Hi-ho, hi-ho, it’s off to work we go…. Well, we can work if we have the right tools that is! Therefore, this Spanish Easy Review vocabulary quiz will test you on the names of tools. After learning the name of the tools, see if you can find any of those tools around your house. Once you find them, call them by their correct Spanish name. It’s a great way to train your brain to recognize the word with the visual object it is related to.
As learning a new language requires re-training the brain, each little extra effort you take will help you tremendously in making learning that new language not such a difficult challenge but more of a fun adventure!
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So now let’s check out some handy tools.
| English | Spanish | Pronounced (Phonetically) As |
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| axe | (el) hacha | ă- chă (Notice that the 'h' is silent.) |
| broom | (la) escoba | ěs-kō-bă |
| bucket | (la) cubeta | coo-bāy-tă |
| drill | (el) taladro | tă-lă-drō |
| flashlight | (la) linterna | lean-těr-nă |
| hammer | (el) martillo | măr-tē-yō |
| ladder | (la) escalera | ěs-căl-ā-ră |
| nail | (el) clavo | clă-vō |
| pliers | (los) alicates | ă-lē-că-těs |
| rake | (el) rastrillo | răs-trē-yō |
| scissors | (las) tijeras | tē-hair-ěs |
| screw | (el) tornillo | tor-nē-yō |
| screwdriver | (el) destornillador | dāy-stor-nē-yă-door |
| shovel | (la) pala | pă-lă |
Below there are ten sentences with each sentence having a handy tool that is capitalized. From the answers given, see if you can find the correct corresponding tool and try doing so without having to look back at this introduction.
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1.
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Daddy asked me to find a DESTORNILLADOR in his tool box. |
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drill |
| [ ] |
hammer |
| [ ] |
pliers |
| [ ] |
screwdriver |
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2.
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Did you know that at one time nails were sold out of a CUBETA? |
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drill |
| [ ] |
rake |
| [ ] |
shovel |
| [ ] |
bucket |
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3.
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I just hit the nail with the HAMMER. |
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| [ ] |
martillo |
| [ ] |
taladro |
| [ ] |
clavo |
| [ ] |
rastrillo |
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4.
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Grandpa brought the big AXE to chop down our Christmas tree. |
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tijeras |
| [ ] |
hacha |
| [ ] |
pala |
| [ ] |
escoba |
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5.
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Have you seen where I laid down the PLIERS? |
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tijeras |
| [ ] |
pala |
| [ ] |
alicates |
| [ ] |
escalera |
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6.
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He cried out when he stepped on a NAIL. |
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martillo |
| [ ] |
rastrillo |
| [ ] |
clavo |
| [ ] |
pala |
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7.
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He found the last RASTRILLO hidden behind the boxes. |
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flashlight |
| [ ] |
rake |
| [ ] |
shovel |
| [ ] |
broom |
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8.
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Mommy bought Uncle Charles a TALADRO for his birthday. |
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drill |
| [ ] |
hammer |
| [ ] |
flashlight |
| [ ] |
ladder |
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9.
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Do you have a BROOM closet in your house? |
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tornillo |
| [ ] |
linterna |
| [ ] |
tijeras |
| [ ] |
escoba |
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10.
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She did not want her four year old using a pair of SCISSORS. |
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| [ ] |
pala |
| [ ] |
cubeta |
| [ ] |
tijeras |
| [ ] |
tornillo |
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1.
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Daddy asked me to find a DESTORNILLADOR in his tool box. |
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| [ ] |
drill |
| [ ] |
hammer |
| [ ] |
pliers |
| [x] |
screwdriver |
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2.
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Did you know that at one time nails were sold out of a CUBETA? |
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| [ ] |
drill |
| [ ] |
rake |
| [ ] |
shovel |
| [x] |
bucket |
|
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3.
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I just hit the nail with the HAMMER. |
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| [x] |
martillo |
| [ ] |
taladro |
| [ ] |
clavo |
| [ ] |
rastrillo |
|
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4.
|
Grandpa brought the big AXE to chop down our Christmas tree. |
|
| [ ] |
tijeras |
| [x] |
hacha |
| [ ] |
pala |
| [ ] |
escoba |
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5.
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Have you seen where I laid down the PLIERS? |
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| [ ] |
tijeras |
| [ ] |
pala |
| [x] |
alicates |
| [ ] |
escalera |
|
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6.
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He cried out when he stepped on a NAIL. |
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| [ ] |
martillo |
| [ ] |
rastrillo |
| [x] |
clavo |
| [ ] |
pala |
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7.
|
He found the last RASTRILLO hidden behind the boxes. |
|
| [ ] |
flashlight |
| [x] |
rake |
| [ ] |
shovel |
| [ ] |
broom |
|
|
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8.
|
Mommy bought Uncle Charles a TALADRO for his birthday. |
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| [x] |
drill |
| [ ] |
hammer |
| [ ] |
flashlight |
| [ ] |
ladder |
|
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9.
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Do you have a BROOM closet in your house? |
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| [ ] |
tornillo |
| [ ] |
linterna |
| [ ] |
tijeras |
| [x] |
escoba |
|
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10.
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She did not want her four year old using a pair of SCISSORS. |
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| [ ] |
pala |
| [ ] |
cubeta |
| [x] |
tijeras |
| [ ] |
tornillo |
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