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Match the French -er verbs to the English.
- regarder
  
  ⇔
  
  to watch, watching ✓
- marcher
  
  ⇔
  
  to walk, walking ✓
- préparer
  
  ⇔
  
  to prepare, preparing ✓
- aller
  
  ⇔
  
  to go, going ✓
- manger
  
  ⇔
  
  to eat, eating ✓
- travailler
  
  ⇔
  
  to work, working ✓
Which of the following verbs are in their 'nous' form?
- regardons ✓
- marcher
- vais
- travaillons ✓
- préparons ✓
What do au, à la, à l' and aux all mean in English?
- for the
- at the ✓
- to the ✓
- with the
Which of the following nouns are masculine?
- aéroport ✓
- hôtel ✓
- caisse
- magasin ✓
- cinéma ✓
Which of the following nouns are feminine?
- île ✓
- parc
- collège
- café
- monde
Choose the correct preposition for each noun.
- au
  
  ⇔
  
  parc ✓
- à la
  
  ⇔
  
  caisse ✓
- à l'
  
  ⇔
  
  aéroport ✓
- aux
  
  ⇔
  
  hôtels ✓

Match the singular forms of the verb 'aller' to the English.
- je vais
  
  ⇔
  
  I go, I am going ✓
- tu vas
  
  ⇔
  
  you go, you are going ✓
- il va
  
  ⇔
  
  he goes, he is going ✓
- elle va
  
  ⇔
  
  she goes, she is going ✓
Match the question words in French and English.
- qui ?
  
  ⇔
  
  who? ✓
- où ?
  
  ⇔
  
  where? ✓
- quand ?
  
  ⇔
  
  when? ✓
- quoi ?
  
  ⇔
  
  what? ✓
- comment ?
  
  ⇔
  
  how? ✓
In which phrases will 'aux' sound different to 'au' due to the rule of liaison?
- aux États-Unis ✓
- aux parcs
- aux caisses
- aux frères
- aux îles ✓
Match the English to the French.
- Where are you going?
  
  ⇔
  
  Tu vas où ? ✓
- When are you going?
  
  ⇔
  
  Tu vas quand ? ✓
- How are you going?
  
  ⇔
  
  Tu vas comment ? ✓
- When is he going?
  
  ⇔
  
  Il va quand ? ✓
- Where is he going?
  
  ⇔
  
  Il va où ? ✓
- How is he going?
  
  ⇔
  
  Il va comment ? ✓
Pick a suitable response for this question: Tu vas où ?
- Je vais aujourd'hui.
- Tu vas aux États-Unis.
- Je vais en avion.
- Je vais aux États-Unis. ✓
- Il va au collège.
Pick a suitable question for this response: Elle va souvent au collège en voiture.
- Tu vas au collège comment ?
- Elle va au collège quand ?
- Elle va au collège comment ? ✓
- Il va où ?
- Je vais au collège comment ?

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Vocabulary should be practised little and often if you want to remember it.
'Aux' means 'to the' for masculine and feminine plural nouns, 'au' means the same for singular masculine nouns.
'Aux' sounds like 'au' unless it is followed by a vowel or an 'h', when the 'x' would be pronounced like 'z' in English.
We can ask intonation questions with questions words like 'où ?' in French, they go after the verb in the sentence.
When writing in French, it is useful to use refernce resources to personalise or add a touch of flair to our work.

'Au' can be used before masculine singular and plural nouns to mean 'to the' and 'at the'.

'Au' can only be used before masculine singular nouns to mean 'to the' and 'at the', 'aux' needs to be used before masculine/feminine plural nouns.

Au - preposition 'à' meaning 'to' and 'at' combined with 'le' to mean 'to the' and 'at the'
Aux - preposition 'à' meaning 'to' and 'at', combined with 'les' to mean 'to the' and 'at the'
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