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Gender and agreement in French

MFL, French grammar. Usually met in years 7 to 11.

Choose the right article for French nouns and make words agree with them.

What you practise

Starts with the gender of everyday nouns and moves to agreement in full phrases. Practice moves up a level when a round goes well and down when it does not.

Sample questions

Each sample comes with the method and the reason every wrong option is wrong. Real practice rounds are ten questions at your level.

Sample question, level 2 of 5

Which word for ‘a’ goes with ‘boulangerie’ (bakery)?

  1. un
  2. la
  3. une
  4. des
  5. le
Show the answer and method

Answer: C, une

The method: ‘boulangerie’ is feminine, so it is une boulangerie. Learn each noun with its article.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • A, un: ‘un’ is for masculine nouns, and ‘boulangerie’ is feminine.
  • B, la: La means ‘the’, not ‘a’.
  • D, des: Des means ‘some’ and goes with plural nouns.
  • E, le: Le means ‘the’, not ‘a’.

Sample question, level 4 of 5

Which word for ‘a’ goes with ‘voisin’ (neighbour)?

  1. le
  2. une
  3. des
  4. la
  5. un
Show the answer and method

Answer: E, un

The method: ‘voisin’ is masculine, so it is un voisin. Learn each noun with its article.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • A, le: Le means ‘the’, not ‘a’.
  • B, une: ‘une’ is for feminine nouns, and ‘voisin’ is masculine.
  • C, des: Des means ‘some’ and goes with plural nouns.
  • D, la: La means ‘the’, not ‘a’.

See where this fits: every language topic and Key Stage 3.

Related topics: Present tense, Past tense (perfect), Future tense, Negatives and questions.