Articles, gender + agreement
Edexcel GCSE French revision on Articles, gender + agreement. Aligned to the Pearson Edexcel GCSE French 1FR0 specification. This bank has 6 practice questions on this topic.
Sample questions (3 of 6)
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Question 1
French nouns are either...
- A) Masculine or feminine
- B) Male or animal
- C) Strong or weak
- D) Singular only
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Answer: Masculine or feminine
Every noun is masculine OR feminine - you have to learn it with the noun. Most -e endings = feminine; many consonant endings = masculine. BUT exceptions everywhere - le verre (m, glass), la rue (f, street), le problème (m, problem). Always learn the article with the noun: 'un livre' not just 'livre'.
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Question 2
'The book' in French is...
- A) La livre
- B) Le livre
- C) Les livre
- D) L'livre
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Answer: Le livre
Definite articles: LE (m sing - le garçon), LA (f sing - la fille), L' (before vowel/h - l'ami, l'homme), LES (plural - les amis). Indefinite: UN (m sing), UNE (f sing), DES (plural).
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Question 3
'A beautiful house' = ?
- A) Un belle maison
- B) Une beau maison
- C) Une belle maison
- D) Un beau maison
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Answer: Une belle maison
Adjective agreement: matches gender + number of noun. Beau (m) -> belle (f). Maison is feminine, so 'une belle maison'. Also: un grand garçon -> une grande fille. Most adjectives add -e for feminine, -s for plural, -es for feminine plural.
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