Possessives & Demonstratives in French: A1 flashcards

Question 1

Rule: What are the possessive forms for “my”, “your” (informal) and “his / her”?

Accepted Answer

mon / ton / son (masculine), ma / ta / sa (feminine), mes / tes / ses (plural) / mon frère, ta sœur, ses parents (my brother, your sister, his / her parents)

Question 2

Rule: Does the possessive agree with the owner or with the thing owned?

Accepted Answer

With the thing owned: son, sa and ses mean both “his” and “her”. / Paul : sa voiture. Marie : son vélo. (Paul: his car. Marie: her bike.)

Question 3

Complete with “your” (informal): Où est ___ maison ?

Accepted Answer

Où est ta maison ? / (Where is your house?)

Question 4

Complete with “my”: ___ frère s'appelle Paul.

Accepted Answer

Mon frère s'appelle Paul. / (My brother's name is Paul.)

Question 5

Complete with “his”: Paul aime ___ voiture.

Accepted Answer

Paul aime sa voiture. / (Paul loves his car.)

Question 6

Complete with “my”: ___ voiture est rouge.

Accepted Answer

Ma voiture est rouge. / (My car is red.)

Question 7

Complete with “her”: Marie cherche ___ téléphone.

Accepted Answer

Marie cherche son téléphone. / (Marie is looking for her phone.)

Question 8

Complete with “my”: ___ amis habitent à Lyon.

Accepted Answer

Mes amis habitent à Lyon. / (My friends live in Lyon.)

Question 9

Complete with “your” (informal): C'est ___ sac ?

Accepted Answer

C'est ton sac ? / (Is this your bag?)

Question 10

Complete with “his”: Luc parle avec ___ parents.

Accepted Answer

Luc parle avec ses parents. / (Luc is talking with his parents.)

Question 11

Complete with “your” (informal): Où sont ___ clés ?

Accepted Answer

Où sont tes clés ? / (Where are your keys?)

Question 12

Rule: What do « ma, ta, sa » become before a feminine noun beginning with a vowel or silent h?

Accepted Answer

mon, ton, son. The noun remains feminine. / mon amie, son école, ton histoire (my friend, his / her school, your story)

Question 13

Complete with “my”: ___ amie Sophie est médecin.

Accepted Answer

Mon amie Sophie est médecin. / (My friend Sophie is a doctor.)

Question 14

Complete with “her”: Elle va à ___ école.

Accepted Answer

Elle va à son école. / (She goes to her school.)

Question 15

Rule: What are the possessive forms for “our”, “your” (formal or plural) and “their”?

Accepted Answer

notre / nos, votre / vos, leur / leurs / Use « leur » for one thing owned and « leurs » for several things owned. / notre maison, vos amis, leur maison, leurs enfants (our house, your friends, their house, their children)

Question 16

Complete with “their”: Ils aiment ___ maison.

Accepted Answer

Ils aiment leur maison. / (They love their house.)

Question 17

Complete with “your” (formal): Voici ___ clé, madame.

Accepted Answer

Voici votre clé, madame. / (Here is your key, madam.)

Question 18

Complete with “our”: ___ enfants sont à l'école.

Accepted Answer

Nos enfants sont à l'école. / (Our children are at school.)

Question 19

Complete with “their”: Elles parlent à ___ enfants.

Accepted Answer

Elles parlent à leurs enfants. / (They talk to their children.)

Question 20

Complete with “our”: ___ appartement est petit.

Accepted Answer

Notre appartement est petit. / (Our flat is small.)

Question 21

Complete with “your” (formal or plural): Voici ___ billets.

Accepted Answer

Voici vos billets. / (Here are your tickets.)

Question 22

Rule: What are the French demonstrative adjectives (“this / that / these / those”)?

Accepted Answer

ce (masculine), cet (masculine before a vowel or silent h), cette (feminine), ces (plural) / ce livre, cet hôtel, cette table, ces livres (this book, this hotel, this table, these books)

Question 23

Complete with ce, cet, cette or ces: ___ ami est très gentil.

Accepted Answer

Cet ami est très gentil. / (This friend is very kind.)

Question 24

Complete with ce, cet, cette or ces: ___ chaussures sont chères.

Accepted Answer

Ces chaussures sont chères. / (These shoes are expensive.)

Question 25

Complete with ce, cet, cette or ces: ___ livre est intéressant.

Accepted Answer

Ce livre est intéressant. / (This book is interesting.)

Question 26

Complete with ce, cet, cette or ces: ___ hôtel est près de la plage.

Accepted Answer

Cet hôtel est près de la plage. / (This hotel is near the beach.)

Question 27

Complete with ce, cet, cette or ces: ___ semaine, je travaille beaucoup.

Accepted Answer

Cette semaine, je travaille beaucoup. / (This week, I'm working a lot.)

Question 28

Complete with ce, cet, cette or ces: ___ robe est belle.

Accepted Answer

Cette robe est belle. / (This dress is beautiful.)

Question 29

Complete with ce, cet, cette or ces: ___ week-end, on va à Paris.

Accepted Answer

Ce week-end, on va à Paris. / (This weekend, we're going to Paris.)

Possessives & Demonstratives in French A1

The rules

What are the possessive forms for “my”, “your” (informal) and “his / her”?

Does the possessive agree with the owner or with the thing owned?

What do « ma, ta, sa » become before a feminine noun beginning with a vowel or silent h?

What are the possessive forms for “our”, “your” (formal or plural) and “their”?

What are the French demonstrative adjectives (“this / that / these / those”)?

Common mistakes

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