World Languages: French: Articles and Gendered Nouns
Practice using le, la, l', les, un, and une with French nouns
World Languages: French: Articles and Gendered Nouns
Practice using le, la, l', les, un, and une with French nouns
World Languages - Grade 6-8
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Write the correct definite article for the noun: ___ livre. Then explain whether the noun is masculine or feminine.
The definite articles in French are le, la, l', and les.
The correct phrase is le livre. Livre is masculine singular, so it uses the definite article le. - 2
Write the correct definite article for the noun: ___ table. Then explain whether the noun is masculine or feminine.
The correct phrase is la table. Table is feminine singular, so it uses the definite article la. - 3
Choose the correct article: le, la, l', or les. ___ école
Use l' before a singular noun that begins with a vowel sound.
The correct phrase is l'école. École is feminine singular, but it begins with a vowel sound, so la changes to l'. - 4
Choose the correct article: le, la, l', or les. ___ amis
The correct phrase is les amis. Amis is plural, so it uses the definite article les. - 5
Write the correct indefinite article for the noun: ___ crayon. Then explain your choice.
Un means a or an with a masculine singular noun.
The correct phrase is un crayon. Crayon is masculine singular, so it uses the indefinite article un. - 6
Write the correct indefinite article for the noun: ___ chaise. Then explain your choice.
The correct phrase is une chaise. Chaise is feminine singular, so it uses the indefinite article une. - 7
Sort these nouns into masculine and feminine groups: stylo, porte, cahier, fenêtre.
Some nouns must be memorized, but many nouns ending in -e are feminine.
The masculine nouns are stylo and cahier. The feminine nouns are porte and fenêtre. - 8
Rewrite this phrase in the plural: le garçon.
The plural form is les garçons. The singular definite article le changes to les, and the noun usually adds s in writing. - 9
Rewrite this phrase in the plural: la fille.
Both masculine and feminine plural nouns use les with the definite article.
The plural form is les filles. The singular definite article la changes to les, and the noun adds s in writing. - 10
Circle the correctly written phrase: un école, une école, or l'école. Explain why two answers may be possible depending on the type of article.
The correct indefinite phrase is une école because école is feminine singular. The correct definite phrase is l'école because la changes to l' before a vowel sound. - 11
Complete the chart by giving the correct definite article and indefinite article for each noun: maison, sac, ordinateur.
Definite articles mean the. Indefinite articles mean a or an.
Maison uses la and une because it is feminine singular. Sac uses le and un because it is masculine singular. Ordinateur uses l' and un because it is masculine singular and begins with a vowel sound. - 12
Read the sentence: J'ai ___ frère et ___ sœur. Fill in the blanks with the correct indefinite articles.
Use un for a masculine singular noun and une for a feminine singular noun.
The correct sentence is J'ai un frère et une sœur. Frère is masculine singular, so it uses un, and sœur is feminine singular, so it uses une.