Exploring French Adjectives

This video tutorial introduces French adjectives, focusing on their agreement with nouns in terms of gender and number. It covers regular adjectives, pronunciation rules, and various groups of irregular adjectives. The tutorial emphasizes the importance of learning noun gender and provides practice suggestions for learners.

In French, what must adjectives agree with?

• The noun's number and gender

• The speaker's mood

• The verb's tense

• The sentence's complexity

How do you make a French adjective feminine?

• No change is needed

• Add an 's'

• Add an 'e'

• Remove the last letter

What happens to the pronunciation of a French adjective when it ends with a vowel and an 'e' is added?

• The vowel sound changes

• The adjective becomes shorter

• It remains silent

• The last consonant is pronounced

Which group of adjectives does not change from masculine to feminine?

• Adjectives ending in 'l'

• Adjectives ending in 'x'

• Adjectives ending in 's'

• Adjectives ending in 'e'

For adjectives ending in 'f', what change occurs to make them feminine?

• Double the 'f' and add an 'e'

• No change is needed

• Add an 'e'

• Change 'f' to 've'

What is the feminine version of 'nouveau'?

• Nouveaux

• Nouveau

• Nouvelle

• Nouveaue

How do you make an adjective that ends in 'l' feminine?

• Add an 'e'

• Double the 'l' and add an 'e'

• Change 'l' to 'le'

• No change is needed

What does 'sympathique' mean in English?

• Sympathetic

• Pleasant

• Sympathetic and pleasant

• Unpleasant

Which adjective does not follow a predictable pattern in becoming feminine?

• Nouveau

• Grand

• Petit

• Beau

What is recommended for practicing French adjectives?

• Listening to music

• Writing a diary

• Watching French movies

• Describing photos