Etre & Adjective Agreement

What verb can we use to describe ourselves and others?

• Etre

• Jouer

• Ecouter

• Manger

Elle est _________________________.

• intelligent

• intelligente

• intelligents

• intelligentes

If an adjective already ends with an "e" in the masculine form (example: drôle), how do we write it in the feminine form?

• You go ahead and add another "e"!

• You keep it that way- you don't add an extra "e"

Which of the below questions should you ask yourself before adding on an adjective ending? (You can check more than one)

• Is the person I'm describing important?

• How many people am I describing?

• Who am I describing- is the person/group masculine or feminine?

• Are the people young or old?

Complete the sentence: Il est _________________.

• méchante

• méchantes

• méchant

• méchants

Complete the sentences: Elles sont ___________________.

• petit

• petite

• petits

• petites

Madame LeBleu est ____________.

• triste

• contente

• tristes

• contentes

Check off any statement that is TRUE (VRAI).

• The adjective ending can change depending on who we are describing.

• To make an adjective feminine, we can usually add an extra "e".

• To make an adjective masculine, you add as many "e"s as you want.

• The adjective ending can change depending on how many people we are describing.

Nous _____________ _____________. [this is a mother and her daughter]

• sommes contentes.

• est contente.

• sommes contents

• est contentes

Pick the sentence below that best describes the image.

• Nous sommes drôles.

• Ils sont drôles.

• Il est drôle.

• Elles sont drôles.