Practice exercises for French articles worksheet - Free Printable

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Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with definite articles *le, la, l’, les*

Definite articles in French:
- le – used before masculine singular nouns
- la – used before feminine singular nouns
- l’ – used before nouns that start with a vowel or silent 'h' (contracted form of *le* or *la*)
- les – used before plural nouns (regardless of gender)

Now let’s go through each word:

1. voiture – feminine singular → la voiture
2. frère – masculine singular → le frère
3. écoles – plural (feminine) → les écoles
4. oncle – masculine singular → l’oncle (starts with vowel sound "o", so use l’)
5. horloges – plural (feminine) → les horloges
6. père – masculine singular → le père
7. mère – feminine singular → la mère
8. amie – feminine singular → l'amie (starts with vowel sound "a", so l’)
9. fille – feminine singular → la fille
10. roi – masculine singular → le roi
11. école – feminine singular → l’école (starts with vowel sound "e", so l’)

✔ Exercise 1 Answers:
1. la voiture
2. le frère
3. les écoles
4. l’ oncle
5. les horloges
6. le père
7. la mère
8. l’ amie
9. la fille
10. le roi
11. l’ école

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Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks with indefinite articles *un, une*

Indefinite articles in French:
- un – masculine singular
- une – feminine singular

Now look at the images:

1. règle – This is a feminine noun (ends in -e, and it’s a ruler).
→ So we use une règle

2. livre – This is a masculine noun (book).
→ So we use un livre

✔ Exercise 2 Answers:
1. une règle
2. un livre

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✔ Final Answer Summary:

#### Exercise 1:
1. la
2. le
3. les
4. l’
5. les
6. le
7. la
8. l’
9. la
10. le
11. l’

#### Exercise 2:
1. une
2. un

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🔍 Explanation:

- Definite articles are used when referring to specific or known things (like "the car", "the school").
- Indefinite articles are used for general or unspecified things (like "a ruler", "a book").
- Gender and number matter: masculine/feminine and singular/plural.
- L’ is used before words starting with a vowel or silent ‘h’ to avoid pronunciation issues.

This exercise helps reinforce basic French article usage based on gender and number!