Spanish Demonstratives Quiz: Este, Ese and Aquel

1. Which demonstrative means “this” with a masculine singular noun near the speaker?

este ese aquel esto

2. Which demonstrative means “that” with a masculine singular noun farther from the speaker or near the listener?

este ese aquel aquello

3. Which demonstrative means “that over there” with a masculine singular noun far from both people?

este ese aquel eso

4. Which phrase correctly means “this table”?

este mesa esta mesa esa mesa esto mesa

5. Which phrase correctly means “those books” at a middle distance?

estos libros esos libros aquellos libros esas libros

6. Which phrase correctly means “those shops over there”?

esas tiendas estos tiendas aquellas tiendas aquellos tiendas

7. Which neutral form is used for “this” when no specific noun is named?

este esta esto estos

8. Which neutral form is used for “that” when no specific noun is named?

ese esa eso esos

9. Which neutral form is used for a distant unnamed thing or situation?

aquel aquella aquello aquellos

10. Which phrase is correct for a feminine singular noun near the speaker?

este farmacia esta farmacia esa farmacia esto farmacia

11. Which phrase is correct for masculine plural nouns near the speaker?

estos libros estas libros esos libros aquellos libro

12. Which phrase is correct for feminine plural nouns near the speaker?

estos sillas estas sillas esas silla esta sillas

13. Which sentence correctly asks the price of this book?

¿Cuánto cuesta ese libro? ¿Cuánto cuesta este libro? ¿Cuánto cuesta esto libro? ¿Cuánto cuesta aquel libro?

14. Which sentence points to a far-away hospital?

Este hospital está lejos. Ese hospital está lejos. Aquel hospital está lejos. Esto hospital está lejos.

15. You are comparing a shirt near you with another shirt farther away. Which question matches that contrast?

¿Qué prefieres, esta camisa o esta camisa? ¿Qué prefieres, esta camisa o esa camisa? ¿Qué prefieres, eso camisa o aquel camisa? ¿Qué prefieres, estas camisa o esa camisa?

16. Which statement about demonstratives is correct?

Distance is the only thing that matters. Neutral forms agree in gender with nouns. The form must reflect distance and, with named nouns, gender and number. Esto is the masculine form of esta.

17. Which phrase correctly means “those restaurants over there”?

esos restaurantes aquellos restaurantes aquellas restaurantes aquel restaurantes

18. Which choice correctly contrasts a named noun with a neutral reference?

esto libro / este este libro / esto ese / eso libro aquello hotel / aquel