Body Parts in French

A1/A2
vocabulary
body parts
exercises
Author

Kunal Khurana

Published

May 12, 2025

1. Body Parts: Masculine or Feminine?

Write “le” or “la” for each noun (type the correct article and noun in French):

  1. “head” →
  2. “arm” →
  3. “eye” →
  4. “mouth” →
  5. “nose” →
  6. “hand” →
  7. “ear” →
  8. “leg” →
  9. “foot” →
  10. “stomach” →
  11. “back” →
  12. “shoulder” →
  13. “finger” →
  14. “knee” →
  15. “hair” →
  16. “face” →
  17. “tooth” →
  18. “tongue” →
  19. “neck” →
  20. “chin” →

2. Correct the Mistakes

Correct the gender in these sentences (type the correct sentence in French):

  1. “Le tête est grande.” →
  2. “La bras est fort.” →
  3. “Le bouche est rouge.” →
  4. “La nez est petit.” →
  5. “Le main est propre.” →
  6. “Le jambe est longue.” →
  7. “La pied est sale.” →
  8. “Le oreille est sensible.” →
  9. “La dos est droit.” →
  10. “Le dent est blanche.” →

3. Translate and Identify Gender

Translate and say if the noun is masculine (M) or feminine (F):

  1. “The hand is clean.”

    (F/M?)
  2. “The nose is small.”

    (F/M?)
  3. “The eyes are blue.”

    (F/M?)
  4. “The mouth is red.”

    (F/M?)
  5. “The arm is strong.”

    (F/M?)
  6. “The leg is long.”

    (F/M?)
  7. “The back is straight.”

    (F/M?)
  8. “The tooth is white.”

    (F/M?)
  9. “The ear is sensitive.”

    (F/M?)
  10. “The face is round.”

    (F/M?)

4. Writing Challenge

List 5 masculine nouns for body parts and 5 feminine nouns for body parts.