Exercises: Food Vocabulary & Gender

Exercise: French Food Nouns and Gender

Practice the gender of French food nouns and their articles.

1. Assign the correct definite article (le/la/l’) to each food item:

___ café (coffee) ☕ →

___ glace (ice cream) 🍦 →

___ chocolat (chocolate) 🍫 →

___ salade (salad) 🥗 →

___ riz (rice) 🍚 →

___ soupe (soup) 🍲 →

___ lait (milk) 🥛 →

___ viande (meat) 🥩 →

___ thé (tea) 🫖 →

___ fruit (fruit) 🍎 →

___ légume (vegetable) 🥕 →

___ pain (bread) 🍞 →

___ poisson (fish) 🐟 →

2. Rewrite with the correct indefinite article (un/une/des):

___ gâteau (cake) 🎂 →

___ boisson (drink) 🥤 →

___ pâtes (pasta) 🍝 →

___ bonbon (candy) 🍬 →

___ épices (spices) 🌶️ →

3. Correct the errors in gender/number:

“La lait” →

“Un salade” →

“Des gâteau” →

4. Translate into French (include articles!):

“I eat bread with cheese.”

“She drinks hot chocolate.”