Stage 2 · A1+–A2

Level A1+–A2

Agreement of simple colour adjectives — practise and choose the right form

Agreement of simple colour adjectives: progressive explanation, topic-specific examples, guided exercises and a corrected assessment.

Duration: 25 minPrerequisites: accord-adjectif-couleur-repererPass mark: 80%

1. Objective

By the end, you will manipulate forms related to “Agreement of simple colour adjectives” without copying the model.

2. Discover

Take two “Agreement of simple colour adjectives” examples and change one element at a time.

3. Understand

To understand “Agreement of simple colour adjectives”, start from the examples rather than an abstract definition. Look at the noun with what surrounds it: determiner, gender/number marking and useful endings.

une robe rougedes robes rougesun pull bleudes pulls bleusune voiture vertedes voitures vertes
Watch out

Check the determiner, gender and number of the noun before making agreement. A word ending alone is not enough to decide.

4. Guided practice

5. Independent practice

6. Write / speak

Say what you want to mean first, then express it with “Agreement of simple colour adjectives”. Read it again as if you were receiving it.

7. Check your learning

8. Remember

For accord des adjectifs de couleur simples, identify the context first, then the form carrying the useful information. Always check your answer in a complete sentence.

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9. Now I can…

  • I can recognise “Agreement of simple colour adjectives” in a new example.
  • I can justify my choice and create an example.