1. Gender , Number and Articles
French Nouns
Gender , Number
and
Articles

2. Objectifs At the end of this lesson, you will be able to:
Explain the unique characteristics of French nouns
Say and write the (3) indefinite articles
Say and write the (4) definite articles
Identify the gender and number of nouns using the indefinite and the definite articles

3. French Nouns are…
Gender
masculine
feminine
Number
singular
plural

4. Amazing clues just for you!
To determine the gender or number of a noun:
Look at the article (word before the noun)
ex: un stylo le chocolat
une table la rue
des livres l’ orange
les crayons

5. Team #1: Indefinite Articles
English equivalent: a (an) / some
French version: un
masculine
singular
une
feminine
des
masc./fem.
plural

6. Indefinite Article
sing.
notebook a
un cahier
masc.
(a notebook)

7. Indefinite Article
sing.
turtle a
une tortue
fem.
(a turtle)

8. Indefinite Article des tortues des cahiers turtles plural some
notebooks
(some turtles) (some notebooks)

9. Activité 1 Décidez: masculin ou féminin? singulier ou pluriel?
Write out each item and the answer next to it.
ex: 1. un stylo 4. une table
2. des livres 5. un crayon
3. une rue 6. des perruches

10. N’oubliez pas! French nouns: - are either masculine / feminine
- are either singular /plural
- have clues in front of them called articles
that tell the gender/number
- Team #1 (un, une, des) Indefinite Articles
= A (AN) / SOME

11. Team #2: Definite Articles
THE
les le l’ la

12. Definite Article
sing.
sofa
the
le sofa
masc.
(the sofa)

13. Definite Article
sing.
table
the
la table
fem.
(the table)

14. Definite Article
sing.
orange
the
l’ orange
vowel
(the orange)

15. Definite Article les tables les oranges tables plural the oranges
(the oranges) (the tables)

16. N’oubliez pas! Team #2 (le, la, l’, les) Definite Articles = THE
- «l’» is used for all singular nouns that begin with a vowel or silent ‘h’ even if the noun is masculine or feminine.
- Each time you meet a new noun, you must find out the gender (dictionary) and learn it at the same time as the noun itself.

17. Activité 2 Décidez: masculin ou féminin? singulier ou pluriel?
Write out each item and the answer next to it.
ex: 1. l’ éléphant 3. la souris
2. les tomates 4. le football

18. Activité 3
For all of the nouns presented in this lesson, write the English meaning next to them.

19. Evaluation Give the French for: 1.
the cat b) a cat c) the cats d) some cats 2.
the man b) a man c) the men d) some men 3.
a) the budgie b) a budgie c) the budgies d)some budgies

20. Home work!! Review the day’s lesson.
Learn to spell and write all the nouns presented.
Text: pg
- Read notes 1.1 and 1.2
- Do activities (A) and (B)