French Adverbs, Superlatives, Comparatives, and Adjective Rules (and Paragraph)

An “-s” is added at the end for the plural

If the masculine form of the adjective ends in a silent “-e”

An “-e” is usually added for the feminine form (and the plural adds an “-s” to the end)

If the masculine singular form of the adjective DOES NOT end in a silent “-e”

The consonant is usually doubled before adding an “-e” to make it feminine

If the masculine form of an adjective ends in “-l”, “-n”, or “-s”

That “-x” changes to “-se” in the feminine form

If the masculine form of an adjective ends in “-x”

Change “-f” to ‘-ve” to make it feminine

If the masculine form of an adjective ends in “-f”

“-er” is changed to “-ère” to make it feminine

If the masculine form of an adjective ends in “-er”

Change “-al” to “-aux for the plural

If the masculine form of an adjective ends in “-al”

Change “-au” to “-x” for the plural

If the masculine form of an adjective ends in “-au”

Keep the “-s” the same for the plural

If the masculine form of an adjective ends in “-s”

Keep the “-x” the same for the plural

If the masculine form of an adjective ends in “-x”

Beauty, Rank (1st, 2nd, etc), Age, Goodness, Size

What kinds of adjectives are placed before the noun?

Le, la, or les (plus or moins) placed before an adjective

Superlatives

Using “plus..que”, “moins…que”, or “aussi…que”

Comparatives

meilleur(e)(s)

better

pire

worse

Right after the verb modified

Where are adverbs placed (verb)?

Before the adjective/past participle/adverb modified

Where are adverbs placed (other)?

Heir, demain, la veille, le lendemain

Adverbs that apear at the beginning or end of a sentence

Très and si

Adverbs that modify adjectives or other adverbs

Take the feminine form of a masculine adjective whose masculine form ends in a consonant or a vowel and add “-ment” to it

How to form a majority of adverbs?

Drop “-nt” and add in “-mment”

If the adjective ends in “-ent” or “-ant”

Adjectives that end in “-lent”

What is the exception for the “-ent” or “-ant” adverb forming rule?

Dans ma cuisine, nous avons une grande table à la droite des comptoirs. Il y a quatre chaises en bois marron et un banc en bois marron à la table. Passez la table, ma mère a ses nouvelles plantes vertes. Les fenêtres rendent la pièce lumineuse pendant la journée. Les belles fleurs dans un vase au comptoir sont à côté d’une vieille pomme. Sur le comptoir de l'île, mes parents font leur café dans leur petite presse française.

Write a descriptive paragraph of a room in your house using a variety of adjectives ( the adjective must be placed next to the noun it describes)