Exercises: Qualitative Adjectives in French

Understanding Qualitative Adjectives

Qualitative adjectives describe qualities (e.g., size, color, personality) and agree in gender (masculine/feminine) and number with the noun they modify.

Key Rules:

1. Masculine vs. Feminine:
   • Most adjectives add -e for feminine (petit → petite).
     
   • Some change endings:
     • -el → -elle (naturel → naturelle)
       
     • -er → -ère (cher → chère)
       
     • -x → -se (heureux → heureuse).
       
   • Invariable adjectives (e.g., marron, sympa) stay the same.
2. Placement:
   • Usually after the noun (une fille gentille).
     
   • Short/common adjectives often come before (un petit chat, une jolie robe).
3. Examples:
   • Masculine: Un livre intéressant (An interesting book).
     
   • Feminine: Une histoire intéressante (An interesting story).
     
   • Plural: Des enfants amusants (Funny children).

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Exercises

1. Assign the correct adjective form (masculine/feminine/plural):

___ chien (noir) 🐕 →

___ maison (blanc) 🏠 →

___ robes (beau) 👗 →

___ arbre (vert) 🌳 →

___ enfants (heureux) 🧒 →

2. Correct the errors in adjective agreement:

“Une homme grand” →

“Des fleurs blancs” 🌸 →

“La pizza délicieux” 🍕 →

3. Translate into French (include adjectives!):

“A smart woman.” →

“Two funny little dogs.” →

4. Fill in the blanks with the correct adjective form:

“Il a acheté une ___ (nouveau) voiture.” 🚗 →

“Les ___ (vieux) livres sont précieux.” 📚 →

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Notes:

• BANGS adjectives (Beauty, Age, Number, Goodness, Size) often come before the noun (un beau jardin).
  
• Irregulars:
  • Vieux → vieille (but vieil before vowel: un vieil homme).
    
  • Doux → douce, faux → fausse.
    
• Compound adjectives: Only the second word agrees (des sourds-muets).

5. Translate into French (include articles/partitives!):

“I eat chicken with rice.”

“She prefers egg whites for breakfast.”