Grades 2–4
Le or La? Animal Words
Every French noun is masculine or feminine. Write le or la in front of each animal word.
French worksheet · Animals
Name the Animals in French
Write the French name under each farm and zoo animal with the word bank.
- Grade level
- Grades 1–2
- Time
- About 15 minutes
- Topic
- Animals
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Naming pets, farm, zoo and sea animals, Learning each animal word with le or la, Finding French words in a puzzle
What kids do
Printed on the sheet:
- Write the French name of each animal.
Words on this sheet
la poulele tigrel’éléphantle coqle lionle singe
Teacher tip
Make each animal sound before kids write the name. Point out that le coq says cocorico in French.
How to use it
- Sort the animals by where they live before the sheet.
- Show each cartoon animal, say its name and make the animal sound.
- Say every French word out loud and have kids echo it before they read or write it.
Watch for
Forgetting l’ before a vowel: l’éléphant, l’hippocampe.
Talk about it
- Is it le lion or la lion?
- Is this word masculine or feminine? How can you tell?
Take it further
Have kids draw a zoo and label every animal.
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