Exercises: Fruit Vocabulary & Gender

1. Fruit Vocabulary: Masculine or Feminine?

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

1. “apple” 🍏 →
2. “banana” 🍌 →
3. “grapes” 🍇 →
4. “orange” 🍊 →
5. “strawberry” 🍓 →
6. “lemon” 🍋 →
7. “pear” 🍐 →
8. “cherries” 🍒 →
9. “watermelon” 🍉 →
10. “peach” 🍑 →
11. “pineapple” 🍍 →
12. “plum” 🍑 →

2. Correct the Mistakes

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

1. “Le pomme est verte.” →
2. “La banane est jaune.” →
3. “Le raisins sont sucrés.” →
4. “Le orange est juteuse.” →
5. “Le fraise est rouge.” →
6. “La citron est acide.” →
7. “Le poire est mûre.” →
8. “La cerises sont délicieuses.” →
9. “Le pastèque est sucrée.” →
10. “Le pêche est douce.” →

3. Translate and Identify Gender

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

1. “The apple is green.”
   
   (F/M/P?)
2. “The bananas are yellow.”
   
   (F/M/P?)
3. “The grapes are sweet.”
   
   (F/M/P?)
4. “The orange is juicy.”
   
   (F/M/P?)
5. “The strawberry is red.”
   
   (F/M/P?)
6. “The lemon is sour.”
   
   (F/M/P?)
7. “The pear is ripe.”
   
   (F/M/P?)
8. “The cherries are delicious.”
   
   (F/M/P?)
9. “The watermelon is sweet.”
   
   (F/M/P?)
10. “The peach is soft.”
    
    (F/M/P?)

4. Writing Challenge

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

Notes:

Gender hints: Many fruit nouns are feminine (la pomme, la banane, la fraise), but some are masculine (le citron, l’ananas). Plurals use “les”.

Partitives: Use du/de la for “some” (du raisin, de la pastèque).

Plural alert: Les raisins (grapes), les cerises (cherries), les bananes (bananas) are plural.