1. Repeat three times each the folowing syllables: ga, gue, gui, go, gu; gua, güe, güi, guo; ja, je, ge, gi, jo, ju. In which case only is the "u" pronounced when it goes after "g" followed by "e" or "i"?

2. Pronounce, and explain the sound of "g" in the following words: amigo, amiguito, seguir, pague, desagüe, yegüita, paraguas, antiguo, gitano, general, coger.

3. Repeat three times each the following syllables: ca, que, qui, co, cu; za, ce, ci, zo, zu. With which vowels only is "qu" used? Do we write "qu" with "a", with "e", with "i", with "o"?

4. Pronounce and explain the sound of "c" and "qu" in the following words: mecer, cama, cima, cuna, corre, saco, saque, quemar, aquí, quiero.

5. (a) How do you pronounce "j" in Spanish? And "h"? (b) Which are the three letters that the Spanish alphabet has, and the English alphabet has not? (c) Are you able to give me some examples of words in which those consonants are found? (d) How is a diphthong formed? By what kind of vowels? (e) In which case only must the weak vowel and the strong one be separated? (f) Do two strong vowels together form a diphthong?

6. Divide into syllables the following words, and tell which are "agudas", "graves", or "esdrújulas"; and if some of them have a written accent, tell why they need it: 1. Supuesto. 2. Mundo. 3. Llamarse. 4. Maestro. 5. Invierno. 6. Díganme. 7. Diciembre. 8. Edificio. 9. Amiguito. 10. Lápiz. 11. Discípulo. 12. Octubre. 13. Escritorio. 14. Aquellos. 15. Sábado. 16. Alegrarse. 17. Todavía.

1. (a) Spanish nouns ending in "o" are masculine, and those ending in "a" are feminine. (b) Do you know some exceptions to the above rule? (c) In Spanish the plural of a noun is formed by adding "s" if the noun ends in a vowel without accent, and "es" if the noun ends in a consonant or an accented vowel. (d) Do you know that "café", "papá", "mamá", and "sofá" are exceptions to the above rule?

2. (a) Give the gender of the following nouns: 1. Cuadro. 2. Casa. 3. Mano. 4. Café. 5. Flor. 6. Lámina. 7. Regla. 8. Pupitre. 9. Papel. 10. Lápiz 11. Día. 12. Problema. 13. Césped. 14. Mundo. 15. Borrador. 16. Papá. 17. Mapa. 18. Sofá. 19. Lección. 20. Bondad. 21. Invierno. (b) Please give the plurals of the nouns in the above exercise.

3. (a) What is the Spanish indefinite article? (b) Translate the following nouns into Spanish, using the indefinite article with each noun: 1. House. 2. Boy. 3. Girl. 4. Flower. 5. Teacher. 6. Pencil. 7. Pupil. 8. Friend. 9. Lesson. 10. Vase. 11. Box. 12. Paper. 13. Class room. 14. Chalk. 15. Grass. 16. Sentence. 17. Word. 18. Book. 19. Eraser. 20. Kindness. © Repeat the above exercise, making every noun plural.

4. (a) Name the Spanish possessive adjectives. (b) Do the Spanish possessive adjectives agree in gender and number with the possessor, or with the thing possessed? And in English? (c) Translate into Spanish: 1. My pencils. 2. Our mother. 3. Our father. 4. His book and her book. 5. Your book and my book. 6. Their house. 7. Our house. 8. Her lessons. 9. their houses. 1. Our notebook. 11. Our chalk. 12. His school. 13. Her school. 14. Their school. 15. Your school.

5. (a) What are the demonstrative adjectives in Spanish? (b) What are the demonstrative pronouns? (c) How do you translate into Spanish the English pronoun "one" used with the demonstrative? (d) Translate into Spanish: 1. This book. 2. This one. 3. That girl. 4. That one. 5. These rulers. 6. Those boys. 7. That desk. 8. this winter. 9. This spring. 10. These pens. 11. These inkstands. 12. Those lessons.

6. (a) How do you translate "it" and "them", when these pronouns are direct objects? (b) What place in the sentence do the following pronouns have when they are direct objects: lo, la, los, las?

