Top 140 Common Adjectives In Spanish

This list of the most 140 common adjectives in Spanish (with audio) is the perfect place to start expanding your Spanish vocabulary, and it’s very useful when it comes to producing descriptive sentences, which can be used daily.

Most Common Adjectives In Spanish

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Spanish Adjectives Study Guide

I. Short Answer Questions (Answer Key Follows)

1. What two Spanish adjectives translate to “old” in English, and how do their usages differ?
2. Provide the Spanish translations for the following English adjectives: delicious, difficult, free, funny.
3. List three Spanish adjectives that describe size and provide their English equivalents.
4. What is the Spanish adjective for “expensive,” and what is its feminine form?
5. Translate the following phrase into Spanish: “a beautiful, new house.”
6. What are the masculine and feminine forms of the Spanish adjective for “busy”?
7. Provide the Spanish translations for the following English adjectives: clear, clean, clever.
8. What Spanish adjective means “weird,” and what is a synonym for it in English?
9. Translate the following phrase into Spanish: “a tall, thin man.”
10. What is the Spanish adjective for “whole,” and what is its English equivalent?

II. Short Answer Question Answer Key

1. Viejo and antiguo both mean “old.” Viejo refers to age, while antiguo refers to something from a long time ago.
2. Delicioso/a, difícil, gratis, gracioso/a
3. Grande (big), pequeño/a (small), alto/a (tall/high)
4. Caro, cara
5. Una casa hermosa y nueva
6. Ocupado (masculine), ocupada (feminine)
7. Claro/a, limpio/a, inteligente
8. Raro/a, strange
9. Un hombre alto y delgado
10. Entero/a, complete/entire

III. Glossary of Key Terms

• Adjective: A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.
• Gender Agreement: In Spanish, adjectives must agree in gender (masculine or feminine) with the noun they modify.
• Number Agreement: In Spanish, adjectives must agree in number (singular or plural) with the noun they modify.
• Descriptive Adjective: An adjective that describes a quality or characteristic of a noun (e.g., beautiful, big, happy).
• Classifying Adjective: An adjective that categorizes a noun or puts it into a group (e.g., medical, historical, economic).
• Cognate: A word in one language that has a similar form and meaning to a word in another language (e.g., “delicious” in English and “delicioso” in Spanish).
• False Cognate: A word in one language that appears similar to a word in another language but has a different meaning.
• Noun: A word that names a person, place, thing, or idea.
• Pronoun: A word that replaces a noun (e.g., he, she, it, they).

Happy learning!

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