Indefinite Articles

In the following sentence, identify which word is the article.

I ate an apple for lunch.

• I

• ate

• an

• apple

Answer explanation

Indefinite articles are used in both French and English to introduce an unspecified noun.

In English, this indefinite article is a or an.

In the following sentence, identify which word is the article.

Did you see an octopus at the beach?

• You

• an

• octopus

• beach

Answer explanation

Indefinite articles are used in both French and English to introduce an unspecified noun.

In English, this indefinite article is a or an.

Match the French indefinite article to its gender.

• masculine; singular

• un

• plural

• une

• feminine; singular

• des

Answer explanation

When you look in a dictionary, you will often see the following abbreviations:

[nm] noun masculine

[nf] noun feminine

[nmpl] noun masculine plural

[nfpl] noun feminine plural

In the following sentence, identify which word is the article.

Il y a des abeilles dans le jardin.

• des

• abeilles

• dans

• jardin

Answer explanation

Indefinite articles are used in both French and English to introduce an unspecified noun.

In English, this indefinite article is a or an.

In French, these articles change based on the gender and number of the noun.

Un = masculine; singular

une = feminine; singular

des = plural

In the following sentence, identify which word is the article.

Tu as un papier?

• tu

• as

• un

• papier

Answer explanation

Indefinite articles are used in both French and English to introduce an unspecified noun.

In English, this indefinite article is a or an.

In French, these articles change based on the gender and number of the noun.

Un = masculine; singular

une = feminine; singular

des = plural

In the following sentence, identify which word is the article.

Il a une régle dans son sac à dos.

• une

• sac

• régle

• son

Answer explanation

Indefinite articles are used in both French and English to introduce an unspecified noun.

In English, this indefinite article is a or an.

In French, these articles change based on the gender and number of the noun.

Un = masculine; singular

une = feminine; singular

des = plural

What is the gender of the following word?

une pomme

• [nm] noun masculine

• [nf] noun feminine

• [nmpl] noun masculine plural

• [nfpl] noun feminine plural

What is the gender of the following word?

un roi

• [nm] noun masculine

• [nf] noun feminine

• [nmpl] noun masculine plural

• [nfpl] noun feminine plural

What is the gender of the following word?

des crayons

• [nm] noun masculine

• [nf] noun feminine

• [nmpl] noun masculine plural

• [nfpl] noun feminine plural

What is the gender of the following word?

des lampes

• [nm] noun masculine

• [nf] noun feminine

• [nmpl] noun masculine plural

• [nfpl] noun feminine plural