Where people go: 'à l'' and 'aux' | French | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

Starter quiz

Match the singular forms of the verb 'aller' in French to the English.
- je vais
  
  ⇔
  
  I go, am going ✓
- tu vas
  
  ⇔
  
  you (singular) go, are going ✓
- il va
  
  ⇔
  
  he goes, is going ✓
- elle va
  
  ⇔
  
  she goes, is going ✓
Complete the sentence. The e at the end of words in French is ______.
- 'silent' ✓
Which of the following nouns are masculine?
- maison
- parc ✓
- collège ✓
- problème ✓
- famille
Which one of these nouns is plural?
- l'enfant
- le film
- la partenaire
- les chiens ✓
Which of the following mean 'to the' or 'at the' in French?
- à
- au ✓
- à la ✓
In which of these sentences is the s in 'vais' and 'vas' pronounced like the English z?
- Je vais à la poste. ✓
- Tu vas demain.
- Je vais dehors.
- Tu vas au collège. ✓
- Je vais au magasin. ✓

Which of the following words has a SFe (Silent Final e) ?
- café
- centre ✓
- écoute ✓
- timide ✓
- onze ✓
Match the French to the English.
- l'hôtel
  
  ⇔
  
  the hotel ✓
- l'étranger
  
  ⇔
  
  abroad ✓
- l'aéroport
  
  ⇔
  
  the airport ✓
- l'université
  
  ⇔
  
  the university ✓
- l'ile
  
  ⇔
  
  the island ✓
- les États-Unis
  
  ⇔
  
  the United States ✓
Read the following sentences and match the correct halves of the English translation below. Je vais rarement à l'aéroport. Elle va souvent au café. Tu vas souvent aux États-Unis.
- I rarely go
  
  ⇔
  
  to the airport. ✓
- She often goes
  
  ⇔
  
  to the café. ✓
- You (singular) often go
  
  ⇔
  
  to the United States. ✓
When the preposition 'à' is combined with 'les' it becomes...
- au
- à l'
- à la
- aux ✓
To say 'to (the)' or 'at (the)' + noun in French, there are 4 options. Match the correct option to the correct type of noun.
- au
  
  ⇔
  
  masculine singular noun ✓
- à l'
  
  ⇔
  
  masculine or feminine singular noun starting with a vowel or an h ✓
- à la
  
  ⇔
  
  feminine singular noun ✓
- aux
  
  ⇔
  
  masculine or feminine plural noun. ✓
Match the correct option for 'to (the)' or 'at (the)' with an appropriate noun.
- au
  
  ⇔
  
  magasin ✓
- à l'
  
  ⇔
  
  hôpital ✓
- à la
  
  ⇔
  
  poste ✓
- aux
  
  ⇔
  
  États-Unis ✓

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The e at the end of words is silent in French. This is called the silent final e or SFe.
When a noun starts with a vowel or an h, we use 'l'' for 'the'. It is important to learn the noun's gender by heart.
Adverbs like 'souvent' and 'rarement' come after the verb in French, unlike in English where they come before.
To say 'to the' before a singular noun starting with a vowel or an h, use the preposition 'à l''.
To say 'to the' before a plural noun, use 'aux'. The 'x' of 'aux' is pronounced like English 'z' before a vowel or an h.

When I combine 'à' with a plural noun with 'les', it becomes 'à les'.

When using 'à' with a plural noun to express 'to (the)' in French, it becomes 'aux'.

Sfe - Silent e at the end of a word (silent final e).
Adverb - A word that describes a verb or an adjective.
à l' - Preposition 'à' meaning 'to, at', combined with 'l'' to mean 'to the' and 'at the'.
Aux - Preposition 'à' meaning 'to, at', combined with 'les' to mean 'to the' and 'at the'.