Year 5

Describing clothes with colours

We're going to remember some clothes we learned and describe them using colours.

Year 5

Describing clothes with colours

We're going to remember some clothes we learned and describe them using colours.

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Key learning points

  1. describing clothes with colours
  2. masculine and feminine, singular and plural nouns
  3. indefinite articles (un/une/des)
  4. adjectival position (after the noun)
  5. être (c'est / ce n'est pas)

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5 Questions

Q1.
Which is correct for 'a pair of trousers'?

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un chapeau
Correct answer: un pantalon

Q2.
How do you say 'a skirt' in French?

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une chaussette
Correct answer: une jupe

Q3.
If a noun uses 'un' for 'a', we know it is...

Correct answer: masculine
plural

Q4.
'Some shoes' in French...

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Correct answer: des chaussures
une chaussure

Q5.
To make most French words plural we add an 's'.

False
Correct answer: True

5 Questions

Q1.
a red hat =

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Correct answer: un chapeau rouge
un rouge chapeau

Q2.
Des gants - are they....

Correct answer: masculine plural
masculine singular

Q3.
Which is correct?

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des chaussettes vert
Correct answer: des chaussettes vertes
une chaussette verte

Q4.
une chemise is...

feminine plural
Correct answer: feminine singular

Q5.
Blue can be spelled 4 ways in French.

False
Correct answer: True