Exercises: Dairy Products Vocabulary & Gender

1. Dairy Products: Masculine or Feminine?

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

1. “butter” 🧈 →
2. “cream” 🍰 →
3. “cheese” 🧀 →
4. “ice cream” 🍦 →
5. “milk” 🥛 →
6. “yogurt” 🍶 →
7. “margarine” 🧈 →
8. “grated cheese” 🧀 →
9. “whipped cream” 🍰 →
10. “plain yogurt” 🍶 →
11. “skim milk” 🥛 →
12. “whole milk” 🥛 →

2. Correct the Mistakes

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

1. “La beurre est frais.” →
2. “Le crème est douce.” →
3. “Le yaourt sont délicieux.” →
4. “La fromage est vieux.” →
5. “Le glace est froide.” →
6. “Les lait sont bons.” →
7. “Le margarine est jaune.” →
8. “La fromage râpé est fondue.” →
9. “Le crème chantilly est sucrée.” →
10. “Les yaourt nature sont frais.” →

3. Translate and Identify Gender

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

1. “The butter is fresh.”
   
   (F/M/P?)
2. “The cream is soft.”
   
   (F/M/P?)
3. “The yogurts are delicious.”
   
   (F/M/P?)
4. “The cheese is old.”
   
   (F/M/P?)
5. “The ice cream is cold.”
   
   (F/M/P?)
6. “The milk is good.”
   
   (F/M/P?)
7. “The margarines are yellow.”
   
   (F/M/P?)
8. “The grated cheese is melted.”
   
   (F/M/P?)
9. “The whipped cream is sweet.”
   
   (F/M/P?)
10. “The plain yogurts are fresh.”
    
    (F/M/P?)

4. Writing Challenge

List 5 masculine dairy nouns and 5 feminine dairy nouns (in French, with articles).

Notes:

Gender hints: Most dairy terms are masculine (le lait, le yaourt), but exceptions include la crème and la glace.

Partitives: Use du/de la for “some” (du fromage, de la crème).

Plural alert: Les yaourts (yogurts) and les fromages (cheeses) are plural.