French Grammar Drills I

Question 1

definite article for masculine nouns starting with a consonant

Answer 1

le

Question 2

definite article for feminine nouns starting a consonant

Answer 2

la

Question 3

definite article for masculine nouns starting with a vowel or silent h

Answer 3

l’

Question 4

definite article for feminine nouns starting with a vowel or silent h

Answer 4

l’

Question 5

definite article for masculine plural nouns

Answer 5

les

Question 6

definite article for feminine plural nouns

Answer 6

les

Question 7

gender of nouns ending in -e or -on

Answer 7

usually feminine

Question 8

gender of nouns ending in -i or -u

Answer 8

usually masculine

Question 9

gender of trees and vegetables

Answer 9

usually masculine

Question 10

gender of fruits

Answer 10

usually feminine

Question 11

gender of units of measurement (except the pound)

Answer 11

masculine

Question 12

gender of nouns of English origin

Answer 12

usually masculine

Question 13

gender of days, months, and seasons

Answer 13

masculine

Question 14

use of definite article for general categories and abstractions (strawberries/patience)

Answer 14

included

Question 15

use of definite article for name and adjective clusters (Old Paris/little Émilie)

Answer 15

included

Question 16

use of definite article for titles and family names (professor/the Chabrols)

Answer 16

included

Question 17

use of definite article for languages (French)

Answer 17

included

Question 18

use of definite article for school subjects (psychology)

Answer 18

included

Question 19

use of definite article for countries (Italy)

Answer 19

included

Question 20

use of definite article for seasons (spring)

Answer 20

included

Question 21

use of definite article for days (Sunday)

Answer 21

included

Question 22

use of definite article for parts of the day (afternoon)

Answer 22

included

Question 23

use of definite article when the titles monsieur, madame, and mademoiselle appear before a person’s name (Mr. Dupuis)

Answer 23

omitted

Question 24

use of definite article when referring to a specific day (Pick me up on Sunday)

Answer 24

omitted

Question 25

use of definite article after the preposition en (I go skiing in the winter)

Answer 25

omitted

Question 26

contracted article for à (in,at,to) + masculine singular noun (to the office)

Answer 26

au

Question 27

contracted article for à (in,at,to) + feminine singular noun (at the house)

Answer 27

à la

Question 28

contracted article for à (in,at,to) + masculine plural noun

Answer 28

aux

Question 29

contracted article for à (in,at,to) + feminine plural noun

Answer 29

aux

Question 30

contracted article for de (of,from) + masculine singular noun (of the office)

Answer 30

du

Question 31

contracted article for de (of,from) + feminine singular noun (of the lady)

Answer 31

de la

Question 32

contracted article for de (of,from) + masculine plural noun

Answer 32

des

Question 33

contracted article for de (of,from) + feminine plural noun

Answer 33

des

Question 34

indefinite article for masculine nouns

Answer 34

un

Question 35

indefinite article for feminine nouns

Answer 35

une

Question 36

indefininte article for plural nouns (some)

Answer 36

des

Question 37

use of indefinite article after quel/quelle (What a handsome boy!)

Answer 37

omitted

Question 38

use of indefinite article when it is omitted in English (I bought expensive shoes.)

Answer 38

included

Question 39

use of indefinite article after il/elle/on est and ils/elles ont when referring to unmodified professions, nationalities, or religions (She is a doctor.)

Answer 39

omitted

Question 40

use of indefinite article after il/elle/on est and ils/elles ont when referring to modified professions, nationalities, or religions (She is a great doctor.)

Answer 40

included

Question 41

demonstrative adjective (this,that) for masculine nouns starting with a consonant

Answer 41

ce

Question 42

demonstrative adjective (this,that) for masculine nouns starting with a vowel

Answer 42

cet

Question 43

demonstrative adjective (this,that) for feminine nouns starting with a consonant

Answer 43

cette

Question 44

demonstrative adjective (this,that) for feminine nouns starting with a vowel

Answer 44

cette

Question 45

distinguishing between this and that thing

Answer 45

add -ci to noun for this/add -là to noun for that

Question 46

distinguishing between these and those things

Answer 46

add -ci to noun for these/add -là to noun for those

Question 47

possessive adjective "my" for masculine nouns

Answer 47

mon

Question 48

possessive adjective "my" for feminine nouns starting with a consonant

Answer 48

ma

Question 49

possessive adjective "my" for feminine nouns starting with a vowel or silent h

Answer 49

mon

Question 50

possessive adjective "my" for plural nouns

Answer 50

mes

Question 51

possesive adjective "his/her" for masculine nouns

Answer 51

son

Question 52

possessive adjective "his/her" for feminine nouns

Answer 52

sa

Question 53

possessive adjective "your" informal for masculine nouns

Answer 53

ton

Question 54

possessive adjective "your" informal for feminine nouns

Answer 54

ta

Question 55

possessive adjective "your" informal for plural nouns

Answer 55

tes

Question 56

possessive adjective "his/her" for feminine nouns starting with a vowel of silent h

Answer 56

son

Question 57

possessive adjective "your" informal for feminine nouns starting with a vowel or silent h

Answer 57

ton

Question 58

possessive adjective "his/her" for plural nouns

Answer 58

ses

Question 59

possessive adjective"our" singular nouns

Answer 59

notre

Question 60

possessive adjective "our" for plural nouns

Answer 60

nos

Question 61

possessive adjective "your" formal/plural for singular nouns

Answer 61

votre

Question 62

possessive adjective "your" formal/plural for plural nouns

Answer 62

vos

Question 63

possessive adjective "their" for singular nouns

Answer 63

leur

Question 64

possessive adjective "their" for plural nouns

Answer 64

leurs

Question 65

before parts of the body, especially in sentences with reflexive verbs

Answer 65

use the defininte article

Question 66

interrogative adjective (what,which) for masculine singular nouns

Answer 66

quel

Question 67

interrogative adjective (what,which) for feminine singular nouns

Answer 67

quelle

Question 68

interrogative adjective (what,which) for masculine plural nouns

Answer 68

quels

Question 69

interrogative adjective (what,which) for feminine plural nouns

Answer 69

quelles