Adjectives in French

Key Information

Adjectives are words that describe things, people, places and ideas.

In French, adjectives must ‘agree’ with the noun they are describing.
They need different endings depending on whether the noun is
masculine, feminine, singular or plural.

If you look up an adjective in the dictionary or online, it will always

Look at
be listed in the masculine singular form, e.g. grand (big/tall). these
examples:

Remember Masculine Singular Feminine Singular

Most adjectives in French go after the Most regular Add an extra -e at the
noun they are describing. However, some adjectives end
adjectives, such as those describing
e.g. un livre une histoire
size, age or beauty, go before the noun,
intéressant intéressante
e.g. une petite souris (a small mouse),
(an interesting book) (an interesting story)
un grand chien (a big dog), un jeune
enfant (a young child) and une jolie Ends in -e Stays the same
fleur (a pretty flower).
e.g.un pull rouge une jupe rouge
(a red jumper) (a red skirt)

Write the correct adjective for each noun depending on whether

it’s masculine or feminine. The first one has been done for you.

1. the green car la voiture verte (vert)

2. a small house une (petit) maison
3. a tall boy un (grand) garçon
4. a yellow flower une fleur (jaune)
5. the tired dog le chien (fatigué)
6. a happy girl une fille (content)
7. a sad baby un bébé (triste)
8. a cold sandwich un sandwich (froid)
9. a hot drink une boisson (chaud)
10. the blue skirt la jupe (bleu)

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Plural Adjectives

Remember Look at these examples:

Some adjectives, like marron
Masculine Plural Feminine Plural
(brown) and orange (orange)
never change, whether the noun Add an -s to the end of Add-es to the end of the
they are describing is masculine, the adjective (unless it adjective if it ends in -é or
feminine, singular or plural. already ends in -s). a consonant. Just add -s
e.g. des chaussures marron to the end of the adjective
(some brown shoes), des chaises if it already ends in -e.
orange (some orange chairs).
e.g. des chats noirs des chaussettes noires
(some black cats) (some black socks)

Write the correct plural adjective for each noun depending on

whether it’s masculine or feminine. The first one has been done

1. some red apples des pommes (f) rouges (rouge)

2. the tired children les enfants (m) (fatigué)

3. the small presents les (petit) cadeaux (m)

4. the happy giraffes les girafes (f) (content)

5. some interesting stories des histoires (f) (intéressant)

6. the easy homework les devoirs (m) (facile)

7. the big houses les (grand) maisons (f)

8. the pretty dresses les (joli) robes (f)

9. some sad tortoises des tortues (f) (triste)

10. the brown tables les tables (f) (marron)

11. the grey hair les cheveux (m) (gris)

12. the French families les familles (f) (français)

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Irregular Adjectives
Not all adjectives are regular. Some adjectives follow different patterns. Look at these
examples:

Be careful! Masculine Feminine Masculine Feminine

Adjective
Singular Singular Plural Plural
Some irregular
adjectives, like Ends in -f
sportif sportive sportifs sportives
blanc (white) e.g. sportif (sporty)
don’t follow these Ends in a vowel -c
public publique publics publiques
patterns at all. e.g. public (public)
e.g. un chapeau Ends in -er
fier fière fiers fières
blanc (a e.g. fier (proud)
white hat) des Ends in -n
italien italienne italiens italiennes
chapeaux blancs e.g. italien (Italian)
(some white hats) Ends in -x
une robe blanche e.g. délicieux délicieux délicieuse délicieux délicieuses
(a white dress) (delicious)
des robes ll e n g e:
ha
blanches (some There are lots more irregular adjectives that don’t
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white dresses) follow any patterns! Can you find any examples?

Write the correct form of the irregular adjective for each noun depending on whether it’s
masculine, feminine, singular or plural. The first one has been done for you. .
1. some delicious cakes des gâteaux (m) délicieux (délicieux)
2. the Italian food la nourriture (italien)
3. the white shoes les chaussures (f) (blanc)
4. the sporty children les enfants (m) (sportif)
5. some active animals des animaux (m) (actif)
6. a brave woman une femme (courageux)
2. the jealous brothers les frères (m) (jaloux)
8. the Canadian teams les équipes (f) (canadien)
9. some expensive books des livres (m) (chers)
10. a public beach une plage (public)
ll e n g e
ha Can you find out what the adjectives beau, vieux
:
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and nouveau mean? What is different about these adjectives?

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 Adjectives in French Answers
Write the correct the green car la voiture verte (vert)
form of the a small house une petite (petit) maison
adjective for each
a tall boy un grand (grand) garçon
noun depending
a yellow flower une fleur jaune (jaune)
on whether it’s
masculine or the tired dog le chien fatigué (fatigué)
feminine. The a happy girl une fille contente (content)
first one has been a sad baby un bébé triste (triste)
done for you.
a cold sandwich un sandwich froid (froid)
a hot drink une boisson chaude (chaude)
the blue skirt la jupe bleue (bleu)

Write the correct some red apples des pommes (f) rouges (rouge)
form of the the tired children les enfants (m) fatigués (fatigué)
adjective for each
the small presents les petits (petit) cadeaux (m)
noun depending
the happy giraffes les girafes (f) contentes (content)
on whether it’s
masculine plural some interesting stories des histoires (f) intéressantes (intéressant)
or feminine the easy homework les devoirs (m) faciles (facile)
plural. The first the big houses les grandes (grand) maisons (f)
one has been the pretty dresses les jolies (joli) robes (f)
done for you.
some sad tortoises des tortues (f) tristes (triste)
the brown tables les tables (f) marron (marron)
the grey hair les cheveux (m) gris (gris)
the French families les familles (f) françaises (français)

Write the some delicious cakes des gâteaux (m) délicieux (délicieux)
correct form of the Italian food la nourriture italienne (italien)
the irregular blanches
the white shoes les chaussures (f) (blanc)
adjective for each
the sporty children les enfants (m) sportifs (sportif)
noun depending
on whether some active animals des animaux (m) actifs (actif)
it’s masculine, a brave woman une femme courageuse (courageux)
feminine, singular the jealous brothers les frères (m) jaloux (jaloux)
or plural. The the Canadian teams les équipes (f) canadiennes (canadien)
first one has been
some expensive books des livres (m) chers (chers)
done for you.
a public beach une plage publique (public)

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