Gender, Plurals & Articles in French: A1 flashcards

Question 1

Rule: Can you reliably guess the gender of a French noun?

Accepted Answer

No. Learn each noun with its article. / un livre, une table (a book, a table)

Question 2

Rule: What are the French definite articles?

Accepted Answer

le (masculine), la (feminine), l' (before a vowel or silent h), les (plural) / le livre, la table, l'école, les livres (the book, the table, the school, the books)

Question 3

Rule: Which definite article is used before a singular noun beginning with a vowel or a silent h?

Accepted Answer

l', for both masculine and feminine / l'ami (masculine), l'école (feminine) (the friend, the school)

Question 4

Complete with le, la, l' or les: ___ enfants jouent dans le jardin.

Accepted Answer

Les enfants jouent dans le jardin. / (The children are playing in the garden.)

Question 5

Complete with le, la, l' or les: ___ école est fermée.

Accepted Answer

L'école est fermée. / (The school is closed.)

Question 6

Complete with le, la, l' or les: ___ hôtel est près de la gare.

Accepted Answer

L'hôtel est près de la gare. / (The hotel is near the station.)

Question 7

Complete with le, la, l' or les: ___ livre est sur la table.

Accepted Answer

Le livre est sur la table. / (The book is on the table.)

Question 8

Complete with le, la, l' or les: ___ maison est grande.

Accepted Answer

La maison est grande. / (The house is big.)

Question 9

Rule: Which article is normally used with « aimer » when talking about something in general?

Accepted Answer

The definite article: le, la, l' or les / J'aime les animaux. (I like animals.)

Question 10

Complete with le, la, l' or les: J'aime ___ musique.

Accepted Answer

J'aime la musique. / (I like music.)

Question 11

Rule: What are the French indefinite articles?

Accepted Answer

un (masculine), une (feminine), des (plural) / un livre, une table, des livres (a book, a table, books)

Question 12

Complete with un, une or des: Elle a ___ voiture rouge.

Accepted Answer

Elle a une voiture rouge. / (She has a red car.)

Question 13

Replace the definite article with an indefinite article: l'hôtel

Accepted Answer

un hôtel / (the hotel → a hotel)

Question 14

Complete with un, une or des: C'est ___ amie de Paul.

Accepted Answer

C'est une amie de Paul. / (She's a friend of Paul's.)

Question 15

Choose: J'ai ___ frère et ___ sœur. (un / une)

Accepted Answer

J'ai un frère et une sœur. / (I have a brother and a sister.)

Question 16

Complete with un, une or des: Je cherche ___ hôtel.

Accepted Answer

Je cherche un hôtel. / (I'm looking for a hotel.)

Question 17

Replace the definite article with an indefinite article: l'école

Accepted Answer

une école / (the school → a school)

Question 18

Complete with un, une or des: J'ai ___ chat.

Accepted Answer

J'ai un chat. / (I have a cat.)

Question 19

Complete with un, une or des: Il y a ___ pommes sur la table.

Accepted Answer

Il y a des pommes sur la table. / (There are apples on the table.)

Question 20

Rule: How do most nouns form the plural?

Accepted Answer

Add -s. The final -s is usually silent. / un livre → des livres (a book → books)

Question 21

Rule: How do most nouns ending in -eau form the plural?

Accepted Answer

Add -x / un bateau → des bateaux (a boat → boats)

Question 22

Rule: How do most nouns ending in -al form the plural?

Accepted Answer

Replace -al with -aux / un cheval → des chevaux (a horse → horses)

Question 23

Rule: What happens to nouns already ending in -s, -x or -z in the plural?

Accepted Answer

The noun does not change. / un bus → des bus (a bus → buses)

Question 24

Change to plural: le bus

Accepted Answer

les bus / (the bus → the buses)

Question 25

Change to plural: l'oiseau

Accepted Answer

les oiseaux / (the bird → the birds)

Question 26

Change to plural: la fenêtre

Accepted Answer

les fenêtres / (the window → the windows)

Question 27

Change to plural: Je prends un croissant.

Accepted Answer

Je prends des croissants. / (I'll have a croissant. → I'll have croissants.)

Question 28

Change to plural: un animal

Accepted Answer

des animaux / (an animal → animals)

Question 29

Change to plural: un gâteau

Accepted Answer

des gâteaux / (a cake → cakes)

Question 30

Change to plural: le chat

Accepted Answer

les chats / (the cat → the cats)

Question 31

Rule: How do many nouns for people become feminine?

Accepted Answer

Add -e / un cousin → une cousine (a male cousin → a female cousin)

Question 32

Change to feminine: un ami

Accepted Answer

une amie / (a male friend → a female friend)

Question 33

Change to feminine: le cousin

Accepted Answer

la cousine / (the male cousin → the female cousin)

Question 34

Change to feminine: un étudiant

Accepted Answer

une étudiante / (a male student → a female student)

Question 35

Change to feminine: un voisin

Accepted Answer

une voisine / (a male neighbour → a female neighbour)

Gender, Plurals & Articles in French A1

The rules

Can you reliably guess the gender of a French noun?

What are the French definite articles?

Which definite article is used before a singular noun beginning with a vowel or a silent h?

Which article is normally used with « aimer » when talking about something in general?

What are the French indefinite articles?

How do most nouns form the plural?

How do most nouns ending in -eau form the plural?

How do most nouns ending in -al form the plural?

What happens to nouns already ending in -s, -x or -z in the plural?

How do many nouns for people become feminine?

Common mistakes

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