Spanish Candy Cane Adjective Match
A sweet Christmas grammar challenge! Match the noun on each falling candy cane with the correct adjective form on a gift box. Watch the gender and number, and save each candy cane before it disappears completely below the play area!
Match Gender and Number!
Read the noun and its article on each candy cane, then tap the adjective form that agrees with both its gender and number. The examples below show how to find the right ending.
LA CASA → BONITA · A feminine singular noun needs a feminine singular adjective. The candy cane pops, and the gift stays ready for the next match!
How Spanish Adjectives Work
An adjective describes a noun: a person, animal, place or thing. For example, bonito means “pretty,” nuevo means “new,” and limpio means “clean.” In Spanish, the adjective changes to match the noun.
Is the noun masculine or feminine? Does it name one thing (singular) or more than one (plural)? The article gives you a useful clue.
1. Start with the article
Many masculine nouns end in -o and many feminine nouns end in -a, but there are exceptions. Learn each noun with its article: el día (the day) is masculine, while la mano (the hand) is feminine.
2. Match the adjective ending
All 30 adjectives in this game follow the -o / -a / -os / -as pattern. Here are the four forms of bonito:
el regalo bonito
the pretty gift
la casa bonita
the pretty house
los regalos bonitos
the pretty gifts
las casas bonitas
the pretty houses
The adjective agrees with the noun even when the noun has a different ending: el coche bonito, la flor bonita, los coches bonitos, las flores bonitas.
3. Put the words together
In the combinations practised here, the adjective comes after the noun. Read the whole phrase to check your answer:
el libro nuevo
the new book · masculine singularla camisa nueva
the new shirt · feminine singularlos platos limpios
the clean plates · masculine plurallas manos limpias
the clean hands · feminine plural✓ las casas bonitas · ✗ las casas bonito
Las casas is feminine and plural, so choose bonitas.
A pattern to practise, not a rule for every adjective: other Spanish adjectives work differently. For example, grande has the same singular form for both genders, and its plural is grandes.
Each game starts with a random adjective from the 30-word library. That adjective stays the same until the game ends. Match a mix of masculine, feminine, singular and plural nouns to the four gifts; Play Again makes a new random choice.
Match the nouns and adjectives!
Tap a candy cane, then its matching adjective gift.