Nouns

Question 1

What is the gender of “bâtiment” (building)?

Answer 1

Masculine.

Nouns not ending in -e are usually masculine (singular).

Question 2

Is “porte” (door) feminine or masculine?

Answer 2

Feminine.

Nouns ending in -e are usually feminine (singular).

Question 3

The gender of “l’arome” (aroma) is…

Answer 3

Masculine.

Nouns derived from Greek and ending in -me are masculine (singular).

Question 4

State the gender of “le climat” (climate)

Answer 4

Masculine.

Nouns derived from Greek and ending in -at are masculine (singular).

Question 5

The gender of “le café” (coffee) is…

Answer 5

Masculine.

Nouns ending in -e or a consonant may be either gender.

Question 6

State whether “journalisme” is masculine or feminine.

Answer 6

Masculine.

Nouns ending in -isme are usually masculine (singular).

Question 7

What is the gender of “sarcasme”?

Answer 7

Masculine.

Nouns ending in -asme are usually masculine (singular).

Question 8

Is “moment” masculine or feminine?

Answer 8

Masculine.

Nouns ending in -ment are usually masculine (singular).

Question 9

The gender of “général” is…

Answer 9

Masculine.

Nouns ending in -al are usually masculine (singular).

Question 10

State the gender of “spectacle.”

Answer 10

Masculine.

Nouns ending in -acle are usually masculine (singular).

Question 11

State whether “jardin” is masculine or feminine.

Answer 11

Masculine.

Nouns ending in -in are usually masculine (singular).

Question 12

What is the gender of “camion”?

Answer 12

Masculine.

Nouns ending in -on are usually masculine (singular).

Question 13

Is “garage” masculine or feminine?

Answer 13

Masculine.

Nouns ending in -age are usually masculine (singular).

Question 14

The gender of “l’interrupteur” is…

Answer 14

Masculine.

Nouns ending in -eur are usually masculine (singular).

Question 15

State the gender of “production.”

Answer 15

Feminine.

Nouns ending in -tion are usually feminine (singular).

Question 16

State whether “décision” is masculine or feminine.

Answer 16

Feminine.

Nouns ending in -sion are usually feminine (singular).

Question 17

What is the gender of “vérité”?

Answer 17

Feminine.

Nouns ending in -té are usually feminine (singular).

Question 18

Is “certitude” masculine or feminine?

Answer 18

Feminine.

Nouns ending in -tude are usually feminine (singular).

Question 19

The gender of “paix” is…

Answer 19

Feminine.

Nouns ending in -x are usually feminine (singular).

Question 20

What is the gender of “connaissance”?

Answer 20

Feminine.

Nouns ending in -ance are usually feminine (singular).

Question 21

Is “espèce” masculine or feminine?

Answer 21

Feminine.

Nouns ending in -èce are usually feminine (singular).

Question 22

How do you form the feminine in masculine nouns?

Answer 22

by changing the ending to -e

Question 23

How do nouns ending in consonants become feminine?

Answer 23

by adding -e to the end

Question 24

List the twelve endings referring to the masculine gender.

Answer 24

• eau
• ier
• teur
• ail
• ard
• as
• at
• et
• is
• on
• aire
• oir

Question 25

The gender of "concurrence" is...

Answer 25

Feminine. Nouns ending in -ence are usually feminine (singular).

Question 26

Turn "danseur" (dancer) feminine.

Answer 26

danseuse When forming the feminine, the -eur ending becomes -euse. Careful! Forming the feminine requires alteration of a noun stem.

Question 27

What is the feminine form of "instituteur" (teacher)?

Answer 27

institutrice When forming the feminine, the -teur ending becomes -trice. Careful! Forming the feminine requires alteration of a noun stem.

Question 28

The feminine form of "veuf" (widower) is...

Answer 28

veuve When forming the feminine, the -f ending becomes -ve. Careful! Forming the feminine requires alteration of a noun stem.

Question 29

State the feminine form of "époux" (spouse).

Answer 29

éspouse When forming the feminine, the -x ending becomes -se. Careful! Forming the feminine requires alteration of a noun stem.

Question 30

When feminine, "jumeau" (twin) is...

Answer 30

jumelle When forming the feminine, the -eau ending becomes -elle. Careful! Forming the feminine requires alteration of a noun stem.

Question 31

Turn "chat" feminine.

Answer 31

chatte When forming the feminine, the -t ending becomes -tte. Careful! Forming the feminine requires alteration of a noun stem.

Question 32

*What is the feminine form of "écolier" (schoolboy)?

Answer 32

écolière When forming the feminine, the -er/-ier ending becomes -ière. Careful! Forming the feminine requires alteration of a noun stem.

Question 33

Turn "le duc" (duke) feminine.

Answer 33

la duchesse Many nouns designating titles and professions become feminine by changing the ending to -esse.

Question 34

What is the feminine form of "l'héros" (hero)?

Answer 34

l'héroïne Many nouns designating titles and professions become feminine by changing the ending to -ïne.

Question 35

The feminine form of "l'acteur" (actor) is...

Answer 35

l'actrice Many nouns designating titles and professions become feminine by changing the ending to -trice.

Question 36

State the feminine form of "le poète" (poet).

Answer 36

la poétesse Many nouns designating titles and professions become feminine by changing the ending to -esse.

Question 37

*-teuse

Question 38

Pluralize "livre."

Answer 38

livres Nouns usually become plural by adding an -s.

Question 39

What's the plural form of "page"?

Answer 39

pages Nouns usually become plural by adding an -s.

Question 40

State the plural form of "jeu" (game).

Answer 40

jeux (games) Nouns ending in -eu add -x to the end when becoming plural.

Question 41

Make "tableau" (picture) plural.

Answer 41

tableaux (pictures) Nouns ending in -eau add -x to the end when becoming plural.

Question 42

Turn "noyau" (kernel) plural.

Answer 42

noyaux (kernels) Nouns ending in -au add -x to the end when becoming plural.

Question 43

What's the plural form of "journal" (newspaper)?

Answer 43

journaux (newspapers) Nouns ending in -al change -al to -aux when pluralized.

Question 44

Pluralize "travail" (work).

Answer 44

travaux (works) Nouns ending in -ail change -ail to -aux when pluralized.

Question 45

List the five nouns that are always plural.

Answer 45

- les environs (surroundings) - les biens (belongings) - les annales (annals) - les lunnettes (glasses) - les fers (shackles)

Question 46

What six types of nouns are always singular?

Answer 46

- proper names - corners of the earth and unique things (e.g., west, horizon, sun) - matters, materials, and precious metals (e.g., milk, coal, gold) - abstract conceptions and human qualities (e.g., joy, existence) - collective nouns (e.g., youth, nation, money) - some nouns that usually have the suffix -ism/names of sciences, religions, fields (e.g., Buddhism, logic, impressionism, medicine)