1. Adjective agreement

2. What is a noun?
What is an adjective?

3. In French colours are adjectives
In French colours are adjectives. This means that when we are describing the colour of something the spelling of the colour can change depending on the gender of the noun.

4. Masculine plural (les/des) Feminine plural (des/les)
Masculine singular
(un/le)
Feminine singular
(une/la)
Masculine plural (les/des)
Feminine plural (des/les)
Red
rouge
rouges
Black
noir
noire
noirs
noires
White
blanc
blanche
blancs
blanches
Pink
rose
roses
Yellow
jaune
jaunes
Blue
bleu
bleue
bleus
bleues
Green
vert
verte
verts
vertes
Purple
violet
violette
violets
violettes
Grey
gris
grise
grises
Orange
orange
Brown
marron

5. How to use the colour grid.
Task - Write the following phrase in French:
A green jumper.
Check the gender of the noun.
A jumper = un pull = masculine singular noun.
2. Look at the colour grid to check the spelling of the colour green when you want to describe a masculine singular noun.

6. Masculine plural (les/des) Feminine plural (des/les)
Masculine singular
(un/le)
Feminine singular
(une/la)
Masculine plural (les/des)
Feminine plural (des/les)
Red
rouge
rouges
Black
noir
noire
noirs
noires
White
blanc
blanche
blancs
blanches
Pink
rose
roses
Yellow
jaune
jaunes
Blue
bleu
bleue
bleus
bleues
Green
vert
verte
verts
vertes
Purple
violet
violette
violets
violettes
Grey
gris
grise
grises
Orange
orange
Brown
marron

7. A green jumper = Un pull vert.
Now you are ready to translate the sentence!
A jumper = masculine singular noun.
Green (when describing a masculine noun) = vert
Remember that the colour goes AFTER the noun in French.
A green jumper = Un pull vert.

8. Check the gender of the noun.
Task 2 – Write the following sentence in French: A white dress.
Check the gender of the noun.
A dress = une robe = feminine singular noun.
2. Look at the colour grid to check the spelling of the colour white when you want to describe a feminine singular noun.

9. Masculine plural (les/des) Feminine plural (des/les)
Masculine singular
(un/le)
Feminine singular
(une/la)
Masculine plural (les/des)
Feminine plural (des/les)
Red
rouge
rouges
Black
noir
noire
noirs
noires
White
blanc
blanche
blancs
blanches
Pink
rose
roses
Yellow
jaune
jaunes
Blue
bleu
bleue
bleus
bleues
Green
vert
verte
verts
vertes
Purple
violet
violette
violets
violettes
Grey
gris
grise
grises
Orange
orange
Brown
marron

10. = blanche

11. Check the gender of the noun. French = Une robe blanche.
English: A white dress.
Check the gender of the noun.
2. Use the colour grid to check the spelling of the colour white when describing a feminine singular noun.
3. Remember to put the colour AFTER the noun.
French = Une robe blanche.

12. Check the gender of the noun. French = Des bottes grises
English: Grey boots.
Check the gender of the noun.
2. Use the colour grid to check the spelling of the colour.
3. Remember to put the colour AFTER the noun.
French = Des bottes grises

13. Traduis les phrases suivantes:
A red jumper.
A blue t-shirt.
A green dress.
White socks.
Brown shoes.
I have a yellow tie.
I have have grey socks.

14. Des chaussettes blanches. Des chaussures marron.
Un pull rouge.
Un tee-shirt bleu.
Une robe verte.
Des chaussettes blanches.
Des chaussures marron.
J’ai une cravate jaune.
J’ai des chaussettes grises.