7. (a) How do you say the verb "to be" in Spanish? (b) Tell me the present indicative of "estar", and of "ser". (c) Explain the difference between these verbs. (d) Translate: 1. I am Charles. 2. I am at home. 3. We are Americans. 4. We are Spanish. 5. He is my friend. 6. He is at school. 7. We are in California. 8. You are my friend. 9. They are studying (estudiando). 10. They are good boys.

8. (a) Translate into English the following: 1. En lugar de. 2. Otra vez. 3. Todo el mundo. 4. Se me olvida. 5. Me alegro. 6. Poco a poco. 7. Por supuesto. 8. Hasta mañana. (b) Memorize the following commands: 1. Vaya Vd. 2. Aprenda Vd. 3. Diga Vd. 4. Repita Vd. 5. Escriba Vd. 6. Estudie Vd. (c) Repeat above commands int he plural. (d) Translate into Spanish: 1. I tell, I told. 2. We tell, we told. 3. He tells, he told. 4. They tell, they told. 5. You (sing.) tell, you (sing.) told; you (pl.) tell, you (pl.) told.

1. Translate into Spanish: 1. I buy, we buy. 2. I learn, we learn. 3. I write, we write. 4. I take, we take. 5. I answer, we answer. 6. I am (temporary condition), we are. 7. I am (permanent quality), we are. 8. I enjoy, we enjoy. 9. I go, we go. 10. I rest, we rest.

2. Translate into Spanish: 1. he buys, they buy. 2. He learns, they learn. 3. he writes, they write. 4. He takes, they take. 5. He answers, they answer. 6. He is (temporary condition), they are. 7. He is (permanent quality), they are. 8. He enjoys, he is glad, they enjoy, they are glad. 9. He goes, they go. 10. He rests, they rest.

3. Translate into Spanish: 1. You (sing.) buy, you (pl.) buy. 2. You (sing.) learn, you (pl.) learn. 3. You (sing.) write, you (pl.) write. 4. You (sing.) take, you (pl.) take. 5. You (sing.) answer, you (pl.) answer. 6. You (sing., temporary condition) are, you (pl.) are. 7. You (sing., permanent quality) are, you (pl.) are. 8. You (sing.) enjoy, are glad, you (pl.) enjoy, are glad. 9. You (sing.) go, you (pl.) go. 10. You (sing.) rest, you (pl.) rest.

1. (a) Memorize the days of the week: El lunes, el martes, el miércoles, el jueves, el viernes, el sábado, y el domingo. (b) Los meses del año: Enero, febrero, marzo, abril, mayo, junio, julio, agosto, septiembre, octubre, noviembre, y diciembre. (c) Las estaciones del año: La primavera, el verano, el otoño, y el invierno.

El lunes, en la sala de clase, hay muchos alumnos. No todos quieren estudiar y, por supuesto, no todos aprenden. Unos escriben en las pizarras y otros escriben en papel sobre los pupitres. Yo estoy también en la sala de clase, no escribo en la pizarra, porque la pizarra es pequeña y no hay lugar para todos los alumnos. Estamos contentos porque escribimos y aprendemos y porque la maestra dice siempre que todos somos buenos discípulos. Nosotros decimos también que ella es una buena maestra que nos explica todas las palabras y modismos.

Hay un muchacho en la clase que no aprende mucho; no escribe, nunca toma su pluma y papel; dice siempre que el juego es mejor para él. Va al patio de la escuela y se alegra mucho de ver a todos sus amigos. Por supuesto, que este muchacho no es mi amigo; mi madre no quiere amigos como éste; todos mis amigos van a la escuela, aprenden mucho, hablan español todos los días, toman sus cuadernos y escriben las palabras; después las repiten y están contentos. Amigos com éstos son buenos. La maestra nos dice:

--Vayan Vds. a la pizarra y escriban las palabras nuevas.

Nosotros vamos a la pizarra, tomamos a la tiza y escribimos las palabras. No borramos con los borradores, porque escribimos bien todas las palabras. Solamente Juan, aquel muchacho que dijo que no quiere estudiar, no va a la pizarra, no escribe, no tiene interés y, por supuesto, no entiende. El me dijo:

--Me alegro de no estudiar, la lección es difícil ahora, se me olvida lo que el maestro explica.

Nosotros dijimos:

--Juan, haga Vd. el favor de estudiar, poco a poco usted va a aprender la lección.

Pero él siempre reponde:

--Hasta mañana, amigos, hasta mañana.