(1) Pronounce the following words and divide them into syllables, giving their meaning in English: 1. Países. 2. Nuestro. 3. Practicarlas. 4. Amable. 5. Contracción. 6. Cuello. 7. Míos. 8. Agrio. 9. Anaranjado. 10. Gallina. 11. Nación. 12. Espalda. 13. Cabello. 14. Dientes. 15. Chistoso. 16. Liviano. 17. Hablador. 18. Fiel. 19. Oído. 20. Arreglar. 21. Cuidar. 22. Suyos. 23. Aquellos. 24. Vestidos. 25. pierna.

(2) (a) pronounce three times each the following vowels and diphthongs: a, e, i, o, u; ia, ai, ie, ei, io, oi, iu; ua, au, eu, ue, uo. (b) Pronounce three times each the following: ya, ye, yi, yo, yu; ay, ey, oy, uy; hay, rey, voy, muy.

1. Spanish possessive adjectives and pronouns agree with the possessed thing and never with the owner.

Possessive adjectives: mi, mis -- my; su, sus -- his, her, its, your (sing.); nuestro, nuestra, nuestros, nuestras -- our; su, sus -- your (pl.), their.

Possessive pronouns: mío, mía, míos, mías -- mine; suyo, suya, suyos, suyas -- his, hers, yours (sing.); nuestro, nuestra, nuestros, nuestras -- ours; suyo, suya, suyos, suyas -- yours (pl.), theirs.

2. (a) Use the possessive adjectives with the following nouns (e.g., libro, mi libro, su libro, nuestro libro, su libro): 1. Escuela. 2. Perro. 3. Mano. 4. País. 5. Jardín. 6. Edad. 7. Vestido. 8. Madre. 9. Padre. 10. Cara. 11. Silla. 12. Gato. 13. Sala de clase. 14. cuaderno. 15. Vista.

(b) Repeat the above exercise in the plural.

(c) Translate the following possessive pronouns and adjectives: 1. My libro y hers. 2. Our casa es mejor que theirs. 3. Tengo his libros y él tiene mine. 4. ¿Dónde están my lecciones? Yours están sobre la mesa. 5. Her hermana es pequeña; pero mine es grande. 6. My vestidos y yours. 7. Your madre y mine. 8. My padre y his son amigos. 9. Their casa es grande. 10. Our lección.

(d) Use all the possessive pronouns in place of the noun in each of the following sentences (e.g. El libro es grande: El mío es grande; el de usted es grande, o el suyo es grande; el de él es grande, o el suyo es grande; etc.) 1. La madre es buena. 2. El padre trabaja. 3. La escuela tiene un jardín. 4. El libro es pesado. 5. Las lecciones son difíciles. 6. Los perros son fieles. 7. Aquí está el cuaderno. 8. Las flores son hermosas. 9. ¿Dónde están mis libros?

1. Spanish adjectives agree in gender and number with the noun they modify, so they have the ending "o" for masculine, and "a" for feminine. Generally, adjectives ending in "e", or in a consonant, have the same ending for both masculine and feminine, except the ones expressing nationality, and those ending in "or", "án", "ón".

Comparison is expressed in Spanish by the word más before the adjective (instead of the ending "er" which is used in English), and que (than) after the adjective. "As" before the adjective is expressed by tan in Spanish, and "as" aftr the adjective by como. "Very" before the adjective is translated by muy, or by the ending ísimo.

2. Translate into Spanish: 1. Spanish boy, Spanish girl; English boy, English girl. 2. your lesson is as difficult as mine. 3. Our books are very heavy; hers are very light. 4. My dress is short, but yours is shorter than mine. 5. Hers is the shortest. 6. Juanita is the best girl in the class. 7. She is older than Mary. 8. She is twelve years old and Mary is ten. 9. How old is the girl? She is fifteen years old. 10. She is younger than I, because I am sixteen. 11. It is half past nine, we have no time to study more. 12. The lesson is long. 13. The dirty girl does not clean her room. 14. Her room is the dirtiest in the house. 15. My house is better than yours, but it is smaller.

3. Give the masculine singular and the feminine singular of the following adjectives, and also their opposites in meaning (e.g., sucio, limpio): 1. Agrio. 2. Grande. 3. Bueno. 4. Fácil. 5. Suave. 6. Feo. 7. Limpio. 8. Viejo. 9. Bajo. 10. Corto. 11. Delgado.

4. What is the definite article in Spanish? Explain the contraction of the article "el" witht he prepositions "a" and "de".

5. What verb is used in Spanish to express age?

1. (a) Tell in Spanish the names of the days of the week, the months of the year, and the seasons. (b) Do we write them with capital letters? (c) How do you say in Spanish "on Monday", "on Saturday", "on Tuesday"? (d) What do we use in these expressions instead of the word "on" which is used in English?

2. Read the following numbers in Spanish: 12, 6, 3, 1, 2; 20, 36, 48; 52, 67, 74, 85; 91, 39, 27, 18; 13, 15, 11; 100, 125, 236; 500, 700, 839, 138, 936, 1000.

3. How do you say in Spanish "What time is it?"

Translate: 1. It is two o'clock. 2. It is half past five. 3. It is ten o'clock. 4. We have our lesson at seven o'clock. 5. I go to school at a quarter to nine. 6. We eat at half past six. 7. At what time do you have your lesson? 8. I have my lesson at twenty minutes after ten. 9. It is one o'clock.

4. Say in Spanish: 1. I give, we give. 2. I take off, we take off. 3. I hear, we hear. 4. I remember, we remember. 5. I live, we live. 6. I work, we work. 7. I take care, we take care. 8. I fill, we fill. 9. I arrange, we arrange. 10. I enter, we enter. 11. I open, we open. 12. I make or do, we make or do.

5. Say in Spanish: 1. He gives, they give. 2. He takes off, they take off. 3. He hears, they hear. 4. He remembers, they remember. 5. He lives, they live. 6. He works, they work. 7. He takes care, they take care. 8. He fills, they fill. 9. He arranges, they arrange. 10. He enters, they enter. 11. He opens, they open. 12. He makes or does, they make or do.

6. Say in Spanish: 1. You (sing.) give, you (pl.) give. 2. You (sing.) take off, you (pl.) take off. 3. You (sing.) hear, you (pl.) hear. 4. You (sing.) remember, you (pl.) remember. 5. You (sing.) live, you (pl.) live. 6. You (sing.) work, you (pl.) work. 7. You (sing.) take care of, you (pl.) take care of. 8. You (sing.) fill, you (pl.) fill. 9. You (sing.) arrange, you (pl.) arrange. 10. You (sing.) enter, you (pl.) enter. 11. You (sing.) open, you (pl.) open. 12. You (sing.) make or do, you (pl.) make or do.

Memorize these expressions:

¿Cuántos años tiene Vd.?--How old are you?
Al por mayor--by wholesale
Al por menor--by retail
En seguida--at once
Hasta mañana--until tomorrow
Tal vez--perhaps
¿Qué hora es?--What time is it?
Ya no--no longer
Hasta la vista--until we meet again
A pesar de--in spite of
Tengo mucho gusto--I have much pleasure
La del cabello negro--the one with black hair
Hace mucho tiempo--Long time ago