Where is that? prepositions with 'de' | French | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

Starter quiz

Match the English to the French.
- saison
  
  ⇔
  
  season ✓
- printemps
  
  ⇔
  
  spring ✓
- été
  
  ⇔
  
  summer ✓
- hiver
  
  ⇔
  
  winter ✓
- automne
  
  ⇔
  
  autumn ✓
What's the French for 'fifteen'?
- cinq
- quatorze
- quinze ✓
- seize
- vingt
Match the infinitives in French and English.
- devoir
  
  ⇔
  
  to have to ✓
- pouvoir
  
  ⇔
  
  to be able to ✓
- frapper
  
  ⇔
  
  to hit ✓
- savoir
  
  ⇔
  
  to know (how to) ✓
- jouer
  
  ⇔
  
  to play ✓
- ressembler à
  
  ⇔
  
  to look like ✓
Tick any correct meanings of 'de'.
- from ✓
- and
- on
- of ✓
- when
Order the sentence 'He is showing a photo of his family' in French.
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  il
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  montre
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  une
- 4
  
  ⇔
  
  photo
- 5
  
  ⇔
  
  de
- 6
  
  ⇔
  
  sa
- 7
  
  ⇔
  
  famille
What's the French phrase that means 'there was'?
- 'il y avait' ✓

Exit quiz

Tick any words containing the hard [s].
- chemise ✓
- sept
- organiser ✓
- mars
- dessert
Match the prepositions in French and English.
- loin de
  
  ⇔
  
  far from ✓
- près de
  
  ⇔
  
  near ✓
- à droite de
  
  ⇔
  
  to the right of ✓
- à gauche de
  
  ⇔
  
  to the left of ✓
- à côté de
  
  ⇔
  
  next to ✓
- entre
  
  ⇔
  
  between ✓
What does 'si' mean in English?
- or
- by
- if ✓
- each
- last
Order the sentence 'the shop is near the church' in French.
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  le
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  magasin
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  est
- 4
  
  ⇔
  
  près
- 5
  
  ⇔
  
  de
- 6
  
  ⇔
  
  l'
- 7
  
  ⇔
  
  église
Fill in the missing word in the sentence 'Le chat est loin ______ jardin'.
- 'du' ✓
What's the French word for 'during'?
- 'pendant' ✓

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Key learning points

[s] sounds like maison
There are two 's' sounds in French. Use the hard 's' between 2 vowels and soft 's' in other words.
The preposition 'de' can mean 'of', 'from' and sometimes it's not translated at all.
'De' changes before the definite article; use 'du' for masculine nouns, 'de la' for feminine and 'de l'' before vowels.

Common misconception

The sound 's' is always pronounced the same in French.

There are two 's' sounds, the hard 's' sound which sounds like a 'z', found between two vowels, including in liaisons and the soft 's' found in other words, often at the beginning, of words, between consonants and as a double 's'.

Keywords

[s] - pronounced as in 'maison'
Preposition - a word that is used before a noun, a noun phrase, or a pronoun, connecting it to another word