C1U1A -Structure: Nouns and Articles

Which statement best describes gender in French nouns?

• French nouns have no gender.

• French nouns are always masculine unless they refer to females.

• French nouns have grammatical gender and are either masculine or feminine.

• Only nouns for people have gender in French.

Match each French noun with its grammatical gender category.

• masculine

• la différence

• feminine

• l'ordinateur

• feminine

• la chose

• masculine

• le bureau

Select the correct plural of le café.

• les cafés

• les cafée

• les caféz

• les cafex

Some nouns that refer to people have different forms based on gender. Match each masculine form to its corresponding feminine form.

• l'étudiante

• l'ami

• l'amie

• l'acteur

• la chanteuse

• le chanteur

• l'actrice

• l'étudiant

Which rule correctly forms the plural of nouns ending in -eau in the singular?

• Drop -eau and add -s to form -es.

• Add -x to the end to make the plural.

• Change -eau to -aux.

• Double the final vowel and add -s.

Choose the correct plural form following the rule for most nouns ending in -al.

• les animals

• les animaux

• les annulx

• les animale

According to the notes, how can you tell whether a spoken French noun is singular or plural when the final -s is not pronounced?

• By the spelling of the noun

• By the adjective that follows it

• By the article that comes before it

• By the position in the sentence

Choose the correct definite article to complete the phrase: _____ café.

• le

• la

• l'

• les

Choose the correct definite article to complete the phrase: _____ bibliothèque.

• le

• la

• l'

• les

Choose the correct definite article to complete the phrase: _____ acteur.

• le

• la

• l'

• les