Menton Carnival: singular adjective agreement | French

Starter quiz

Match the French infinitive verbs to the English.
- avoir
  
  ⇔
  
  to have, having ✓
- répéter
  
  ⇔
  
  to repeat, repeating ✓
- chanter
  
  ⇔
  
  to sing, singing ✓
- utiliser
  
  ⇔
  
  to use, using ✓
- écouter
  
  ⇔
  
  to listen, listening ✓
- être
  
  ⇔
  
  to be, being ✓
Which adjective means 'fun, funny'?
- facile
- heureux, heureuse
- amusant, amusante ✓
- important, importante
- grand, grande
Match the 1st, 2nd and 3rd person singular forms of the verbs 'être' and 'avoir' with their English meaning.
- j'ai
  
  ⇔
  
  I have ✓
- tu as
  
  ⇔
  
  you have ✓
- il, elle a
  
  ⇔
  
  he, she has ✓
- je suis
  
  ⇔
  
  I am ✓
- tu es
  
  ⇔
  
  you are ✓
- il, elle est
  
  ⇔
  
  he, she is ✓
Which present tense verbs are in the 1st person singular?
- tu chantes
- j'utilise ✓
- il chante
- je répéte ✓
- elle a
'Le chat est content'. Choose the correct translation.
- The dog is happy.
- The cat is happy. ✓
- The cat is funny.
- The dog is funny.
- The cat is small.
Translate into French: 'the dog is happy'.
- 'Le chien est heureux.' ✓

Exit quiz

'The girl is beautiful'. Choose the correct translation.
- Le garçon est beau.
- La fille est beau.
- La mère est belle.
- Le père est heureux.
- La fille est belle. ✓
Match the French nouns with the English.
- table
  
  ⇔
  
  table ✓
- phrase
  
  ⇔
  
  sentence ✓
- animal
  
  ⇔
  
  animal ✓
- fête
  
  ⇔
  
  festival ✓
- fruit
  
  ⇔
  
  fruit ✓
- photo
  
  ⇔
  
  photo ✓
Translate 'la tortue est grande' into English.
- 'The tortoise is big.' ✓
'My sister is happy'. Choose the correct translation.
- Ma soeur est triste.
- Mon frère est heureux.
- Ma soeur est heureux.
- Ma soeur est heureuse. ✓
- Ma soeur est belle.
Match the forms of the French verb to the English.
- je chante
  
  ⇔
  
  I sing, am singing ✓
- tu chantes
  
  ⇔
  
  you sing, are singing ✓
- il chante
  
  ⇔
  
  he sings, is singing ✓
- elle chante
  
  ⇔
  
  she sings, is singing ✓
- chanter
  
  ⇔
  
  to sing, singing ✓
Which sentences have the correct adjectival agreement?
- La maison est belle. ✓
- La fête est beau.
- Le chat est petit. ✓
- La mère est heureuse. ✓
- La soeur est gentile.

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Lesson Details

Key learning points

Adjectives often add -e in the feminine form to describe a girl, woman or feminine noun. This is adjective agreement.
Some adjectives are irregular in the feminine form, e.g. 'beau' (m), 'belle' (f).
Revisiting vocabulary regularly is important to strengthen one's memory.

Common misconception

Add an 'e' to all adjectives in French, in the feminine form.

Some adjectives in the feminine form are irregular. They do not follow the normal pattern of adding an 'e' to the masculine form. E.g. beau (m) and belle (f).

Keywords

Adjective agreement - a change in adjective ending, for example, adding an -e to describe a woman, girl or feminine noun
Irregular feminine adjective - an adjective in the feminine form that does not follow the regular pattern: 'beau' (m), 'belle' (f)