Word Building Hecho por Linda Rogers. Some nouns drop their final vowel and add –ero to indicate the person associated with the noun: el viaje, the tripel.

Word Building

Hecho por Linda Rogers

Some nouns drop their final vowel and add –ero to indicate the person associated with the noun:

el viaje, the trip el viajero, the traveler el zapato, the shoe el zapatero, the

shoemaker la carta, the letter el cartero, the letter

carrier la cocina, the kitchen el cocinero, the cook la casa el _________, the landlord

Some nouns drop their final vowel and add –ero to indicate the person associated with the noun:

el viaje, the trip el viajero, the traveler el zapato, the shoe el zapatero, the shoemaker la carta, the letter el cartero, the letter carrier la cocina, the kitchen el cocinero, the cook la casa, the house el _casero _, the landlord la caja, cash register el _________, the cashier

Some nouns drop their final vowel and add –ero to indicate the person associated with the noun:

el viaje, the trip el viajero, the traveler el zapato, the shoe el zapatero, the shoemaker la carta, the letter el cartero, the letter carrier la cocina, the kitchen el cocinero, the cook la casa, the house el _casero _, the landlord la caja, cash register el _cajero __, the cashier

Some nouns ending in –ero change to –ería to indicate the shop or place where the person works: el florero, the florist la florería, the flower shop el joyero, the jeweler la joyería, the jewelry shop el panadero, the baker la panadería, the bakery el peluquero, the hairdresser la peluquería the hair salon el frutero, the fruit vendor ____________, the fruit shop

Some nouns ending in –ero change to –ería to indicate the shop or place where the person works: el florero, the florist la florería, the flower shop el joyero, the jeweler la joyería, the jewelry shop el panadero, the baker la panadería, the bakery el peluquero, the hairdresser la peluquería the hair salon el frutero, the fruit vendor _ la frutería _, the fruit shop el pescadero, the fish seller ______________, the fish store

Some nouns ending in –ero change to –ería to indicate the shop or place where the person works: el florero, the florist la florería, the flower shop el joyero, the jeweler la joyería, the jewelry shop el panadero, the baker la panadería, the bakery el peluquero, the hairdresser la peluquería the hair salon el frutero, the fruit vendor _ la frutería _, the fruit shop el pescadero, the fish seller _la pescadería_, the fish store el pastelero, the pastry chef ______________, the pastry shop

Some nouns ending in –ero change to –ería to indicate the shop or place where the person works: el florero, the florist la florería, the flower shop el joyero, the jeweler la joyería, the jewelry shop el panadero, the baker la panadería, the bakery el peluquero, the hairdresser la peluquería the hair salon el frutero, the fruit vendor _ la frutería _, the fruit shop el pescadero, the fish seller _la pescadería_, the fish store el pastelero, the pastry chef _la pastelería_, the pastry shop

Some nouns are derived from the past participle of the verb:

decir, to say el dicho, the saying pescar, to fish el pescado, the fish cocer, to stew el ________, the stew cuidar, to careel ______, the care, caution contener, to contain el _________, the contents vestir, to dress el_________, the dress hacer, to do el ________, the deed, task

Some nouns are derived from the past participle of the verb:

decir, to say el dicho, the saying pescar, to fish el pescado, the fish cocer, to stew el cocido, the stew cuidar, to careel cuidado, the care, caution contener, to contain el contenido, the contents vestir, to dress el vestido, the dress hacer, to do el hecho, the deed, task enamorarse, to fall in love _____________________, the lover

Some nouns are derived from the past participle of the verb:

decir, to say el dicho, the saying pescar, to fish el pescado, the fish cocer, to stew el cocido, the stew cuidar, to careel cuidado, the care, caution contener, to contain el contenido, the contents vestir, to dress el vestido, the dress hacer, to do el hecho, the deed, task enamorarse, to fall in love _ el enamorado __, the lover

Some feminine nouns are formed from the past participle by changing the –o ending to –a:

comer, to eat la comida, the meal entrar, to enter la entrada, the

entrance herir, to wound la herida, the wound salir, to leave _________, the exit parar, to stop _________, the stop (bus…)

beber, to drink _____________, the drink ver, to see _____________, the view

Some feminine nouns are formed from the past participle by changing the –o ending to –a:

comer, to eat la comida, the meal entrar, to enter la entrada, the

entrance herir, to wound la herida, the wound salir, to leave la salida, the exit parar, to stop la parada, the stop (bus…)

beber, to drink la bebida, the drink ver, to see la vista, the view nevar, to snow _______, the snowfall

Some feminine nouns are formed from the past participle by changing the –o ending to –a:

comer, to eat la comida, the meal entrar, to enter la entrada, the

entrance herir, to wound la herida, the wound salir, to leave la salida, the exit parar, to stop la parada, the stop (bus…)

beber, to drink la bebida, the drink ver, to see la vista, the view nevar, to snow la nevada, the snowfall

A common expression using feminine nouns formed from the past participle by changing the –o ending to –a:

ir, to go -ido -ida

volver, to return -vuelto -vuelta

Un billete de ida y vuelta:

A common expression using feminine nouns formed from the past participle by changing the –o ending to –a:

ir, to go -ido -ida

volver, to return -vuelto -vuelta

un billete de ida y vuelta:

a <<round-trip>> ticket: ………….of gone and returned

Stem-changing verbs and their nouns el almuerzo, the lunch almorzar, to lunch el juego, the game _________, to play el cuento, the story _________, to tell el vuelo, the flight _________, to fly la prueba, the quiz/test/proof ______, to sample/test/try

