Exercises to practice French gender agreement

Here are some exercises to practice French gender agreement:

1. Choose the correct definite article (le/la) for nouns based on their gender, paying attention to typical noun endings:

   • Example: le professeur (masculine), la danseuse (feminine), la sorcière (feminine), un restaurant (masculine), une robe (feminine) ^{1, 5}

2. Make adjectives agree with nouns in gender and number by adding appropriate endings (-e, -s, -es) and changing spelling where needed:

   • For feminine singular nouns, add -e
   • For masculine plural nouns, add -s
   • For feminine plural nouns, add -es
   • Irregular adjective changes like beau → belle, actif → active ^{2, 4, 6}

3. Transform masculine nouns into feminine by applying these common patterns:

   • Add an -e to the noun (if it does not already end with -e)
   • Change endings like -n to -nne, -eur to -rice
   • Learn exceptions and double consonants for feminine forms ^{3, [7]}

4. Fill in exercises using appropriate articles and adjectives according to gender:

   • Example task: Fill in the blanks with correct articles (un/une, le/la) and adjective forms. Sentences like “Elle porte ___ robe bleue.” (une) or “Il y a ___ restaurant près de chez moi.” (un) ⁵

These exercises combine article and adjective agreement practice and noun gender recognition to strengthen mastery of French gender rules through varied tasks and examples.

References

• Grammatical Gender – Free Exercise

• Gender and number agreement of adjectives in French

• Gender of French nouns

• French Adjectives Quiz - Agreement & Conjugation

• French Adjective Agreement - Easy French Podcast

• C’est de famille ! Gender and number agreement with nouns