French Adjectives - Agreement in Colour Words

French colour words, like other adjectives, must change their forms depending on whether the nouns they are describing are masculine (le/un words) or feminine (la/une words) and singular or plural.

Eg. le crayon noir (the black pencil)
      les crayons noirs (the black pencils)
      la chaussure noire (the black shoe)
      les chaussures noires (the black shoes)

Masculine Singular	Masculine Plural	Feminine Singular	Feminine Plural
vert	verts	verte	vertes
noir	noirs	noire	noires
violet	violets	violette	violettes
brun	bruns	brune	brunes
gris	gris	grise	grises
bleu	bleus	bleue	bleues
blanc	blancs	blanche	blanches

The colours below are the same whether they are masculine or feminine.

Masculine Singular	Masculine Plural	Feminine Singular	Feminine Plural
rouge	rouges	rouge	rouges
jaune	jaunes	jaune	jaunes
rose	roses	rose	roses
orange	oranges	orange	oranges

Can you translate the colours in the chart above?

---

Visit Nallenart for more information about our French curriculum for grades K-9.

---

French Adjectives - Agreement in Number and Gender

French adjectives can change their forms depending on whether the nouns they describe are masculine or feminine, singular or plural. Usually the feminine form adds “e” to the masculine adjective. This can change the pronunciation of the adjective by causing the final consonant to be pronounced.


Eg.: The dog is small.
     ms Le chien est petit. (puh-TEE)

The mouse is small.
     fs La souris est petite. (puh-TEET)


The plural form adds “s.” This “s” is almost never pronounced.

Eg.: The dogs are small.
     mp Les chiens sont petits. (puh-TEE)

The mice are small.
     fp Les souris sont petites. (puh-TEET)

In English, the adjective doesn't change,but in French it must agree in number (singular or plural) and in gender (masculine or feminine) with the noun that it is describing. Remember this when you are using any French adjective, especially colour words.

---

Visit Nallenart for more information about our French curriculum for grades K-9.

---

Les adjectifs - French Adjectives

French adjectives must change their forms depending on whether the nouns they describe are masculine or feminine, singular or plural. Usually the feminine form adds “e” to the masculine adjective. This can change the pronunciation of the adjective by causing the final consonant to be pronounced.

The dog is small.
Le chien est petit. (puh-TEE)
The mouse is small.
La souris est petite. (puh-TEET)

The plural form usually adds “s” to the noun, just like in English. In French we also need to add "s" to the adjective that describes a plural noun. This “s” is almost never pronounced.

The dogs are small.
Les chiens sont petits. (puh-TEE)
The mice are small.
Les souris sont petites. (puh-TEET)

Learn more about French adjectives in Nallenart's French programs for school and homeschool.

---

Visit Nallenart for your French curriculum needs.

Using Colour Words

In French the colour words come after the nouns that they describe.

For example:
une pomme rouge = a red apple (an apple, red)

See if you can translate the following phrases:

une tomate rouge
un chien brun
une banane jaune
une carotte orange
le céleri vert

Try our Colour Wordsearch and Colour Crossword Puzzles.

---

Visit our sponsor Nallenart for French Curriculum for your school or homeschool.