What gender is this word?
Copy the table and put each word in the right
column, to show if the word is masculine, feminine
or plural
Clue: look at the word that comes before it!
mon chien
une souris
ma soeur les chats
la tortue
le chat
mes parents
un oiseau
ma cousine
mon cousin
les poissons
Masculine
Feminine
Plural
Adjectives
An adjective is a word that describes something.
Can you tell which of these English words are adjectives?
red
play
big
funny
maths
ten
brown
dog
working
school
boring
sister
three
happy
chatty
boy
pens
friendly
hello
Adjectives
If you want to use an adjective in French, you have to
know the gender of the word it’s describing. You also
need to know if there is more than one of it.
Why?? Look at these sentences and see if you can tell
why it’s important to know the gender of a word.
Mon chat est brun.
Ma souris est brune.
Mon grand-père est amusant.
Ma grand-mère est amusante.
Mes frères sont intelligents.
Mes soeurs sont intelligentes.
Mes crayons sont bleus.
Mes gommes sont bleues.
Describing
Describing
Describing
Describing
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Adjectives
The usual rules for adjectives are:
a masculine word – leave it as it is
a feminine word – add E
a masculine plural word – add S
a feminine plural word - add ES
BLEU
BLEUE
BLEUS
BLEUES
Can you fill in the right endings on these adjectives?
Mon chat est noir___
Ma souris est brun___
Ma grand-mère est bleu___
Mes cousins sont amusant___
Le hamster est vert___
Les cochons d’Inde sont petit___
La tortue est grand___
Adjectives (describing words)
If you use an adjective in French, you have to know if the
word it’s describing is masculine or feminine. You also
need to know if there is more than one of it.
Describing
Describing
Describing
Describing
The usual rules for adjectives are:
a masculine word – leave it as it is
a feminine word – add E
a masculine plural word – add S
a feminine plural word - add ES
BLEU
BLEUE
BLEUS
BLEUES
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Spotting mistakes!
These adjectives all have the wrong ending.
Can you correct them?
Mon chien est noire
Ma tortue est bruns
Ma tante est intelligent
Mes cousines sont amusante
Le serpent est vertes
Les lapins sont petit
La tortue est grandes
Le perroquet est bavards
These adjectives follow the rule you wrote down.
Can you write the French & English next to each other?
intelligent
bleu
amusant
strict
bavard
vert
marrant
brun
Green =
Funny =
Blue =
Clever =
Brown =
Chatty =
Black =
Fun =
Big/tall =
Strict =
Small =
noir
grand
petit
gris
vert
noir
bleu
Add:
E for feminine words
ES for feminine plural
brun
Add:
S for plural words
Add:
E for feminine words
S for masculine plural
ES for feminine plural
rouge
jaune
rose