This introduction covers Adjective Agreement — L'accord des adjectifs within Adjective agreement and position for GCSE French. Revise Adjective agreement and position in Core Grammar Toolkit for GCSE French with 15 exam-style questions and 15 flashcards. This topic shows up very often in GCSE exams, so students should be able to explain it clearly, not just recognise the term. It is section 1 of 7 in this topic. Use this introduction to connect the idea to the wider topic before moving on to questions and flashcards.
🎨 Adjective Agreement — L'accord des adjectifs
In French, adjectives don't just describe nouns — they mirror them. Every adjective must match the noun it describes in both gender and number, and placing it in the wrong position can actually change its meaning entirely. Get adjective agreement right and your writing instantly sounds more fluent, earning those crucial AO2 accuracy marks.
Practice questions for Adjective agreement and position
Which ending do you add to most adjectives to make them feminine?
Where do most French adjectives go relative to the noun?
Quick recall flashcards
mauvais(e)
bad -- goes BEFORE the noun (BAGS). un mauvais resultat (a bad result), une mauvaise idee (a bad idea). Feminine adds -e only.
bon --> feminine form?
bonne (good). The consonant doubles before adding -e. Same pattern: ancien --> ancienne (old/former), italien --> italienne (Italian).