Gender Agreement
True or False: The color rouge changes in the feminine singular form.
False — Rouge does not change in the feminine singular form because it already ends in "e."
What is the plural form of vert for masculine plural nouns?
Verts — Add "s" to vert for masculine plural nouns.
In French, does the adjective for color go before or after the noun?
After — Colors follow the noun in French (unlike English).
Name a color that does not change for gender but can change for number.
(Hint: Its a primary colour)
Rouge doesn’t change for gender because it already ends in "e" (e.g., une écharpe rouge or un chapeau rouge), but it does change for number by adding an "s" for plural (e.g., des chaussures rouges).
Translate: His pink boots into French.
Ses bottes roses — Bottes is plural, so the plural form of rose is used (though it doesn’t change because rose already ends in "e").
What is the feminine singular form of gris?
Grise — Add "e" to gris to match the feminine singular noun.
True or False: The color orange changes in plural form.
False — Orange is invariable, so it does not change in plural form.
Rearrange: blanche une chemise into correct French order.
Une chemise blanche — In French, the noun comes before the adjective.
True or False: Bleu et rouge changes to match plural nouns.
(Answer: True) Compound colors (e.g., bleu et rouge) changes to match plural nouns.
The white socks into French.
Les chaussettes blanches — Chaussettes is feminine plural, so add "es" to blanc.
What is the feminine plural form of violet?
Violettes — Add "es" to violet because it is feminine plural.
Adjust bleu to match des pantalons.
(Masculine plural)
Bleus — Add "s" to bleu for masculine plural nouns like des pantalons.
Fix the sentence: Elle porte rouge une jupe.
Elle porte une jupe rouge — Adjectives go after the noun, so rouge must follow jupe.
A green and yellow scarf into French.
Une écharpe verte et jaune — Verte agrees with the feminine singular noun, but jaune doesn’t change.
Our purple scarves into French.
Nos foulards violets
Change brun to match une robe.
Brune — Add "e" to brun because une robe is feminine singular.
Adjust brun to match les chaussures.
Brunes
A red t-shirt into French.
Un t-shirt rouge — The color rouge must follow t-shirt.
True or False: The color orange changes in plural form.
False. Orange is invariable!
Adjust: Une ceinture jaune to plural.
Hint: Des.. what?
des ceintures jaunes — Add "s" to jaune because des ceintures is plural.
Change blanc to match les chemises.
Blanches — Add "es" to blanc because les chemises is feminine plural.
Adjust rouge to match les écharpes.
Rouges — Add "s" to rouge because les écharpes is plural.
Translate: The blue and white shirts into French.
Les chemises bleues et blanches — Both colors must agree in gender and number with the plural feminine noun chemises.
Fill in the blank: Un sac ____ et ____ (green and brown).
vert et brun- Vert must match the masculine singular noun sac, while brun also remains masculine singular
Translate: My orange pants into French.
Mes pantalons orange — Orange is invariable and doesn’t change, even though pantalons is plural.