matching IEP goal
Given sentence cards, Student will produce article, noun and adjective number agreement in sentences in 8 of 10 opportunities across 3 consecutive sessions, given no more than an indirect cue.
Send it home through the parent portal →About this activity
Twelve transformations from singular to plural, with the adjective having to follow: la flor roja becomes las flores rojas; el libro nuevo becomes los libros nuevos; la silla azul becomes las sillas azules; el lápiz corto becomes los lápices cortos. Spanish plural agreement runs across three words at once — article, noun and adjective — and a student who changes only the noun produces something that is audibly wrong.
What to listen for
Listen for partial agreement. Las flores roja is the characteristic error — the student has pluralised what is obviously plural and left the adjective behind — and it tells you the rule is understood and not yet automatic. Watch the -es group: a student who says flors rather than flores has generalised the regular rule, which is a good sign about the rule and a specific thing to correct.
Carrying it home
Counting things aloud in Spanish gives the whole phrase for free: dos libros nuevos, tres sillas azules. The adjective is the part to make sure gets said, because it is the part that usually goes missing.
What's in this activity
- la flor roja → las ___ flores rojas
- el libro nuevo → los ___ libros nuevos
- la casa blanca → las ___ casas blancas
- el perro pequeño → los ___ perros pequeños
- la mesa grande → las ___ mesas grandes
- el niño alto → los ___ niños altos
- la silla azul → las ___ sillas azules
- el zapato sucio → los ___ zapatos sucios
- la maestra amable → las ___ maestras amables
- el lápiz corto → los ___ lápices cortos
- la ventana abierta → las ___ ventanas abiertas
- el papel blanco → los ___ papeles blancos
Questions
- What grades is this for?
- First through third, and it targets a structure specific to Spanish rather than one translated from English.
- Is it free?
- Yes, all twelve items play with no account.
- Why does 'flor' become 'flores' and not 'flors'?
- Because Spanish adds -es after a consonant and -s after a vowel. It is a reliable rule and worth stating directly — it covers flor, papel and most of the exceptions students meet.
Use this board with your caseload
With a free account, every correct, cued and incorrect mark is saved to the student and scored against their IEP goal, with the data written up for you. Assign it as home practice through the parent portal.
Track progress freeFree for SLPs. No card, no trial clock.