Introductions and taking the register: singular regular adjective agreement
Learning outcomes
I can use adjective agreement to respond to the register myself and for someone else.
I can read aloud words with silent final consonants.
Introductions and taking the register: singular regular adjective agreement
Learning outcomes
I can use adjective agreement to respond to the register myself and for someone else.
I can read aloud words with silent final consonants.
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Key learning points
- Silent final consonants can be practised by reading familiar and unfamiliar words aloud.
- 'Je suis' means 'I am'; 'elle, il est' means 'she, he is'; the -s and -t are silent final consonants.
- Adjectives often add -e to describe a girl or woman.
Keywords
SFC (Silent Final Consonant) - silent letter (d, s, t, x) at the end of a word
Être - French verb meaning 'to be, being'
Je suis - French verb meaning 'I am'
Elle est, il est - French verb meaning 'she is, he is'
Adjective agreement - a change in adjective ending, for example, adding -e to describe a girl or woman
Common misconception
French adjectives never change form.
French adjectives do change; this is called adjective agreement. One change is to match the gender of the person described.
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Hello
Hi
I am
He is
She is
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