C'est de famille ! Gender and number agreement with nouns
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can apply rules to ensure gender and number agreement of nouns when describing family
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- There are 4 ways to turn a masculine noun into a feminine noun: add an e, change article, -n to -nne, -eur to -rice.
- If a masculine noun ends in -e, there's no change for feminine; if it ends in -s or -x, there's no change for plural.
- We usually make nouns plural by adding -s. Nouns ending in -eu, -(e)au, -al, or -ail make their plurals with -x.
- [ien] sounds like 'bien', [eu/oeu] sounds like 'coeur', [eu] sounds like 'deux' and [au] sounds like 'gauche'.
Keywords
[o], [au], [eau] - all oropronounced like the [o] in moto
Agreement - the way , adjec or nouns change according to gender and number
Common misconception
The only way to form the singular of a feminine noun is to add -e. The only way to form the plural of a noun is to add -s.
There are 4 ways to form feminine nouns which need careful practice. Similarly, there is more than one way to form plural nouns depending upon the final letter of the singular noun.
Teacher tip
Each time you introduce a new noun for professions or nationalities, challenge your pupils to explore how to say it in the feminine and plural forms.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the French and English vocabulary.
clearly
really
completely
quickly
seriously
unfortunately
Q2.What word is the odd one out?
Q3.Write the ordinal number for deux.
Q4.Translate: I have blond hair. 'J'ai les blonds.'
Q5.What does 'La planète est en train de changer' mean?
Q6.Translate: 'L'inondation vient de toucher beaucoup d'habitants.'
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Coche les bonnes traductions de 'le beau-père'.
Q2.What is the definite article 'the' in French for the plural?
Q3.What letter is added most commonly to nouns to make them plural in French?
Q4.What letter do nouns ending in -eu, -(e)au, -al or ail make their plurals with?
Q5.Do nouns ending in -s or -x change in the plural? Coche les bonnes réponses.
Q6.Relie les noms masculins aux noms féminins.
consommatrice
chrétienne
ministre
Chinoise
créatrice
cathollique
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