Adjective Agreement-beau,vieux,nouveau

What do nouveau and nouvelle mean?

• pretty

• strange

• new

• nice

What do vieux and vieille mean?

• old

• young

• new

• kind

What do beau and belle mean?

• ugly

• beautiful

• old

• cool

Which is a correct translation of "The old women"

• les femmes vieilles

• les vieilles femmes

• la femme vieille

• la vieille femme

Answer explanation

The correct translation of "The old women" is "les vieilles femmes". In French, adjectives typically follow the noun when they are plural, hence "vieilles" (old) comes before "femmes" (women) in this context.

Which is a correct translation of "The new houses"

• les maisons nouvelles

• la maision nouvelles

• les nouvelles maisons

• les nouveaux maisons

Answer explanation

The correct translation of "The new houses" is "les nouvelles maisons". In French, "nouvelles" agrees in gender and number with "maisons" (feminine plural), making this choice accurate.

Which is a correct translation of "an old friend"

• un vieux ami

• le vieux ami

• le vieil ami

• un vieil ami

Answer explanation

The correct translation of "an old friend" is "un vieil ami". In French, "vieil" is used before masculine singular nouns starting with a vowel or vowel sound, making it the appropriate choice here.

Choose the correct version of the adjective nouveau for the noun "le chien"

• le nouveau chien

• le nouvel chien

• le nouvelle chien

• le nouveaux chien

Answer explanation

The correct form is "le nouveau chien" because "chien" is masculine singular. "Nouvelle" is feminine, "nouveaux" is plural, and "nouvel" is used before masculine nouns starting with a vowel or mute 'h'. Thus, "nouveau" is appropriate.

Choose the correct version of the adjective nouveau for the noun "le ami"

• le nouveau ami

• le nouvel ami

• le nouvelle ami

• le nouveaux ami

Answer explanation

The correct form is 'le nouvel ami' because 'ami' starts with a vowel sound. 'Nouveau' changes to 'nouvel' before masculine singular nouns that begin with a vowel or mute 'h'.

Choose the correct version of the adjective vieux for the noun "les femmes"

• les vieux femmes

• le vieil femme

• le vieille femme

• les vieilles femmes

Answer explanation

The correct form is 'les vieilles femmes' because 'femmes' is plural and feminine. 'Vieilles' agrees in gender and number with 'femmes', while 'vieux' and 'vieil' are incorrect in this context.

Choose the correct version of the adjective beau for the noun "le homme"

• le beau homme

• le bel homme

• le belle homme

• le beaux homme

Answer explanation

The correct form is "le bel homme" because "homme" is masculine and starts with a vowel sound. "Beau" changes to "bel" before a vowel or silent 'h' for phonetic reasons.