Mastering French Noun Plurals

This video tutorial explains how to form the plural of nouns in French. It covers the basic rule of adding an 's' to most nouns, highlights exceptions for nouns ending in s, x, z, and l, and discusses special cases for nouns ending in AU, EU, and O. The video also addresses irregular plural forms and concludes with a prompt for further learning about gender and feminine forms of nouns.

What is the general rule for forming the plural of nouns in French?

• Double the last letter

• Change the last letter to 'E'

• Add an 'X' at the end of the noun

• Add an 'S' at the end of the noun

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CCSS.L.11-12.4B

CCSS.L.9-10.4B

CCSS.L.K.4B

CCSS.RF.1.3F

How is the plural form of a noun ending in 'S' in French?

• Change 'S' to 'Z'

• It remains the same

• Add an 'X' at the end

• Add an 'S' at the end

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CCSS.L.11-12.4B

CCSS.L.9-10.4B

CCSS.L.K.4B

CCSS.RF.1.3F

Which of the following endings does not change in the plural form?

• EU

• AU

• AL

• S

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CCSS.L.11-12.4B

CCSS.L.9-10.4B

CCSS.L.K.4B

CCSS.RF.1.3F

How do you form the plural of a noun ending in 'AL'?

• Add 'S' at the end

• Change 'AL' to 'AUX'

• Add 'X' at the end

• Change 'AL' to 'ALS'

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CCSS.L.11-12.4B

CCSS.L.9-10.4B

CCSS.L.K.4B

CCSS.RF.1.3F

What is the plural form of 'animal' in French?

• animauxs

• animals

• animaux

• animales

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CCSS.L.2.1B

CCSS.L.3.1B

Which of the following endings usually requires adding an 'X' to form the plural?

• OU

• AL

• EAU

• S

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CCSS.L.11-12.4B

CCSS.L.9-10.4B

CCSS.L.K.4B

CCSS.RF.1.3F

What is the plural form of 'neveu' (nephew) in French?

• neveus

• neveux

• neveaux

• neveauxs

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CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

How do you form the plural of a noun ending in 'OU'?

• Add 'S' at the end

• Add 'X' at the end

• Change 'OU' to 'OUX'

• Change 'OU' to 'OUS'

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CCSS.L.11-12.4B

CCSS.L.9-10.4B

CCSS.L.K.4B

CCSS.RF.1.3F

Which of the following nouns has a completely different plural form?

• oeil (eye)

• neveu

• chou (cabbage)

• animal

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CCSS.L.2.1B

CCSS.L.3.1B

Where can you learn more about the gender of nouns and making nouns feminine in French?

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• In the next video

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CCSS.L.3.1A