1. Which ones you think go together
Card sorting
Cut out the cards, then try to sort them into 4 groups. You’ll need to think about:
What the words mean
How they’re spelt
Which ones you think go together
THERE’S NO RIGHT OR WRONG ANSWER – AS LONG AS YOU CAN EXPLAIN WHY YOU CHOSE THOSE GROUPS

2. What gender is this word?
Copy the table and put each word in the right column, to show if the word is masculine, feminine or plural
Clue: look at the word that comes before it!
mon chien une souris ma soeur les chats
la tortue le chat mes parents un oiseau
ma cousine mon cousin les poissons
Masculine
Feminine
Plural
Le chat
Une souris
Les chats
Un oiseau
Ma souris
Mes parents
Mon cousin
Ma souer
Les poissons
Mon chien
La tortue

3. An adjective is a word that describes something.
Adjectives
An adjective is a word that describes something.
Can you tell which of these English words are adjectives?
red play big funny maths
ten brown dog working school
boring sister happy boy friendly
three chatty pens hello

4. Mon grand-père est amusant. Ma grand-mère est amusante.
Adjectives
If you want to use an adjective in French, you have to know the gender of the word it’s describing. You also need to know if there is more than one of it.
Why?? Look at these sentences and see if you can tell why it’s important to know the gender of a word.
Mon chat est brun.
Ma souris est brune.
Mon grand-père est amusant.
Ma grand-mère est amusante.
Mes frères sont intelligents.
Mes soeurs sont intelligentes.
Mes crayons sont bleus.
Mes gommes sont bleues.

5. The usual rules for adjectives are:
Describing a masculine word – leave it as it is BLEU
Describing a feminine word – add E BLEUE
Describing a masculine plural word – add S BLEUS
Describing a feminine plural word - add ES BLEUES
Can you fill in the right endings on these adjectives?
Mon chat est noir.
Ma souris est brune.
Ma grand-mère est bleue.
Mes cousins sont amusants.
Le hamster est vert.
Les cochons d’Inde sont petits
La tortue est grande.

6. Adjectives (describing words)
If you use an adjective in French, you have to know if the word it’s describing is masculine or feminine. You also need to know if there is more than one of it.
The usual rules for adjectives are:
Describing a masculine word – leave it as it is BLEU
Describing a feminine word – add E BLEUE
Describing a masculine plural word – add S BLEUS
Describing a feminine plural word - add ES BLEUES

7. These adjectives all have the wrong ending.
Spotting mistakes!
These adjectives all have the wrong ending.
Can you correct them? OK FIXED IT
Mon chien est noir.
Ma tortue est brune.
Ma tante est intelligente.
Mes cousines sont amusants.
Le serpent est vert.
Les lapins sont petits
La tortue est grand.
Le perroquet est bavard.

8. These adjectives follow the rule you wrote down.
Can you write the French & English next to each other?
intelligent amusant bavard marrant grand
bleu strict vert brun noir petit
Funny =amusant
Clever =intellegent
Chatty =bavard
Fun =marrant
Strict =strict
Greeb=Vert
Blue =Bleu
Brown =Brun
Black =noir
Big/tall =grand
Small =petit

9. Les Couleurs gris vert noir bleu brun rouge jaune rose Add:
E for feminine words
ES for feminine plural
bleu
brun
Add:
S for plural words
Add:
E for feminine words
S for masculine plural
ES for feminine plural
rouge
jaune
rose