Exercises: Food Vocabulary & Gender

1. Food Vocabulary: Masculine or Feminine?

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

1. “bread” 🍞 →
2. “apple” 🍏 →
3. “eggs” 🥚 →
4. “carrot” 🥕 →
5. “rice” 🍚 →
6. “tomato” 🍅 →
7. “fish” 🐟 →
8. “potatoes” 🥔 →
9. “chicken” 🍗 →
10. “salad” 🥗 →
11. “oranges” 🍊 →
12. “cheese” 🧀 →

2. Correct the Mistakes

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

1. “La pain est frais.” →
2. “Le pomme est rouge.” →
3. “Le œufs sont cuits.” →
4. “Le carotte est orange.” →
5. “La riz est chaud.” →
6. “Le tomates sont mûrs.” →
7. “La poisson est bon.” →
8. “Le pommes de terre sont cuites.” →
9. “La poulet est grillée.” →
10. “Le salade est verte.” →

3. Translate and Identify Gender

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

1. “The bread is fresh.”
   
   (F/M/P?)
2. “The apple is red.”
   
   (F/M/P?)
3. “The eggs are cooked.”
   
   (F/M/P?)
4. “The carrot is orange.”
   
   (F/M/P?)
5. “The rice is hot.”
   
   (F/M/P?)
6. “The tomatoes are ripe.”
   
   (F/M/P?)
7. “The fish is good.”
   
   (F/M/P?)
8. “The potatoes are cooked.”
   
   (F/M/P?)
9. “The chicken is grilled.”
   
   (F/M/P?)
10. “The salad is green.”
    
    (F/M/P?)

4. Writing Challenge

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

Notes:

Gender hints: Many food nouns are masculine (le pain, le riz, le poisson), but many are feminine (la pomme, la carotte, la salade). Plurals use “les”.

Partitives: Use du/de la for “some” (du pain, de la salade).

Plural alert: Les œufs (eggs), les pommes de terre (potatoes), les tomates (tomatoes) are plural.