French Adjectives, Unit 1

Question 1

what do you add to féminin singulier (regular)

Answer 1

• e

ex. vert - verte, grand, grande

Question 2

what do you add to féminin pluriel (regular)

Answer 2

• es

ex. fort- fortes

Question 3

what do you add to masculin pluriel (regular)

Answer 3

• s

ex. petit- petits

Question 4

(regular) if the adjective already ends in an ‘e’, what do you do/not do to make it feminine?

Answer 4

if the adjective already ends in an ‘e’, we do not have to add another ‘e’ to make it feminine.

ex. calme (m.s.) - calme (f.s.) - calmes (m.pl.) - calmes (f.pl.)

Question 5

(regular) if the adjective already ends in an ‘s’, what do you do/not do to make it plural?

Answer 5

if the adjective already ends in an ‘s’, we do not have to add another ‘s’ to make it plural.

ex. exquis (m.s.) - exquise (f.s.) exquis (m.pl.) - exquises (f.pl)

Question 6

(regular) if the adjective ends in an ‘é’, what do you do/not do?

Answer 6

if the adjective ends in an ‘é’, we follow the normal rules.

ex. organisé (m.s.) - organisée (f.s) - organisés (m.pl.) - organisées (f.pl.)

Question 7

(irregular) feminine conjugations of the adjectives ending in ‘if’
ex. actif

Answer 7

• ive (f.s.)
• ives (f.pl.)

ex. actif - active (f.s.) - actives (f.pl.)

Question 8

(irregular) masculine conjugations of the adjectives ending in ‘if’
ex. actif

Answer 8

• if (m.s.)
• ifs (m.pl.)

ex. actif (m.s.) - actifs (m.pl.)

Question 9

(irregular) feminine conjugations of the adjectives ending in ‘eau’
ex. beau

Answer 9

• elle (f.s.)
• elles (f.pl.)

ex. beau - belle (f.s.) - belles (f.pl.)

Question 10

(irregular) masculine conjugations of the adjectives ending in ‘eau’
ex. beau

Answer 10

• eau (m.s.)
• eaux (m.pl.)

ex. beau (m.s.) - beaux (m.pl.)

Question 11

(irregular) feminine conjugations of the adjectives ending in ‘eux’
ex. heureux

Answer 11

• euse (f.s.)
• euses (f.pl.)

ex. heureux - heureuse (f.s.) - heureuse (f.pl.)

Question 12

(irregular) masculine conjugations of the adjectives ending in ‘eux’
ex. heureux

Answer 12

• eux (m.s.)
• eux (m.s.)

ex. heureux (m.s.) - heureux (m.pl.)

Question 13

(irregular) feminine conjugations of the adjectives ending in ‘el’
ex. ponctuel

Answer 13

• elle (f.s.)
• elles (f.pl.)

ex. ponctuel - ponctuelle (f.s) - ponctuelles (f.pl.)

Question 14

(irregular) masculine conjugations of the adjectives ending in ‘el’
ex. ponctuel

Answer 14

• el (m.s.)
• els (m.pl)

ex. ponctuel (m.s.) - ponctuels (m.pl.)

Question 15

(irregular) feminine conjugations of the adjectives ending in ‘il’
ex. gentil

Answer 15

• ille (f.s.)
• illes (f.pl.)

ex. gentil - gentille (f.s.) - gentilles (f.pl.)

Question 16

(irregular) masculine conjugations of the adjectives ending in ‘il’
ex. gentil

Answer 16

• il (m.s.)
• ils (m.pl.)

ex. gentil (m.s.) - gentils (m.pl.)

Question 17

(irregular) feminine conjugations of the adjectives ending in ‘ien’
ex. canadien

Answer 17

• ienne (f.s.)
• iennes (f.pl.)

ex. canadien - canadienne (f.s.) - canadiennes (f.pl.)

Question 18

(irregular) masculine conjugations of the adjectives ending in ‘ien’
ex. canadien

Answer 18

• ien (m.s.)
• iens (m.pl.)

ex. canadien (m.s.) - candiens (m.pl.)

Question 19

(irregular) feminine conjugations of the adjectives ending in ‘s’
ex. gros

Answer 19

• sse (f.s.)
• sses (f.pl)

ex. gros - grosse (f.s.) - grosses (f.pl.)

Question 20

(irregular) masculine conjugations of the adjectives ending in ‘s’
ex. gros

Answer 20

• s (m.s)
• s (m.pl)

ex. gros (m.s.) - gros (m.pl.)

Question 21

(irregular) feminine conjugations of the adjectives ending in ‘er’
ex. cher

Answer 21

• ère (f.s.)
• ères (f.pl.)

ex. cher - chère (f.s.) - chères (f.pl)

Question 22

(irregular) masculine conjugations of the adjectives ending in ‘er’
ex. cher

Answer 22

• er (m.s.)
• ers (m.pl)

ex. cher (m.s.) - chers (m.pl.)