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New friends: 'mon, ma', 'ton, ta'

Learning outcomes

I can use possessives 'mon', 'ma', 'ton', 'ta' to introduce my friends.

I can pronounce confidently words with silent final consonants.

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Year 4

New friends: 'mon, ma', 'ton, ta'

Learning outcomes

I can use possessives 'mon', 'ma', 'ton', 'ta' to introduce my friends.

I can pronounce confidently words with silent final consonants.

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Key learning points

  1. Many words end in SFCs (silent final consonants). The letters c, r, f and l are, however, generally pronounced.
  2. 'Je suis'- I am, 'tu es'- you are, and 'elle, il est'- she, he is are all parts of the verb 'être', 'to be' or 'being'.
  3. Possessive adjectives have masculine forms 'mon', 'ton' and feminine forms 'ma' and 'ta'.

Keywords

  • SFC - silent final consonant, silent letter (d, s, t, x) at the end of a word

  • Être - French verb meaning 'to be', 'being'

  • Tu es - part of the verb 'être', meaning 'you are'

  • Mon, ma - possessive adjective meaning 'my' (masculine, feminine)

  • Ton, ta - possessive adjective meaning 'your' (masculine, feminine)

Common misconception

Like in English, most consonants are pronounced at the ends of words.

Many words have SFCs (silent final consonants) in which the last letter is not pronounced in French.


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6 Questions

Q1.
Say this word. What vowel sounds does it have?
An image in a quiz
Correct answer: [a]
Correct answer: [e]
[i]
[o]
[u]
Q2.
Match the French and the English.
Correct Answer:bonjour,hello
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hello

Correct Answer:salut,hi
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hi

Correct Answer:au revoir,goodbye
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goodbye

Correct Answer:monsieur,sir
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sir

Correct Answer:madame,madam
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madam

Correct Answer:voici,this is, here is
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this is, here is

Q3.
How do you say 'I am' in French?
être
Correct answer: je suis
tu es
il est
elle est
Q4.
How do you say 'she is' in French?
être
je suis
tu es
il est
Correct answer: elle est
Q5.
Write this adjective in its feminine form: intelligent
Correct Answer: intelligente
Q6.
Translate into French: 'He is fun.'
Correct Answer: Il est amusant.

6 Questions

Q1.
Which words end in a silent final consonant (SFC)?
parc
bonjour
Correct answer: plat
Correct answer: dans
Correct answer: amusant
Q2.
Match the French and the English.
Correct Answer:frère,brother
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brother

Correct Answer:sœur,sister
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sister

Correct Answer:ami,friend (boy)
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friend (boy)

Correct Answer:amie,friend (girl)
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friend (girl)

Q3.
Match the French and the English.
Correct Answer:sac,bag
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bag

Correct Answer:stylo,pen
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pen

Correct Answer:bouteille,bottle
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bottle

Correct Answer:livre ,book
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book

Correct Answer:gomme,rubber
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rubber

Q4.
Which phrases start with 'the'?
un livre
Correct answer: la bouteille
ma gomme
Correct answer: le stylo
mon sac
Q5.
Write in French: 'a bottle'
Correct Answer: une bouteille
Q6.
Write in French: 'my bag'
Correct Answer: mon sac

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