French adjective exercises Change the sentences substituting the feminine equivalent of the words in italics.

Model: Mon père est content. Ma mère est contente. Mon ami nest pas malade. Lhomme est malheureux. Létudiant est attentif en classe. Vous êtes très intelligent. Mon frère est fier de sa maison.

PLURALIZATION OF ADJECTIVES For regular adjectives simply ad the letter s if the noun described is plural. Remember! The adjective agrees in gender and number with the noun described.

Adjectives that end in s or x If an adjective ends in one of the above letters, do not change it. Examples include: singularplural grisgris heureuxheureux

IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES Some adjectives double the final consonant before adding the e to form the feminine.

Examples of common consonant doublers bon = bonne gentil =gentille gros = grosse européen = européenne cruel = cruelle

Irregular adjectives As you know, French just wouldnt be French if there were no irregulars. The following is just a partial list of the many exceptions to the rule.

blanc = blanche doux = douce favori = favorite frais = fraîche long = longue

Beau, nouveau, and vieux The forms bel, nouvel, and vieil are used before a masculine noun beginning with a vowel or the letter h.

Examples of bel, vieil, and nouvel un bel homme un vieil ami un nouvel acteur

Adjectival Placement Most descriptive adjectives follow the noun they describe. les maisons blanches une femme gentille les hommes sympathiques une amie favorite

Common adjectives that precede the noun autre beau bon court grand

jeunejoli longmauvais nouveaupetit vieux

Adjective Exercises Choose the correct adjective from the words in the parentheses.

1.Albert et Catherine sont (gentil, gentille, gentils, gentilles). 2.Regarderz le (vieux, vieil, vieille, vieille) château. 3.Nous préférons les (autre, autres) livres. 4.Richard est un (vieux, vieil, vieille, vieilles) ami.