Le genre des mots français

Le genre des mots français

By Michelle Zimic

What is "genre"?

​Genre is gender

Little do you realize but to a French person, all of the objects around you have gender. They are classified as either masculine or feminine.

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Are you currently sitting is a chair? That chair is feminine!

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Le genre des mots

• ​eur

• eau

• ent​

• age

• oir​

• ​isme

• phone

• scope

• us​

​Look at the endings of words for clues to their gender. These endings usually indicate that a noun is masculine.

Masculine Clues

I'd jot these down if I were you!

​Get ready to test your ability to recognize masculine words.

​You may not know what the words mean... just use your clues for masculine endings.

Multiple Choice

Which word is masculine?

• échelle

• gouvernment

• fraise

• liberté

Multiple Choice

Which word is masculine?

• recette

• création

• boucherie

• socialisme

Multiple Choice

Which word is masculine?

• homme

• maison

• garage

• voiture

Multiple Choice

Which word is masculine?

• trottoir

• librarie

• nation

• femme

Multiple Choice

Which word is masculine?

• salade

• urgence

• chapeau

• bicyclette

Multiple Choice

Which word is masculine?

• chausette

• téléphone

• glace

• promenade

Multiple Choice

Which word is masculine?

• soeur

• plastique

• actrice

• nuage

Multiple Choice

Which word is masculine?

• téléscope

• solution

• tante

• télévision

• ​ance

• ence

• ade

• sion

• tion

• ​ière

• ice

• son

​Look at the endings of words for clues to their gender. These endings usually indicate that a noun is feminine.

Feminine Clues

I'd jot these down if I were you!

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• té​

• ure​

• 2 consonants + e

Multiple Choice

Which word is feminine?

• haricot

• nation

• arbre

• cadeau

Multiple Choice

Which word is feminine?

• dance

• téléscope

• bateau

• docteur

Multiple Choice

Which word is feminine?

• voiture

• couteau

• téléphone

• appartement

Multiple Choice

Which word is feminine?

• manteau

• limonade

• trottoir

• tourment

Multiple Choice

Which word is feminine?

• différence

• dommage

• capitalisme

• chapeau

Multiple Choice

Which word is feminine?

• virus

• piment

• drapeau

• pâtisserie

Multiple Choice

Which word is feminine?

• serpent

• piment

• drapeau

• pâtisserie

Multiple Choice

Which word is feminine?

• salade

• robot

• moment

• nuage

Multiple Choice

Which word is feminine?

• liberté

• nuage

• téléphone

• jugement

Use your rules!

Which gender is it?

Multiple Choice

Which gender is...

peinture

• masculine

• feminine

Multiple Choice

Which gender is...

cadeau

• masculine

• feminine

Multiple Choice

Which gender is...

solution

• masculine

• feminine

Multiple Choice

Which gender is...

bonté

• masculine

• feminine

Multiple Choice

Which gender is...

échelle

• masculine

• feminine

Multiple Choice

Which gender is...

jardinage

• masculine

• feminine

Multiple Choice

Which gender is...

jardinage

• masculine

• feminine