Practice with French vowels and verbs for the classroom | French

Starter quiz

Which of these countries is France?
What is the French word for this?
- midi
- cheval
- banane ✓
What is the French word for this?
- banane
- midi ✓
- cheval
What is the French word for this?
- cheval ✓
- banane
- midi
Match these French words to their English translations.
- moto
  
  ⇔
  
  motorbike ✓
- univers
  
  ⇔
  
  universe ✓
- publique
  
  ⇔
  
  public ✓
- nature
  
  ⇔
  
  nature ✓
- culture
  
  ⇔
  
  culture ✓
- adulte
  
  ⇔
  
  adult ✓

Exit quiz

Complete the following line of this song: '[e], [e], [e] [e] [e] __________.'
- papa va à la cabane
- le cheval y va aussi ✓
- on y va à midi
- la moto est perdue
Complete the following line of this song: [o], [o], [u] [u] [u] __________.
- papa va à la cabane
- le cheval y va aussi
- on y va à midi
- la moto est perdue ✓
What vowel sounds are in the word 'cheval'?
- [a] ✓
- [e] ✓
- [i]
- [o]
- [u]
Match each verb to its English meaning.
- écouter
  
  ⇔
  
  to listen ✓
- parler
  
  ⇔
  
  to speak ✓
- lire
  
  ⇔
  
  to read ✓
- écrire
  
  ⇔
  
  to write ✓
Match each French instruction to its English meaning.
- Écoute !
  
  ⇔
  
  Listen! ✓
- Parle !
  
  ⇔
  
  Speak! ✓
- Lis !
  
  ⇔
  
  Read! ✓
- Écris !
  
  ⇔
  
  Write! ✓
How do you say 'Read!' in French?
- 'Lis !' ✓

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Lesson Details

Key learning points

The French vowels [a], [e], [i], [o] and [u] can be practised by listening and distinguishing between the five sounds.
Knowledge of French sound-spelling correspondences can be strengthened by reading aloud short sentences.
Four important verbs to recognise and understand in the classroom are 'écouter', 'parler', 'lire', 'écrire'.

Common misconception

You read French in the same way as you read English.

French is pronounced, and therefore read, differently than English. This can be seen with the five vowel sounds which are pronounced and read differently in French and English.

Keywords

[o] - pronounced as in 'moto'
[u] - pronounced as in 'univers'
Verb - a word that communicates actions or states