Colours and Characteristics

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Description

• Colours and descriptions
• Helpful verb
• Grammar Point: adjective agreement
  

Colours and descriptions

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English	Images	French	Listen and Repeat	Write (r = response; f = first letter)
red		rouge		?
green		vert(e)		?
black		noir(e)		?
white		blanc/blanche		?
blue		bleu(e)		?
yellow		jaune		?
brown		marron(e)		?
gray		gris(e)		?
purple		violet(te)		?
big		grand(e)		?
small		petit(e)		?
good		bon, bonne		?
bad		mauvais(e)		?
nice, kind		gentil(le)		?
happy		content(e)		?
sad		triste		?
slow		lent(e)		?
fast		rapide		?

More information about colours and other adjectives can be found here. You can use the BonPatron Grammar Guide to test your knowledge on a wide variety of verbs and nouns.

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Helpful verb

être ("be"), e.g.:

être

Je suis content = "I am happy"

Le livre est rouge = "The book is red"

Tu es gentil = "You are nice"

Ils sont grands = "They are big"

On est triste = "We are sad".

 

 You can learn the full conjugation of these verbs here.

 

Conjugate être:

Grammar Point: adjective agreement

French adjectives change their form to agree with feminine and plural nouns, e.g.: Ma soeur est contente ("My sister is happy"), Les enfants sont prêts ("The children are ready"). You can find out more about adjectives here.

 

Exercises

Give the English equivalent:

Give the French equivalent:

Translate the following, then verify your grammar with BonPatron.com:

1. Laura is a good friend.

2. The walls of my bedroom are yellow.

3. My sister is angry when she has too much work.

4. I live with my parents in a big white house.

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