Describing clothes with colour and size

We're going to describe clothes using colours and sizes.

Describing clothes with colour and size

We're going to describe clothes using colours and sizes.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. describing clothes with colours and sizes
  2. indefinite articles (un/une/des)
  3. adjectival agreement (singular and plural)
  4. adjectival position (adding adjectives that can go before the noun)

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5 Questions

Q1.
Which is correct?
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des tennis bleu
Correct answer: des tennis bleus
Q2.
Which is correct?
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Correct answer: des chaussettes bleues
des chaussettes bleus
Q3.
In French the adjective (colour) usually comes after the noun (thing) - for example 'un chapeau rouge'.
False
Correct answer: True
Q4.
Which is correct?
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Correct answer: un chapeau vert
un vert chapeau
Q5.
The word for 'black' can be spelled in 4 different ways in French.
False
Correct answer: True

5 Questions

Q1.
Which is correct?
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un chapeau grand noir
Correct answer: un grand chapeau noir
un grand noir chapeau
Q2.
'une petite jupe' - is that correct?
No
Correct answer: Yes
Q3.
Choose the correct phrase:
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des petit chapeau noir
des petite chapeaus noire
Correct answer: des petits chapeaux noirs
Q4.
All adjectives go after the noun in French.
Correct answer: False
True
Q5.
Which is correct? Look carefully at all of the word endings.
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une grand jupe vert
une grand jupe verte
Correct answer: une grande jupe verte

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UnitFrench / Je m’habille

French