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In French, every noun has a gender: it’s either masculine or feminine. This affects the articles and adjectives you use. Can you match the right gender to each word? Solve this crossword to practise telling le from la and learn some essential French vocabulary along the way!
Grid
Fill in the grid: pick a square, read the clue and type your answer.
Clues
Across
- 0. To return or give back
- 3. Saliva
- 5. Old in feminine form
- 8. Not following standard gender rules
- 9. Word ending that often indicates gender
- 11. Another term for noun in grammar
- 12. White in feminine form
- 13. To fall
- 14. To take
Down
- 1. Not the same showing gender variation
- 2. Relating to singular form of words
- 4. To want
- 6. Verb form that agrees with subject
- 7. Word that introduces a noun
- 8. Word that does not change form
- 10. To speak
Answers
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Across
- 0. To return or give back → rendre
- 3. Saliva → salive
- 5. Old in feminine form → vieille
- 8. Not following standard gender rules → irregular
- 9. Word ending that often indicates gender → terminaison
- 11. Another term for noun in grammar → substantif
- 12. White in feminine form → blanche
- 13. To fall → tomber
- 14. To take → prendre
Down
- 1. Not the same showing gender variation → different
- 2. Relating to singular form of words → singulier
- 4. To want → vouloir
- 6. Verb form that agrees with subject → participe
- 7. Word that introduces a noun → determinant
- 8. Word that does not change form → invariable
- 10. To speak → parler
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