French Candy Cane Adjective Match
A sweet Christmas grammar challenge! Match the noun on each falling candy cane with the correct adjective form on a gift box. Watch the gender and number, and save each candy cane before it disappears completely below the play area!
Match Gender and Number!
Read the noun and its article on each candy cane, then tap the adjective form that agrees with both its gender and number. The examples below show how to find the right ending.
LA MAISON → JOLIE · A feminine singular noun needs a feminine singular adjective. The candy cane pops, and the gift stays ready for the next match!
How French Adjectives Work
An adjective describes a person, animal, place or thing. For example, joli means “pretty,” propre means “clean,” and froid means “cold.” Choose the form that agrees with the noun’s gender and number.
Is the noun masculine or feminine? Does it name one thing (singular) or more than one (plural)? Learn French nouns with their gender.
1. Read the article and noun
Before a vowel or a silent h, le and la become l’: l’avion (masculine) and l’école (feminine). The article les is plural for both genders: les livres is masculine; les maisons is feminine. The noun’s gender still matters!
2. Match the adjective form
Many adjectives add -e for the feminine and -s for the plural. Here are the four forms of joli:
le livre est joli
the book is pretty
la maison est jolie
the house is pretty
les livres sont jolis
the books are pretty
les maisons sont jolies
the houses are pretty
3. Notice forms that stay the same
An adjective ending in -e often has the same spelling for both genders: propre / propre, then propres / propres. Some masculine forms also stay the same in the plural, such as frais / frais and vieux / vieux.
Identical adjective forms share one gift. For propre, there are two gifts: propre for singular nouns and propres for plural nouns of either gender.
4. Learn special feminine forms
blanc → blanche
white · masculine → femininevieux → vieille
old · masculine → femininesec → sèche
dry · masculine → femininefrais → fraîche
fresh / cool · masculine → feminineWord order can vary. Many French adjectives follow a noun, as in une chemise propre. Others normally come before it, as in une jolie maison. After a correct match, this game uses est (“is”) or sont (“are”) to show a complete example: la maison est jolie.
Each game starts with a random adjective from the 30-word library. It stays the same until the game ends. Match masculine, feminine, singular and plural nouns to the matching gifts. Play Again makes a new random choice.
Match the nouns and adjectives!
Tap a candy cane, then its matching adjective gift.