French vocabulary – Adjectives
Learn some Edexcel GCSE French adjectives from the table below. This is part 1 of 7 and it contains 30 adjectives. Read and listen carefully and check the translation.
(m) stands for masculine form and (f) stands for feminine form:
- actif (m) – Un enfant actif – An active child (un enfant) in French is masculine that’s why “actif” is in the masculine form.
- active (f) – Une personne active – An active person (une personne) in French is feminine that’s why “active” is in the feminine form.
Learn your Edexcel GCSE French adjectives - 1 to 30
Adjectifs en français (Adjectives in French) | Sons | Adjectifs en anglais (Adjectives in English) |
actif (m) | | active |
active (f) | | active |
pareil (m), pareille (f) | | alike, the same |
facile | | easy |
simple | | easy |
cher (m) / chère (f) | | expensive |
passionnant | | exciting |
excitant | | exciting |
juste | | fair |
célèbre | | famous |
fantastique | | fantastic |
à la mode | | fashionable |
rapide | | fast |
gros (m) | | fat |
grosse (f) | | fat |
favori (m) | | favourite |
favorite (f) | | favourite |
préféré (m) / préférée (f) | | favourite |
ancien (m) | | former |
ancienne (f) | | former |
gratuit | | free (at no cost) |
libre | | free (unoccupied, available) |
sympathique | | friendly |
effrayant | | frightening |
plein | full | |
amusant | | fun, amusing |
drôle | funny (comical) | |
marrant | | funny (comical) |
rigolo (m) | funny (comical) | |
rigolote (f) | | funny (comical) |
Activities and games to practise your French vocabulary
Dictation – French adjectives part 1
Practise the Edexcel adjectives part 1 with these audio flashcards.
Drag and drop – French adjectives part 1
Practise the Edexcel adjectives part 1 with these audio flashcards.
Word search – French adjectives part 1
Play a crossword game to practise your Edexcel adjectives part 1
Spelling Flashcards – French adjectives part 1
Practise the Edexcel adjectives part 1 with these spelling flashcards.
Audio Flashcards – French adjectives part 1
Practise the Edexcel adjectives part 1 with these audio flashcards.
Crossword – French adjectives part 1
Play a crossword game to practise your Edexcel adjectives part 1
Elsewhere on the web - BBC Bitesize
Check this BBC Bitesize lesson about adjectives for some extra help.
Next lesson
Learn 30 more Edexcel French adjectives in ‘Adjectives Part 2.’