Grammar
Year 6 · French
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Le or la? Masculine and feminine nouns in French
Is it le livre or la livre? Is maison masculine or feminine? A free KS2 French grammar game about le and la, with a printable game sheet.
Play Le or la? Masculine and feminine nouns in FrenchÊtre and avoir: to be and to have in French
Je suis or j’ai? Nous sommes or nous avons? A free KS2 French grammar game about être (to be) and avoir (to have), with a printable game sheet.
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Learning about grammar
In this Year 6 french collection, you can practise Le or la? Masculine and feminine nouns in French, Être and avoir: to be and to have in French. Choose a game above for a short activity, or explore the examples below before you play. The full guide for each game explains its controls, gives more examples and includes a free printable for practice away from the screen.
Talk it through
Practise a small set of words, return to them later, then use them in a phrase or exchange. Reading and matching are only part of learning a language: use a suitable spoken model and a conversation partner for pronunciation and listening practice.
Ask: “Can you use that word in a short phrase?” Give your child time to explain. Return to an example after playing and ask whether they would approach it differently.
Le or la? Masculine and feminine nouns in French
Every French noun is either masculine or feminine. Masculine nouns take ⟦fr|le⟧ (the) and ⟦fr|un⟧ (a); feminine nouns take ⟦fr|la⟧ (the) and une (a). This is one of the biggest differences from English, which uses “the” and “a” for everything. The National Curriculum asks Key Stage 2 pupils to understand masculine and feminine forms and how they differ from English.
Try an example: Is ⟦fr|maison⟧ (house) masculine or feminine?
You say ⟦fr|la maison⟧.
Show the answer
Feminine (⟦fr|la⟧).
What to look out for
Thinking every word ending in -e is feminine. ⟦fr|Le frère⟧, ⟦fr|le père⟧ and ⟦fr|le livre⟧ all end in -e and are masculine.
Read the full Le or la? Masculine and feminine nouns in French guide
Être and avoir: to be and to have in French
⟦fr|Être⟧ (to be) and ⟦fr|avoir⟧ (to have) are the two most important verbs in French. Children use them to describe themselves and others (⟦fr|je suis grand⟧, I am tall; ⟦fr|j’ai les yeux bleus⟧, I have blue eyes) and to say their age, which in French uses ⟦fr|avoir⟧: ⟦fr|j’ai dix ans⟧, literally “I have ten years”. Both verbs are irregular, so each form has to be learned.
Try an example: Which form of ⟦fr|être⟧ goes with ⟦fr|nous⟧?
Chant the verb: ⟦fr|je suis⟧, ⟦fr|tu es⟧, ⟦fr|il est⟧, ⟦fr|nous⟧…
Show the answer
⟦fr|Sommes⟧.
What to look out for
Saying ⟦fr|je suis dix⟧ ans. Age uses ⟦fr|avoir⟧ in French: ⟦fr|j’ai dix ans⟧.
Read the full Être and avoir: to be and to have in French guide
Practise away from the screen
- Label objects at home with sticky notes: ⟦fr|la porte⟧, ⟦fr|la fenêtre⟧, ⟦fr|le livre⟧.
- Chant ⟦fr|être⟧ and ⟦fr|avoir⟧ in the car or on the way to school.
Curriculum connections
These games support selected practice connected to Grammar in the National Curriculum in England. The programme groups requirements by key stage; the year shown here is our suggested practice placement. A game covers selected examples, rather than assessing every requirement.
Questions families ask
Where should we start with grammar?
Start with Le or la? Masculine and feminine nouns in French. Look at the worked example together, then try a round. If the task feels unfamiliar, use the full game guide or its free printable before trying again.
Does this cover everything taught at this level?
No. This collection brings together the games currently available for this learning area. It supports selected skills and does not replace the full programme of study or practical teaching.