Les Couleurs
- 2. BLEU ROUGE JAUNE VIOLET MARRON BLANC NOIR ROSE GRIS VERT ORANGE
- 3. All nouns in French are either masculine or feminine. Masculine nouns un livre un stylo un cahier un taille-crayon un crayon un feutre un sac Feminine nouns une règle une trousse une gomme une calculatrice une feuille
- 4. In English we use colors as adjectives before a noun: a yellow pencil, a red book, a blue pen In French we use colors as adjectives after a noun. un stylojaune un livre rougeun crayon bleu
- 12. What do you notice in these sentences?
- 18. The words for these colors have changed? Why do you think these words are different? They describe feminine nouns. These are the colors that change with a feminine noun. BLEUE NOIRE VIOLETTE BLANCHE GRISEVERTE
- 19. With a partner, can you think of a rule for deciding how and when to change the color word? These are the rules. •When referring to a feminine noun, add an e unless the word already ends in e •Exceptions: •violette blanche •No agreement when the adjective of color is named after a fruit: orange & marron (chestnut)
- 20. Remember the agreement rules and complete the following sentences on a separate piece of paper. Write the sentences in English and French. 1. I have a blue pen. J’ai un stylo ________. 2. I have a green pencil case. J’ai une trousse ______________. 3. I have a yellow marker. J’ai un feutre ___________ 4. I have a white back pack. J’ai un sac _____________ 5. I have a white eraser. J’ai une gomme _____________.