What it is like: adjectives after the noun
Learning outcomes
I can describe what you and I have using postnominal adjectives.
I can recognise the SFe (silent final e) on regular feminine adjectives.
- Year 4
What it is like: adjectives after the noun
Learning outcomes
I can describe what you and I have using postnominal adjectives.
I can recognise the SFe (silent final e) on regular feminine adjectives.
Lesson details
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- Adjectives must agree with the noun they describe in French. They can be either masculine or feminine.
- Regular adjectives add an -e in the feminine form. This is a SFe (silent final e).
- In English, adjectives come before the noun: 'a grey bike'.
- In French, most adjectives go after the noun: 'un vélo gris'. These are called postnominal adjectives.
- 'J'ai' means I have and 'tu as' means you have. These are singular forms of the verb 'avoir'.
Keywords
SFe - (silent final e) at the end of a word
J’ai - French verb meaning 'I have'
Tu as - French verb meaning 'you have'
Postnominal adjective - adjective which comes after the noun in French, e.g. 'un vélo gris'
Common misconception
All adjectives go before the noun in French, as in English: 'a grey bike'.
Most adjectives go after the noun in French: 'un vélo gris'. These are postnominal adjectives.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of these words means 'green'?
Q2.Which word does not have a silent final 'e'?
Q3.Match the French to the English.
Q4.Match the French to the English.
Q5.'La voiture est trop chère'. Translate this sentence into English.
Q6.'Tu as un vélo rouge'. Translate this sentence into English.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the French to the English.
