Describe a person or thing: regular gender adjective agreement
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can form feminine adjectives by adding an 'e'.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- When an adjective describes a woman or girl, its spelling and sound can change. This is called the feminine form.
- The most common change is to add an 'e' to the adjective to make the feminine form.
- Adding 'e' to an adjective can change the pronunciation. An 'e' following a consonant means we do hear the consonant.
- Useful adjectives are anglais (English), français (French), grand (tall), petit (short). We add 'e' for feminine forms.
- [a] sounds like 'animal'.
Keywords
[a] - as pronounced in animal
Adjective - a word that gives information about a noun
Masculine form - the form of an adjective that describes a male or masculine noun
Feminine form - the form of an adjective that describes a female or feminine noun
Common misconception
Adjectives in French have only one form that can be used to describe any noun, like English.
In French, adjectives may change their spelling and/or sound when describing a woman, girl or feminine noun. This is called the feminine form.
Teacher tip
For the phonics practice task in cycle A, it is good practice to have pupils work in pairs. Partner A says a word. Partner B repeats if they think it has been correctly pronounced. If they think it's wrong, then they can model good practice to support partner A. Then swap roles.
Equipment
Mini whiteboards for CfU.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which words contain a Silent Final Consonant (SFC)?
Q2.An gives information about a noun.
Q3.'Être' means ...
Q4.Match the French with the English.
bonjour
au revoir
grand
petit
anglais
français
Q5.Which is the correct translation of 'I am short and French'?
Q6.Write this sentence in French: 'I am English and tall'.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which words contain the French [a] sound?
Q2.The form of an adjective is used to describe a female person.
Q3.Match the English with the French.
English (masculine form)
tall (feminine form)
French (feminine form)
short (masculine form)
French (masculine form)
English (feminine form)
Q4.Complete the sentence: (Anna) 'Je suis ...'
Q5.Write in French: I am short and English. (masculine form)
Q6.Write in French: You are tall and French. (feminine form)
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