Demonstrative adjectives (este, ese, etc.) 1

Free exercise on Spanish demonstrative adjectives (este, ese, aquel). Choose the correct form. Beginner–elementary level.

📚 Quick grammar review

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Three levels of distance — Spanish demonstratives mark three degrees of distance from the speaker. Este/esta/estos/estas = this/these (near me). Ese/esa/esos/esas = that/those (near you or not too far). Aquel/aquella/aquellos/aquellas = that/those over there (far from both of us).

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Agreement with the noun, not the speaker — Demonstrative adjectives agree in gender and number with the noun they modify, not with the person speaking: este libro, esta silla, estos chicos, estas flores. A common mistake is using esto/eso/aquello (neuter pronouns) as adjectives — these can never precede a noun.

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Demonstrative pronouns — same forms, used alone — When the noun is omitted (replaced rather than modified), the same forms work as pronouns: ¿Cuál prefieres? — Este (this one). In modern Spanish the accent mark on demonstrative pronouns (éste, ése) is optional and increasingly dropped.

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Write the correct demonstrative adjective (this, that, these, those, etc.) for each of the following phrases. REMEMBER: to refer to something that's "over there" use aquel, aquella, etc.
Example: This bed → esta cama

1. This book → libro✓

2. That man → hombre✓

3. That house over there → casa✓

4. These sheets → sábanas✓

5. Those cats → gatos✓

6. This window → ventana✓

7. That program → programa✓

8. These answers → respuestas✓

9. Those boys over there → muchachos✓

10. This toy → juguete✓

11. Those birds (over there) → pájaros✓

12. This time → vez✓

13. These hands → manos✓

14. Those curtains (over there) → cortinas✓

15. This street → calle✓

16. Those trees → árboles✓

17. That pen (over there) → pluma✓

18. This water → agua✓

19. That ticket → boleto✓

20. Those trains → trenes✓

21. Those women → mujeres✓

22. That car over there → coche/carro✓

23. These friends → amigos✓

24. That question → pregunta✓

25. Those cities → ciudades✓

26. This mattress → colchón✓

27. That desk over there → escritorio✓

28. This (male) child → niño✓

29. That waiter → mesero✓

30. These girls → muchachas✓