What someone does: 'faire' singular persons | French | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

Starter quiz

Which of these adjectives change in their feminine form?
- cher ✓
- moderne
- rapide
- grand ✓
What is the best translation of 'voici'?
- here is, here are ✓
- here it is
- here you are
- here
- here's
Match the forms of 'être' to their English translations.
- être
  
  ⇔
  
  to be, being ✓
- je suis
  
  ⇔
  
  I am, I am being ✓
- tu es
  
  ⇔
  
  you are, you are being ✓
- il est
  
  ⇔
  
  he is, he is being ✓
- elle est
  
  ⇔
  
  she is, she is being ✓
What is the correct translation of 'avoir'?
- to be, being
- to have, having ✓
- to do, doing
- to read, reading
- to listen, listening
To make a noun plural in French, add the letter ______.
- 's' ✓
What information would you give if somebody asked you the question 'Comment ça s'écrit ?'?
- your name
- your age
- your date of birth
- the spelling of a word ✓
- your address

Which of these words can help you to practise [ê/è]?
- activité
- tête ✓
- vélo
- ménage
- frère ✓
Match each of these phrases to their English meanings.
- tu fais la cuisine
  
  ⇔
  
  you are doing cooking ✓
- tu as le modèle
  
  ⇔
  
  you have the model ✓
- tu as les devoirs
  
  ⇔
  
  you have homework ✓
- tu fais le ménage
  
  ⇔
  
  you do housework ✓
- tu as une activité
  
  ⇔
  
  you have an activity ✓
- tu fais une activité
  
  ⇔
  
  you are doing an activity ✓
Which phonics rule means that 'fais' and 'fait' are pronounced the same way?
- Silent Final 'e' (SFe)
- Silent Final Consonant (SFC) ✓
- liaison
Match these French words to their English meanings.
- ça
  
  ⇔
  
  that ✓
- oui
  
  ⇔
  
  yes ✓
- d'accord
  
  ⇔
  
  okay, alright ✓
- non
  
  ⇔
  
  no ✓
- courses
  
  ⇔
  
  food shopping ✓
- livre
  
  ⇔
  
  book ✓
What does the question word 'qui ?' mean in English?
- 'who' ✓
Fill in the gap in the following sentence with the correct definite article: 'Il fait ______ lit.'
- 'le' ✓

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Use 'je fais' for I do/make, 'tu fais' for you do/make, 'il fait' for he does/makes, 'elle fait' for she does/makes.
Use definite articles le, la, les, l' after the verb 'faire' to describe everyday activities e.g. 'il fait les courses'.
'C'est qui ?' means 'Who is it?' and 'C'est quoi ?' means 'What is it?'.
[ê/è] sounds like 'tête', [é] sounds like 'écrire'.

The singular forms of the verb 'faire' are spelled the same way because they are pronounced the same way.

The singular forms of the verb 'faire' are spelled differently, but sound the same because the 's' and 't' are silent final consonants (SFC).