Starter quiz
- Which words have the [(a)in] sound?
- vingt ✓
- pain ✓
- sapin ✓
- content
- absent
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Choose the correct meaning.- train
- main ✓
- vingt
- matin
- lapin
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- Which of the following is the two times table in French?
- deux, trois, cinq, sept
- deux, quatre, six, dix
- deux, quatre, six, huit ✓
- trois, cinq, sept, neuf
- deux, trois, quatrcinq
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- Choose the masculine nouns.
- un livre ✓
- une peluche
- une orange
- une exercise
- un cahier ✓
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- How do you say 'some books' in French?
- 'des livres' ✓
Answer the question: Il y a combien de chats?- 'Il y a trois chats' ✓
Exit quiz
- Which of the following words has both an oral and a nasal vowel sound?
- main
- ami
- africain ✓
- train
- animal
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- Which of the following are in the correct order?
- trois, quatre, six, cinq, sept
- trois, quatre, cinq, sept, six
- trois, cinq, quatre, six, sept
- trois, quatre, cinq, six, sept ✓
- trois, sept, quatre, six, cinq
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- Make this noun plural: crayon
- 'crayons' ✓
- Choose the correct translation: some cats
- deux chats
- un chat
- des chats ✓
- des chiens
- un chien
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Answer the question: Il y a combien d'enfants ?- 'Il y a cinq enfants.' ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- The sound-symbol correspondence [(a)in] is a nasal sound; the vowel [a] is an oral sound.
- 'Il y a' means both there is and there are.
- Adding -s to nouns makes them plural.
Common misconception
The 's' is pronounced at the end of plural nouns in French.
The 's' is not pronounced at the end of plural nouns in French, it is an SFC, a silent final consonant.
Keywords
[(a)in] - pronounced as in 'train'
Nasal vowel - a sound produced by air passing through both the nose and mouth
Des - plural indefinite article meaning some
Combien de - interrogative adverb meaning how much or how many
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