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Menton Carnival: singular adjective agreement

I can describe Menton Carnival using singular adjective agreement.

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Menton Carnival: singular adjective agreement

I can describe Menton Carnival using singular adjective agreement.

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Key learning points

  1. Adjectives often add -e in the feminine form to describe a girl, woman or feminine noun. This is adjective agreement.
  2. Some adjectives are irregular in the feminine form, e.g. 'beau' (m), 'belle' (f).
  3. Revisiting vocabulary regularly is important to strengthen one's memory.

Keywords

  • Adjective agreement - a change in adjective ending, for example, adding an -e to describe a woman, girl or feminine noun

  • Irregular feminine adjective - an adjective in the feminine form that does not follow the regular pattern: 'beau' (m), 'belle' (f)

Common misconception

Add an 'e' to all adjectives in French, in the feminine form.

Some adjectives in the feminine form are irregular. They do not follow the normal pattern of adding an 'e' to the masculine form. E.g. beau (m) and belle (f).


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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the French infinitive verbs to the English.
Correct Answer:avoir,to have, having
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to have, having

Correct Answer:répéter,to repeat, repeating
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to repeat, repeating

Correct Answer:chanter,to sing, singing
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to sing, singing

Correct Answer:utiliser,to use, using
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to use, using

Correct Answer:écouter,to listen, listening
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to listen, listening

Correct Answer:être,to be, being
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to be, being

Q2.
Which adjective means 'fun, funny'?
facile
heureux, heureuse
Correct answer: amusant, amusante
important, importante
grand, grande
Q3.
Match the 1st, 2nd and 3rd person singular forms of the verbs 'être' and 'avoir' with their English meaning.
Correct Answer:j'ai,I have
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I have

Correct Answer:tu as,you have
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you have

Correct Answer:il, elle a,he, she has
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he, she has

Correct Answer:je suis,I am
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I am

Correct Answer:tu es,you are
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you are

Correct Answer:il, elle est,he, she is
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he, she is

Q4.
Which present tense verbs are in the 1st person singular?
tu chantes
Correct answer: j'utilise
il chante
Correct answer: je répéte
elle a
Q5.
'Le chat est content'. Choose the correct translation.
The dog is happy.
Correct answer: The cat is happy.
The cat is funny.
The dog is funny.
The cat is small.
Q6.
Translate into French: 'the dog is happy'.
Correct Answer: Le chien est heureux., Le chien est content.

6 Questions

Q1.
'The girl is beautiful'. Choose the correct translation.
Le garçon est beau.
La fille est beau.
La mère est belle.
Le père est heureux.
Correct answer: La fille est belle.
Q2.
Match the French nouns with the English.
Correct Answer:table,table
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table

Correct Answer:phrase,sentence
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sentence

Correct Answer:animal,animal
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animal

Correct Answer:fête,festival
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festival

Correct Answer:fruit,fruit
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fruit

Correct Answer:photo,photo
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photo

Q3.
Translate 'la tortue est grande' into English.
Correct Answer: The tortoise is big., The tortoise is large.
Q4.
'My sister is happy'. Choose the correct translation.
Ma soeur est triste.
Mon frère est heureux.
Ma soeur est heureux.
Correct answer: Ma soeur est heureuse.
Ma soeur est belle.
Q5.
Match the forms of the French verb to the English.
Correct Answer:je chante,I sing, am singing
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I sing, am singing

Correct Answer:tu chantes,you sing, are singing
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you sing, are singing

Correct Answer:il chante,he sings, is singing
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he sings, is singing

Correct Answer:elle chante,she sings, is singing
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she sings, is singing

Correct Answer:chanter,to sing, singing
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to sing, singing

Q6.
Which sentences have the correct adjectival agreement?
Correct answer: La maison est belle.
La fête est beau.
Correct answer: Le chat est petit.
Correct answer: La mère est heureuse.
La soeur est gentile.

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