Question

To say 'the' in French you use le, la, l' or les in front of the noun. Remember that in French every

noun has a gender. Objects are either masculine (m) or feminine (f) and are singular or plural.
A Put in the correct word for 'the' (le, la, l', les) in front of these nouns. They are all places
around a town.
Example: banque (f) La banque
......commerces (pl)
pharmacie (f)
toilettes (pl)
1
2
3
4
..... hôtel (m)
2
3
5.......... cinémas (pl)
..bowling (m)
gare (f)
parking (m)
6
7
8
5
6
7
8
B Here is a list of animals. Put the correct word for 'the' in front of the noun.
1.......... chienne (f)
9...
......serpents (pl)
araignée (f)
chat (m)
.... tortue (f)
.... éléphant (m)
..poissons (pl)
*******
9
...........canard (m)
10
10
11
12
**********
.rues (pl)
appartement (m)
*******
mouche (f)
cochons d'Inde (pl)
grenouille (f)
singe (m)

Answer 1

A.
1. Les commerces
2. La pharmacie
3. Les toilettes
4. L'hôtel
5. Les cinémas
6. Le bowling
7. La gare
8. Le parking

B.
1. La chienne
9. Les serpents
2. Le chat
10. Le canard
3. La tortue
11. La mouche
4. L'éléphant
12. Les cochons d'Inde
5. Les poissons
6. La grenouille
7. Le singe

Note: In French, the word "the" is not always translated as "le" (masculine singular), but can also be "la" (feminine singular), "l'" (used before a noun starting with a vowel or silent "h"), or "les" (plural). The correct form of "the" depends on the gender and number of the noun being referred to.