French Possessive Adjectives Lesson + Exercises - Adjectifs Possessifs

Help students choose French possessive adjectives to match the nouns they describe. A reference chart and explanations lead into translation and sentence-completion practice, with answers for review.
Grades
Grades 7–10
Pages
4
File type
PDF
Answer key
Included

Updated Oct 10, 2021

Subject
Foreign Languages, French
Topic
French possessives, Adjectif possessif
Resource types
Worksheets
Answer key
Included

Product description

From the author

It's time to learn possessive adjectives, and since they're so different in French than in English, they can be tricky. I've put together a video in which I explain how to use possessive adjectives, how they are different than in English, and lots of examples.

The PDF you'll get is the same lesson, but in written form and with more examples and details. The reference chart, noun agreement and use of mon, ton and son before feminine nouns beginning with vowels are explained, and two exercises are included.

In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Students will select the correct French possessive adjective based on the grammatical gender and number of the noun possessed, not the gender of the possessor.

  • Students will apply the rule for possessive forms before vowels, using the masculine form before a feminine noun that begins with a vowel.

  • Students will translate 20 English possessive phrases into French and complete 10 fill-in-the-blank sentences in a hotel context.

Teaching tips

  • Watch the referenced companion video lesson before assigning the written exercises, as the file opens with 'Video lesson on possessive adjectives / Exercises below.'

  • Emphasize the gender-of-the-noun rule with the file's own example (a boy and a girl both say 'mon frère' because 'frère' is masculine) before students attempt the translation exercise.

  • Use the fill-in-the-blank hotel-context sentences as a check for application in context, separate from the more mechanical translation list.

Skills covered

  • Possessive-adjective selection by gender and number — students choose mon/ma/mes, ton/ta/tes, son/sa/ses, notre/nos, votre/vos, or leur/leurs to match the possessed noun.

  • Possessive forms before vowels — students use the masculine possessive form before feminine nouns starting with a vowel (e.g., 'mon amie').

  • Contextual translation — students translate 20 English possessive phrases and complete 10 hotel-themed fill-in-the-blank sentences in French.

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What do students practice after using the reference chart?

They translate possessive phrases from English into French and complete sentences set in a hotel. The answer key covers both activities.

Is the companion video included as a file?

The four-page PDF links to a video lesson. The written explanation, two exercises and their answer page are contained in the PDF.

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Concepts & topics

Core concepts

  • French grammar

  • Possessive adjectives

  • Gender agreement

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