Français 8 Les Adjectifs

What is a noun?

• a person, place, or thing

• the action word

• the words used to describe a person, place, or thing

• uh... what?

What is a verb?

• a person, place, or thing

• the action word

• the words used to describe a person, place, or thing

• uh... what?

What is an adjective?

• a person, place, or thing

• the action word

• a word(s) used to describe a person, place, or thing

• uh... what?

Some adjectives in French come before the noun. What category below does not come before the noun?

• Beauty

• Age

• Color

• Size

Which of the following is not an adjective in the BEAUTY category? HINT: This adjective will not come before the noun.

• beau

• belle

• joli

• mignon

Which of the following is not an adjective in the AGE category? HINT: This word will not come before the noun.

• nouveau

• vieux

• jeune

• bébé

How do most adjectives ending in -EUX change when they become feminine? HINT: COURAGEUX

• courageuse

• courageuxe

• courageuses

• courage

How do most adjectives ending in -IF change when they become feminine? HINT: SPORTIF

• F becomes VE = sportive

• F becomes FE = sportife

• IF become EY = sportey

• IF becomes E = sporte

How do most adjectives ending in -EUX change when they become feminine? HINT: COURAGEUX

• X becomes SE = courageuse

• X becomes XE = courageuxe

• X becomes SES = courageuses

• EUX becmes E = courage

Which of the following is not a form of the word for beautiful/handsome in French?

• beau

• beaux

• belle

• beaut