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 happy boy friendly
three chatty pens 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.
Adjectives
The usual rules for adjectives are:
Describing a masculine word – leave it as it is BLEU
Describing a feminine word – add E BLEUE
Describing a masculine plural word – add S BLEUS
Describing a feminine plural word- add ES BLEUES
Can you fill in the right endings on these adjectives?
1. Mon chat est noir___
2. Ma souris est brun___
3. Ma grand-mère est bleu___
4. Mes cousins sont amusant___
5. Le hamster est vert___
6. Les cochons d’Inde sont petit___
7. 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.
The usual rules for adjectives are:
Describing a masculine word – leave it as it is BLEU
Describing a feminine word – add E BLEUE
Describing a masculine plural word – add S BLEUS
Describing a feminine plural word - add ES BLEUES
Spotting mistakes!
These adjectives all have the wrong ending.
Can you correct them?
1. Mon chien est noire
2. Ma tortue est bruns
3. Ma tante est intelligent
4. Mes cousines sont amusante
5. Le serpent est vertes
6. Les lapins sont petit
7. La tortue est grandes
8. Le perroquet est bavards
These adjectives follow the rule you wrote down.
Can you write the French & English next to each other?
intelligent amusant bavard marrant grand
bleu strict vertbrun noir petit
Green = Funny =
Blue = Clever =
Brown = Chatty =
Black = Fun =
Big/tall = Strict =
Small =
gris
vert
noir Add:
E for feminine words
bleu ES for feminine plural
brun
Add:
Add: S for plural words
E for feminine words
S for masculine plural
rouge
ES for feminine plural
jaune rose