Grades 3–5
The Verb Être (To Be)
Fill in the six forms of être, then finish each sentence with the right form.
French worksheet · First French grammar
Un or Une?
Un goes with masculine words and une with feminine words. Circle the right one for ten nouns.
- Grade level
- Grades 2–4
- Time
- About 15 minutes
- Topic
- First French grammar
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Choosing un or une, Using the verbs être and avoir, Adding -er verb endings, Making adjectives match the noun
What kids do
Printed on the sheet:
- Un and une both mean “a” or “an”. Use un with a masculine word and une with a feminine word.
- Circle un or une.
Teacher tip
Teach kids to say every new noun with its article, so une maison sounds right and un maison sounds wrong.
How to use it
- Write the forms of the verb on the board and chant them together.
- Color-code masculine and feminine nouns all week.
- Say every French word out loud and have kids echo it before they read or write it.
Watch for
Adding -s to gris or -e to rouge. Words that already end in that letter stay the same.
Talk about it
- How do you know a word is feminine?
- How do you say that in French?
Take it further
Play a game where one child names a noun and the next adds a matching adjective.
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Regular -er Verbs: Parler
Learn the endings of parler, then use them to write the right form of six more -er verbs.
Grades 4–5
Adjectives That Match
French adjectives change to match the noun. Write each adjective with the right ending.
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