Starter quiz
- Choose the words with the [(e)au] sound.
- peau ✓
- haute ✓
- caser
- seau ✓
- jeune
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- Put the following nouns in order of masculine noun (1), feminine noun (2), plural noun (3).
- 1⇔un ordinateur
- 2⇔une gomme
- 3⇔des maisons
- What does 'avoir' mean?
- to be, being
- to watch, watching
- to prefer, preferring
- to close, closing
- to have, having ✓
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- Match the French and the English.
- j'ai⇔I have ✓
- tu as⇔you have (singular) ✓
- il a⇔he has ✓
- elle a⇔she has ✓
- nous avons⇔we have ✓
- vous avez⇔you have (plural) ✓
- Which of the parts of 'avoir' use a liaison?
- j'ai
- tu as
- il, elle a
- nous avons ✓
- vous avez ✓
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- Translate the sentence into English: 'Vous avez des chemises.'
- 'You have some shirts.' ✓
Exit quiz
- What is a cognate?
- A word that looks and sounds different in English and French.
- A word that looks and sounds similar in English and French. ✓
- A word that looks similar in English and French, but has different meanings.
- A word that exists only in English and not in French.
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- Match the French and the English.
- très⇔very ✓
- aussi⇔also ✓
- pour⇔for ✓
- dans⇔in ✓
- de⇔of ✓
- ici⇔here ✓
- Fill in the gap with the correct word: La soeur ______ Sophie est amusante.
- très
- aussi
- pour
- dans
- de ✓
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- Which of the following phrases have a liaison?
- ils ont ✓
- elles sont
- nous avons ✓
- tu as
- vous êtes ✓
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- How do you say 'they have' when referring to a group of girls, in French?
- 'elles ont' ✓
- How do you say 'they have' when referring to a group of boys and girls, in French?
- 'ils ont' ✓
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Key learning points
- A cognate is a word that looks and sounds the same, or similar, in English and French.
- 'Ils ont' and 'elles ont' are the 3rd person plural of the verb 'avoir', 'to have, having'.
- 'Ils ont' and 'elles ont' have a liasion; the -s in 'ils' and 'elles' is pronounced as 'z' as it is followed by a vowel.
- The 's' in 'ils ont' and 'elles ont' ('z') is pronounced differently to the 's' in 'ils sont' and 'elles sont' ('s').
- Reading a longer passage can help practise and consolidate previously learnt and newly acquired vocabulary and grammar.
Common misconception
The 's' in the liaison of 'ils ont' and 'elles ont' is pronounced like an English 's'.
The 's' in the liaison of 'ils ont' and 'elles ont' is pronounced like an English 'z'. This is distinguishable to 'ils sont' and 'elles sont' which have the pronounciation of an English 's' (no liaison).
Keywords
Cognate - words with the same meaning and same or similar spelling in English and French
Avoir - French verb meaning ‘to have’
Ils ont - part of 'avoir', meaning ‘they have’ (mpl, mfpl)
Elles ont - part of 'avoir', meaning 'they have' (fpl)
Liaison - pronouncing a usually silent final consonant when followed by a vowel
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