Exercises: Vegetable Vocabulary & Gender
Exercise: French Vegetable Nouns and Gender
Practice the gender of French vegetable nouns and their articles.
1. Assign the correct definite article (le/la/l’) to each vegetable:
___ ail (garlic) 🧄 →
___ carotte (carrot) 🥕 →
___ brocoli (broccoli) 🥦 →
___ courgette (zucchini) 🥒 →
___ champignon (mushroom) 🍄 →
___ épinards (spinach) 🍃 → (plural!)
___ oignon (onion) 🧅 →
___ pomme de terre (potato) 🥔 →
2. Match the French term to its English equivalent:
“l’artichaut” 🥬 →
“le chou-fleur” 🥦 →
“la betterave” 🍠 →
“les haricots verts” 🫘 →
3. Fill in the blanks with the correct term:
“___ (The cucumber) est frais.” 🥒 →
“J’achète ___ (tomatoes) au marché.” 🍅 →
“___ (The beet) est rouge.” 🍠 →
“Nous cuisinons ___ (spinach) ce soir.” 🍃 →
“Elle préfère ___ (the mushroom).” 🍄 →
“___ (The carrot) est orange.” 🥕 →
“Il coupe ___ (the onion).” 🧅 →
“Nous mangeons ___ (potatoes) avec du poulet.” 🥔 →
“Tu ajoutes ___ (the garlic) à la sauce.” 🧄 →
“Elles aiment ___ (green beans).” 🫘 →
4. Correct the errors in gender/number:
“Un courgette” 🥒 →
“La maïs” 🌽 →
“Des haricot” 🫘 →
5. Translate into French (include articles!):
“We eat tofu with vegetables.”
“The salad has cucumber and tomatoes.”
Notes:
- Gender hints: Most vegetables ending in -e are feminine (la courgette), but exceptions exist (le gingembre).
- Plural alert: Épinards (spinach) and haricots verts (green beans) are always plural. Other examples include les choux de Bruxelles (Brussels sprouts) and les radis (radishes).