Year 6 · Languages · Writing a paragraph · Lesson 2

Describing with adjectives

French adjective agreement (grand/grande, petit/petite, sportif/sportive, gentil/gentille, drôle), describing people, and describing a town with il y a and il n'y a pas de.

14-minute video lesson

Teaching, worked examples and 20 practice questions solved step by step.

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What your child will learn

Make adjectives agree
Describe yourself and others
Use il y a to describe a town
Use the negative il n'y a pas de

The method

Who?
m or f?
Agree.
il y a.

Key words: adjective agreement, masculine, feminine, il y a, ma ville.

Worked examples

The first three practice questions from the lesson, with every step.

Question 1

Feminine of ‘grand’?

Step 1: grand...

Answer: grande

Question 2

Feminine of ‘petit’?

Step 1: petit...

Answer: petite

Question 3

Feminine of ‘intelligent’?

Step 1: intelligent...

Answer: intelligente