Card sorting

Cut out the cards, then try to sort them into 4 groups. You’ll need to think about:

- What the words mean- How they’re spelt

- Which ones you think go together

THERE’S NO RIGHT OR WRONG ANSWER – AS LONG AS YOU CAN EXPLAIN WHY YOU

CHOSE THOSE GROUPS

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 oiseauma cousine mon cousin les poissons

Masculine Feminine Plural

Le Chat Une Souris Les Chats

Un Oiseau Ma Souris Mes Parents

Mon Cousin Ma Soeur Les Poissons

Mon Chien La Tortue

AdjectivesAn 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

AdjectivesIf 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.

AdjectivesThe usual rules for adjectives are:

Describing a masculine word – leave it as it is BLEUDescribing a feminine word – add E BLEUEDescribing a masculine plural word – add S BLEUSDescribing a feminine plural word- add ES BLEUES

Can you fill in the right endings on these adjectives?1. Mon chat est noir.2. Ma souris est brune.3. Ma grand-mère est bleue.4. Mes cousins sont amusants.5. Le hamster est vert.6. Les cochons d’Inde sont petits.7. La tortue est grande.

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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 BLEUDescribing a feminine word – add E BLEUEDescribing a masculine plural word – add S BLEUSDescribing a feminine plural word - add ES BLEUES

Spotting mistakes!These adjectives all have the wrong ending.

Can you correct them?1. Mon chien est noir.2. Ma tortue est brune.3. Ma tante est intelligente.4. Mes cousines sont amusantes.5. Le serpent est vert.6. Les lapins sont petits.7. La tortue est grande.8. Le perroquet est bavard.

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 vertbrun noir petit

Green = Vert

Blue = Bleu

Brown = Brun

Black = Noir

Big/tall = Grand

Small = Petit

Funny = Amusant

Clever = Intelligent

Chatty = Barvard

Fun = Amusant

Strict = Strict

vert gris

rouge

brun

jaune

bleu

noir

rose

Add:

E for feminine words

S for masculine plural

ES for feminine plural

Add:

S for plural words

Add:

E for feminine words

ES for feminine plural