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Fire at the zoo! Plural adjectives

In the news: plural adjectives

Unit Summary

In this unit, pupils extend their knowledge of plural formation for nouns and adjectives. They refresh their knowledge on adjectives before and after the nouns. The positioning of multiple adjectives is practised as is the use of very frequent adjectives, même, autre and plusieurs.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to confidently use masculine plural nouns and plural adjectives to describe a day in the life of a journalist.

Key Notes

  • To make masculine nouns ending -eu/eau plural, add -x and change nouns ending -al/ail to -aux.
  • To make most adjectives plural, add -s, which makes no difference to pronunciation, as 's' is a Silent Final Consonant.
  • Masculine plural adjectives ending -eux don't change, adjectives ending -al change to aux in the masculine form.
  • The feminine versions of -euse adjectives are regular, just add -s, which is silent.
  • Use grammatical context clues, familiar vocabulary and cognates to read longer French texts, including articles.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • adjective: word that gives information about a noun
  • masculine form: form of an adjective that describes a boy, man or masculine noun

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • Add -s to all adjectives in the plural form.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.

To make masculine nouns ending -eu/eau plural, add -x and change nouns ending -al/ail to -aux. To make most adjectives plural, add -s, which makes no difference to pronunciation, as 's' is a Silent Final Consonant.

2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'adjective'

word that gives information about a noun. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.

3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.

Mistake: Add -s to all adjectives in the plural form. Correction: Most adjectives do need an 's' in the plural form, but there are exceptions. Masculine adjectives ending -eux don't change at all and those ending -al change to -aux in the plural form. The feminine plural versions of these adjectives are regular.

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