Stage 3 · A2
Irregular feminine forms
A complete lesson on “Irregular feminine forms” in French.
1. Objective
By the end, you will recognise and produce several common irregular or special feminine forms.
2. I discover
Compare: acteur/actrice; vendeur/vendeuse; sportif/sportive. Does the ending always change in the same way?
3. I understand
Some French feminine forms are not made by simply adding -e. Common patterns include acteur → actrice, vendeur → vendeuse, sportif → sportive, heureux → heureuse. Learn frequent patterns instead of adding one letter mechanically.
Do not force one rule onto every word. First identify the masculine ending pattern.
4. Guided practice
5. Independent practice
6. I write / I speak
Produce three new sentences that use the target feature precisely, then explain what you applied.
7. Check my learning
8. What I remember
Common patterns: -teur → -trice; -eur → -euse; -f → -ve; -eux → -euse. Check unfamiliar words in a dictionary.
9. Now I can…
- I can recognise the feature in a new example.
- I can reuse it in a meaningful sentence.
