French Adjectives and Nouns Quiz

A silent 'h' at the beginning of a French word that prevents elision of the article.

The grammatical gender of a noun in French (masculine or feminine).

A rule that helps determine a French noun's gender by its ending.

Words in French that are similar in spelling and meaning to English words.

Words that refer to males in French.

Words that refer to females in French.

French nouns adopted from other languages, usually masculine.

Words like 'l’âge', 'l’hôtel', and 'l’horloge', where the article 'l' is used before vowel sounds.

The indefinite article in French, used before singular masculine nouns. It corresponds to "a" or "an" in English.

The indefinite article in French, used before singular feminine nouns. It corresponds to "a" or "an" in English.

The indefinite article in French, used before plural nouns of both genders. It corresponds to "some" in English, but often remains untranslated.

The singular form of a word, referring to one item.

The plural form of a word, referring to multiple items.

The plural form of nouns is often formed by adding '-s' to the singular form, with some exceptions.

Words that describe the qualities or characteristics of nouns. They tell us things like color, size, or shape.

Adjectives that change their form depending on the gender and number of the noun they modify.

The masculine singular form of a variable adjective.

The feminine singular form of a variable adjective.

The plural form of a variable adjective, used with multiple nouns of any gender.

Adjectives that remain unchanged regardless of the gender or number of the noun they modify.

Words that represent colors.

Words that represent common colors.

French plural nouns sometimes have irregular forms that don't follow the standard -s ending rule.

When speaking French, the final -s in plural nouns is usually silent, even though it's written.

In French, the definite article 'le' changes to 'les' when referring to a plural noun. This change in pronunciation helps distinguish singular and plural forms.

When the plural article 'les' or 'des' is followed by a vowel sound, the -s is pronounced as a [z] sound, creating a 'liaison' where the sound connects to the next word.

The masculine form of a noun is used when referring to a group of people that includes at least one male.

Masculine nouns that end in -eur, -ment, -age, -isme, -isme, and -ème generally belong to a group of nouns that have their plural in -s and, therefore, do not have a change in the article preceding them.

In French, the indefinite article 'un' is used before singular masculine nouns, similar to "a" or "an" in English.

The indefinite article 'une' precedes singular feminine nouns in French, similarly to "a" or "an" in English.

The indefinite article 'des' is used before plural nouns of both genders in French, similar to "some" in English.

In French, noun endings help determine their gender (masculine or feminine). For example, nouns ending in '-e' are usually feminine, while nouns ending in '-l' are usually masculine.

The French word for 'language' is always masculine, and it usually corresponds to the masculine singular form of the noun of nationality. For example, it's 'l'anglais' for the English language, and 'l'Anglaise' for the Englishwoman.

A change in the indefinite article (un/une) and adjective when a noun starts with a vowel sound, like "objet".

The indefinite article "des" can shorten to "de" or "d'" before a plural noun preceded by a plural adjective.

Some adjectives, like "ancien" (former) and "pauvre" (unfortunate/poor), can change meaning based on their position relative to the noun.

Nouns have singular and plural forms.

Words that are similar in spelling and meaning between French and English.

The articles "un" for masculine and "une" for feminine are used before singular nouns.

The indefinite article "des" is used before plural nouns of both genders.