Teaching guidelines +/- 15 minutes
This lesson covers French adjectives, focusing on their agreement in gender and number, and their position relative to nouns. Learn key adjectives like "grand/grande" (big), "petit/petite" (small), and how to use them in singular and plural forms for phrases such as "un grand homme" and "les petites filles."
- The adjective can be either to the right or to the left of the noun it accompanies, or it can be separated from the noun by other elements.
| Singulier | Pluriel | |
|---|---|---|
| Adjectifs indéfinis | Un grand homme | Des grands hommes |
| Une grande femme | Des grandes femmes | |
| Adjectifs définis (Definite adjectives) | La fille est petite (The girl is small) | Les filles sont petites (The girls are small) |
| Le chien est petit (The dog is small ) | Les chiens sont petits (The dogs are small) |
Exercise 1: Adjectifs: Accord et place
Instruction: Fill in the correct word.
petits, grand, nouvelle, blond, rousses, vieilles, châtains, anciens
1.
Nouvelle/Nouvelles:
Elle porte une ... veste.
(She is wearing a new jacket.)
2.
Châtain/Châtains:
Il a les cheveux ....
(He has chestnut hair.)
3.
Ancien/Anciens:
Des ... livres sont intéressants.
(Old books are interesting.)
4.
Rousse/Rousses:
Elles sont ....
(They are ginger.)
5.
Grand/Grands:
C'est un ... homme.
(He is a tall man.)
6.
Vielle/Vielles:
Nous avons des ... chaises.
(We have old chairs.)
7.
Blond/Blonds:
Il est ....
(He is blond.)
8.
Petit/Petits:
Ce sont de ... chiens.
(They are small dogs.)
Exercise 2: Multiple Choice
Instruction: Choose the correct solution
1. Mon frère est ____ et blond.
(My brother is ____ and blond.)2. Elle a les cheveux ____ et raides.
(She has ____ and straight hair.)3. Les ____ maisons ont beaucoup de charme.
(The ____ houses have a lot of charm.)4. Il porte une ____ moustache.
(He wears a ____ mustache.)5. Les filles ____ sont dans la classe.
(The ____ girls are in the class.)6. Je ressemble à mon père, il est ____ et mince.
(I look like my father, he is ____ and thin.)
