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

An adjective is a word that describes something. 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

Mon grand-père est amusant. Ma grand-mère est amusante. 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.

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? 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. 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

These adjectives all have the wrong ending. 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 amusant bavard marrant grand bleu strict vert brun noir petit Funny = Clever = Chatty = Fun = Strict = Green = Blue = Brown = Black = Big/tall = Small =

Les Couleurs gris vert noir bleu brun rouge jaune rose Add: E for feminine words ES for feminine plural bleu brun Add: S for plural words Add: E for feminine words S for masculine plural ES for feminine plural rouge jaune rose