Stem-changing verbs and their nouns el almuerzo, the lunch almorzar, to lunch el juego, the game jugar, to play el cuento, the story contar, to tell el vuelo, the flight volar, to fly la prueba, the quiz/test/proof probar, to sample/test/try el _________, the agreement acordar, to agree upon

Stem-changing verbs and their nouns el almuerzo, the lunch almorzar, to lunch el juego, the game jugar, to play el cuento, the story contar, to tell el vuelo, the flight volar, to fly la prueba, the quiz/test/proof probar, to sample/test/try el acuerdo, the agreement acordar, to agree upon __________, the discount descontar, to discount

Stem-changing verbs and their nouns el almuerzo, the lunch almorzar, to lunch el juego, the game jugar, to play el cuento, the story contar, to tell el vuelo, the flight volar, to fly la prueba, the quiz/test/proof probar, to sample/test/try el acuerdo, the agreement acordar, to agree upon el descuento, the discount descontar, to discount

Some nouns are formed from verbs by dropping the –ar and adding –amiento, or dropping the –er/ir and adding –imiento.

casar, to marry el casamiento, the marriage nacer, to be bornel nacimiento, the birth sentir, to feel el sentimiento, the feeling pensar, to think _____________, the thought mover, to move _____________, the movement descubrir, to discover ___________, the discovery

Some nouns are formed from verbs by dropping the –ar and adding –amiento, or dropping the –er/ir and adding –imiento.

casar, to marry el casamiento, the marriage nacer, to be bornel nacimiento, the birth sentir, to feel el sentimiento, the feeling pensar, to think el pensamiento, the thought mover, to move el movimiento, the movement descubrir, to discover el descubrimiento, the discovery estacionar, to park _________________, the parking lot

Some nouns are formed from verbs by dropping the –ar and adding –amiento, or dropping the –er/ir and adding –imiento.

casar, to marry el casamiento, the marriage nacer, to be bornel nacimiento, the birth sentir, to feel el sentimiento, the feeling pensar, to think el pensamiento, the thought mover, to move el movimiento, the movement descubrir, to discover el descubrimiento, the discovery estacionar, to park el estacionamiento, the parking lot

Some nouns are formed by dropping the –ar of the infinitive and adding –ador, -edor to –er verbs, and –idor to –ir verbs. trabajar, to work el trabajador, the

worker explorar, to explore el explorador, the explorer servir, to servir el servidor, the servant comer, to eat el comedor, the dining

room hablar, to speak __________, the speaker vencer, to conquer ___________, the conqueror gobernar, to govern ___________, the governor

Some nouns are formed by dropping the –ar of the infinitive and adding –ador, -edor to –er verbs, and –idor to –ir verbs. trabajar, to work el trabajador, the

worker explorar, to explore el explorador, the explorer servir, to servir el servidor, the servant comer, to eat el comedor, the dining

room hablar, to speak el hablador, the speaker vencer, to conquer el vencedor, the conqueror gobernar, to govern el gobernador, the

governor borrar, to erase ____________, the eraser

Some nouns are formed by dropping the –ar of the infinitive and adding –ador, -edor to –er verbs, and –idor to –ir verbs. trabajar, to work el trabajador, the

worker explorar, to explore el explorador, the explorer servir, to servir el servidor, the servant comer, to eat el comedor, the dining

room hablar, to speak el hablador, the speaker vencer, to conquer el vencedor, the conqueror gobernar, to govern el gobernador, the

governor borrar, to erase el borrador, the eraser

Some nouns are formed from adjectives by dropping the final vowel and adding –eza:

bello, beautiful la belleza, the beauty pobre, poor la pobreza, the poverty limpio, clean la limpieza, the cleanliness triste, sad _________, the sadness grande, great ________, the greatness noble, noble ________, the nobility vivo, lively _________, the liveliness

Some nouns are formed from adjectives by dropping the final vowel and adding –eza:

bello, beautiful la belleza, the beauty pobre, poor la pobreza, the poverty limpio, clean la limpieza, the cleanliness triste, sad la tristeza, the sadness grande, great la grandeza, the greatness noble, noble la nobleza, the nobility vivo, lively la viveza, the liveliness

…and for those ending in –co, the c is changed to qu before adding –eza:

rico, rich la riqueza, the wealth franco, frank la franqueza, the frankness flaco, skinny la flaqueza, the thinness

Some English nouns ending in –ty can from Spanish words by changing –ty to –dad: unity la unidad brutality la brutalidad humanity la humanidad university la ___________ activity la ___________ liberty la ___________ fraternity la ___________

Some English nouns ending in –ty can from Spanish words by changing –ty to –dad: unity la unidad brutality la brutalidad humanity la humanidad university la universidad activity la actividad liberty la libertad fraternity la fraternidad

Some English nouns ending in –tion change the –tion to –ción to form the Spanish: section la sección action la acción civilization la civilización operation la operación realization

Some English nouns ending in –tion change the –tion to –ción to form the Spanish: section la sección action la acción civilization la civilización operation la operación realization la realización

Some adjectives are formed from nouns by adding –oso to the stem of the noun: número, number numeroso, numerous religión, religion religioso, religious peligro, danger peligroso, dangerous ridículo, ridicule _________, ridiculous

Some adjectives are formed from nouns by adding –oso to the stem of the noun: número, number numeroso, numerous religión, religion religioso, religious peligro, danger peligroso, dangerous ridículo, ridicule ridiculoso, ridiculous