Exercises: Stores & Places Vocabulary

1. Stores & Places Vocabulary: Masculine, Feminine, or Plural?

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

1. “airport” ✈️ →
2. “library” 📚 →
3. “hospital” 🏥 →
4. “park” 🌳 →
5. “beach” 🏖️ →
6. “university” 🎓 →
7. “mall/shopping center” 🛍️ →
8. “post office” 📮 →
9. “museum” 🖼️ →
10. “swimming pool” 🏊 →
11. “stores/shops” 🏬 →
12. “church” ⛪ →

2. Correct the Mistakes

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

1. “La musée est grand.” →
2. “Un bibliothèque est calme.” →
3. “Des église sont anciennes.” →
4. “La parc est beau.” →
5. “Une hôpital est moderne.” →
6. “Le plage est bondée.” →
7. “La centre commercial est ouvert.” →
8. “Le université est grande.” →

3. Translate and Identify Gender

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

1. “The library is quiet.” (F/M/P?)
2. “The parks are beautiful.” (F/M/P?)
3. “The hospital is modern.” (F/M/P?)
4. “The museums are interesting.” (F/M/P?)
5. “The swimming pool is closed.” (F/M/P?)
6. “The post office is far.” (F/M/P?)
7. “The shops are open.” (F/M/P?)
8. “The university is big.” (F/M/P?)
9. “The church is old.” (F/M/P?)
10. “The malls are crowded.” (F/M/P?)

4. Writing Challenge

List 5 masculine and 5 feminine places or stores (in French, with articles).

Notes:

Gender hints: Many places are masculine (le parc, le musée, le centre commercial), but some are feminine (la bibliothèque, la plage, la piscine). Plurals use “les”.

Partitives: Use “au/à la/aux” for “to the” (au parc, à la plage, aux magasins).

Plural alert: Les magasins (shops), les musées (museums), les parcs (parks) are plural.