What this page helps you practise
You train quick article selection and learn to associate without thinking about it. That automaticity is the goal: in conversations there is no time to apply a grammar rule.
Train articles with targeted exercises for nouns and common patterns. Build practical french skills at your own pace.
Articles are one of the hardest aspects of languages like German, French, Spanish and Italian. The article sprint gives you repeated targeted practice to develop intuition — because memory rules alone are not enough for automatic use.
Start with vocabulary, add sentence building or verbs, then finish with a game or dialogue page for active recall.
You train quick article selection and learn to associate without thinking about it. That automaticity is the goal: in conversations there is no time to apply a grammar rule.
Practise articles in parallel with vocabulary: learn each new noun together with its article. Use the sprint as a periodic test of how well that association has been established.
Combine the article sprint with vocabulary practice. Always learn words including the article (e.g. "das Haus", not just "Haus") and test yourself with the sprint afterwards.
French has grammatical gender (masculin/féminin) for every noun, just like German. Always learn each new word with its article (le or la). Pay attention to accents (é, è, ê) which determine pronunciation.
30 example words from the "Dagelijks Leven" category. The interactive exercise above covers all levels from A1 to C1.
| French | Dutch |
|---|---|
| la chambre | de slaapkamer |
| la salle de bains | de badkamer |
| la cuisine | de keuken |
| le salon | de woonkamer |
| le jardin | de tuin |
| la porte | de deur |
| la fenêtre | het raam |
| le lit | het bed |
| la table | de tafel |
| la chaise | de stoel |
| la mère | de moeder |
| le père | de vader |
| le frère | de broer |
| la sœur | de zus |
| le grand-père | de opa |
| la grand-mère | de oma |
| le fils | de zoon |
| la fille | de dochter |
| l'oncle | de oom |
| la tante | de tante |
| la tête | het hoofd |
| l'œil | het oog |
| le nez | de neus |
| la bouche | de mond |
| l'oreille | het oor |
| la main | de hand |
| le pied | de voet |
| la jambe | het been |
| le bras | de arm |
| le cœur | het hart |
| French | Dutch |
|---|---|
| le train | de trein |
| le bus | de bus |
| l'avion | het vliegtuig |
| la voiture | de auto |
| le vélo | de fiets |
| la moto | de motor |
| le taxi | de taxi |
| le bateau | het schip |
Pair this exercise with the pages below to build a stronger study path and a clearer internal link structure.
Who is french articles practice for? This page is useful for learners who want focused french practice in short sessions with direct feedback.
Can I use this exercise on mobile? Yes. The exercise pages are designed to run directly in a modern browser on desktop and mobile.
What should I practise after this page? A strong next step is to combine this page with vocabulary, sentence building, verbs or dialogue practice inside the same french hub.