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Italian Adjective Agreement

Ninth graders master a key Italian rule: adjectives agree (l’accordo) in gender and number with the noun — alto, alta, alti, alte. They explore how one adjective takes four endings (-o / -a / -i / -e).

Grade 9Adjective Agreement50 minutes1 class periodACTFL / World LanguagesExplicit teaching4 StandardsACTFL
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Lesson at a Glance

Everything you need before the bell rings

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to…

  • ✓Learn adjective agreement.
  • ✓Explore the -o/-a/-i/-e endings.
  • ✓Match adjective to noun.
  • ✓Write with agreement.
Essential Question

Alto or alta? How do Italian adjectives change to match the noun?

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Interactive Task
Explore · Interactive

The Adjective Agreement Explorer

Project this and tap each. Have students explore how an Italian adjective agrees with the noun.

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The Lesson · Language Flow (Warm-Up · Present · Practice · Speak · Reflect)

50 minutes, five moves

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1

Warm-Up — Alto or Alta?

6 min

How does an Italian adjective change to match the noun?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say “il ragazzo alto.”
  • Ask about “la ragazza.”
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Listen.
  • Wonder.
  • Get ready.
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Present — Adjective Agreement

12 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to the Agreement Explorer.
  • Show -o/-a/-i/-e.
  • Note gender & number.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Tap each.
  • Note it.
  • Note it.
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Practice — Practice

13 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Make an adjective agree.
  • Say alto/alta/alti/alte.
  • Fix a wrong ending.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Change.
  • Say.
  • Fix.
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Speak — Speak

13 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Describe a boy & a girl.
  • Describe a group.
  • Ask a partner.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Describe.
  • Describe.
  • Ask.
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Reflect — Reflect

6 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name the 4 endings.
  • Make one adjective agree.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name them.
  • Do it.
  • Complete the exit ticket.
Standards Alignment

Built to the standards you report on

Aligned to the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (Intermediate-Low).

ACTFL
Comparisons 4.1

Compare grammar (agreement).

ACTFL
Communication 1.3

Presentational: write with agreement.

ACTFL
Communication 1.2

Interpretive: read agreement clues.

ACTFL
Communication 1.1

Interpersonal: describe accurately.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Agreement chart (-o/-a/-i/-e).
  • Color-code endings.
  • Use example nouns.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with -o vs -a.
  • One pair at a time.
  • Use examples.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Add -e adjectives (grande).
  • Write 4 agreeing sentences.
  • Correct a paragraph.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 🔗Agreement chart
  • 💻The Adjective Agreement Explorer
  • 🖍️Highlighters
  • 📓Notebooks
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

accordoagreementmaschilemasculinefemminilefemininesingolaresingularpluraleplural-o / -am. / f. singular-i / -em. / f. pluralconcordareto agree
Evaluate

Exit Ticket

Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.

QUESTION 1
What are the four adjective endings in Italian?
-o, -a, -i, -e.
QUESTION 2
What is “alto” for a girl (f. sing.)?
Alta.
QUESTION 3
Italian adjectives agree in…?
Gender and number.

Reflect: adjective agreement.

Have students write “alto” in all four forms with a matching noun. A printable Italian agreement sheet is in the World Languages library.

Study · Flashcards

Study the key terms

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Practice · Quiz

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Practice · Worksheet

Printable worksheet

A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.

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Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: -i / -e, -o / -a, accordo, concordare, femminile, maschile, plurale, singolare
  1. m. / f. plural
  2. plural
  3. singular
  4. to agree
  5. masculine
  6. agreement
  7. feminine
  8. m. / f. singular

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. What are the four adjective endings in Italian?
  2. What is “alto” for a girl (f. sing.)?
  3. Italian adjectives agree in…?
Answer key — Part A: 1) -i / -e · 2) plurale · 3) singolare · 4) concordare · 5) maschile · 6) accordo · 7) femminile · 8) -o / -a
Part B: 1) -o, -a, -i, -e. 2) Alta. 3) Gender and number.