Starter quiz
- Match the different parts of the verb 'boire' - to drink.
- je bois⇔i drink ✓
- tu bois⇔you (s) drink ✓
- il/elle boit⇔he/she drinks ✓
- nous buvons⇔we drink ✓
- vous buvez⇔you (pl) drink ✓
- ils/elles boivent⇔they drink ✓
- What is an uncountable noun?
- A noun which is too big to count.
- A noun which cannot be counted, only measured, e.g. (some) music, (1kg) rice. ✓
- A noun which is too small to count.
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- Put the words below into a sentence which means, 'There isn't any milk in the tea.'
- 1⇔Il
- 2⇔n'y a
- 3⇔pas
- 4⇔de
- 5⇔lait
- 6⇔dans
- 7⇔le thé
- Which sentence means; 'There isn't any meat in the recipe'?
- Il n'y a pas de pain dans la recette.
- Il y a du lait dans la recette.
- Il n'y a pas de viande dans la recette. ✓
- Il n'y a pas de fromage dans la recette.
- Il y a de la viande dans la recette.
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- Which is the odd one out?
- mille ✓
- famille
- cheville
- fille
- grille
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- What word fills the gap? All of these nouns are ______ : rice, music, sand, water.
- 'uncountable' ✓
Exit quiz
- Match the French and the English verbs.
- boire⇔to drink, drinking ✓
- gagner⇔to earn, earning ✓
- gerer⇔to manage, managing ✓
- partager⇔to share, sharing ✓
- manger⇔to eat, eating ✓
- acheter⇔to buy, buying ✓
- Match the French and the English .
- l'eau⇔water ✓
- la viande⇔meat ✓
- le lait⇔milk ✓
- le café⇔coffee ✓
- le thé⇔tea ✓
- les oranges⇔oranges ✓
- Which is the correct French for 'I eat a kilo of bread.'?
- Je mange un kilo du pain.
- Je mange un kilo de la pain.
- Je mange un kilo de l' pain.
- Je mange un kilo du pain.
- Je mange un kilo de pain. ✓
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- Which three words have the same sound for 'll' as 'famille'?
- vanille ✓
- mille
- fille ✓
- juillet ✓
- ville
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- If you want to ask someone if they like bread, what would you say?
- 'Tu aimes le pain?' ✓
- Put the sentences into the correct order to translate this passage. Noura wants to share her dinner. Noura gives some fish to Apollon. But Apollon is a dog. Dogs prefer meat. Cats prefer fish.
- 1⇔Noura veut partager son diner.
- 2⇔Noura donne du poisson à Apollon.
- 3⇔Mais Apollon est un chien.
- 4⇔Les chiens préfèrent la viande.
- 5⇔Les chats préfèrent le poisson.
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Key learning points
- [ill/ille] sounds like 'famille' with some exceptions (mille/Lille/tranquille/ville).
- Double 'l' after any other vowel is pronounced like a normal 'l' e.g. 'salle'.
- Change the partitive article (du/de la/de l') to de/d' after quantity expressions and negatives.
- Articles can't be omitted like in English. Use the definite article with specific nouns/giving opinions.
- Use the partitive article for non-specific and uncountable nouns.
Common misconception
Articles can be missed out in French like in English.
Articles can't be omitted in French. Use the definite article with specific nouns/giving opinions and the partitive article with uncountable and non-specific nouns.
Keywords
[ill/ille] - pronounced as in 'fille'
Partitive article - refers to parts of things; often means 'some' in English
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