Position of Adjectives in French

Question 1

If the sentence is like this:

Answer 1

1. Le chien d’Odile est noir et mignon.
   (Odile’s dog is black and cute)
2. Les filles sont intelligentes.
   (The girls are intelligent)

The adjectives just follow the verb and their spelling agrees with the number(singular or plural) and gender(masculine and feminine) of the noun.

Question 2

However, if the sentence is like this:

Answer 2

1. Le beau chien noir s’appelle Bijou.
   (The beautiful black dog is called Bijou)
2. Les petites filles intelligentes sont en cinquième.
   (The small intelligent girls are in Year 8)

There are some adjectives which go before the noun but all the rest go after.

Question 3

The adjectives which go before the noun:

Answer 3

1. Beau
2. Bon
3. Gentil
4. Grand
5. Jeune
6. Joli
7. Long
8. Mauvais
9. Petit
10. Vieux
11. Vieille
12. Gros