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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
- Adjectives often add -e in the feminine form to describe a girl, woman or feminine noun. This is adjective agreement.
- Some adjectives are irregular in the feminine form, e.g. 'beau' (m), 'belle' (f).
- 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).
Cross-curricular activity: art. Make Arcimboldo paintings with your class (a person's face made out of fruit). Pupils could also research the names of their favourite fruits in French to develop their personal repertoire and present their painting to the class.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the French infinitive verbs to the English.
Match the French infinitive verbs to the English.
Q2.Which adjective means 'fun, funny'?
Which adjective means 'fun, funny'?
facile
heureux, heureuse
important, importante
grand, grande
Q3.Match the 1st, 2nd and 3rd person singular forms of the verbs 'être' and 'avoir' with their English meaning.
Match the 1st, 2nd and 3rd person singular forms of the verbs 'être' and 'avoir' with their English meaning.
Q4.Which present tense verbs are in the 1st person singular?
Which present tense verbs are in the 1st person singular?
tu chantes
il chante
elle a
Q5.'Le chat est content'. Choose the correct translation.
'Le chat est content'. Choose the correct translation.
The dog is happy.
The cat is funny.
The dog is funny.
The cat is small.
Q6.Translate into French: 'the dog is happy'.
Translate into French: 'the dog is happy'.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.'The girl is beautiful'. Choose the correct translation.
'The girl is beautiful'. Choose the correct translation.
Le garçon est beau.
La fille est beau.
La mère est belle.
Le père est heureux.
Q2.Match the French nouns with the English.
Match the French nouns with the English.
Q3.Translate 'la tortue est grande' into English.
Translate 'la tortue est grande' into English.
Q4.'My sister is happy'. Choose the correct translation.
'My sister is happy'. Choose the correct translation.
Ma soeur est triste.
Mon frère est heureux.
Ma soeur est heureux.
Ma soeur est belle.
Q5.Match the forms of the French verb to the English.
Match the forms of the French verb to the English.
Q6.Which sentences have the correct adjectival agreement?
Which sentences have the correct adjectival agreement?
La fête est beau.
La soeur est gentile.
