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More than one: plural nouns and plural definite article 'les'

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I can use the plural definite article 'les' with plural nouns and 'l'' with nouns starting with a vowel to talk about one and more than one thing.

I can recognise and pronounce [on].

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More than one: plural nouns and plural definite article 'les'

Learning outcomes

I can use the plural definite article 'les' with plural nouns and 'l'' with nouns starting with a vowel to talk about one and more than one thing.

I can recognise and pronounce [on].

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Key learning points

  1. 'On' sounds like 'non'.
  2. Add -s to most nouns in the plural form.
  3. To say ‘the’ for plural nouns, use ‘les’ and to say ‘the’ before nouns beginning with ‘h’ or a vowel, use ‘l’'.
  4. The final 's' in a word is a silent final consonant, but if is followed by a vowel, it is pronounced.

Keywords

  • [on] - pronounced as in ‘non’

  • Definite article - the words 'le', 'la', 'les' and 'l’', meaning 'the'

  • Liaison - pronouncing a usually silent final consonant because a vowel follows

Common misconception

There are just two words for 'the': a masculine and feminine version.

There are four different ways to say 'the' in French: 'le', 'las', 'les' and 'l'' (masculine singular, feminine singular, plural and preceding a vowel/h).

It is good to underline the importance of correct pronunciation in this lesson. Pupils like the idea of 'sounding French' and applying the rule of 'liaison' helps them to do so.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Which phrases include examples of liaison?
c'est triste
Correct answer: c'est une femme
Correct answer: c'est un garçon
c'est méchant
Q2.
Match the key French nouns below to the correct English translations.
Correct Answer:un ami,a male friend
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a male friend

Correct Answer:une amie,a female friend
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a female friend

Correct Answer:un homme,a man
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a man

Correct Answer:un garçon,a boy
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a boy

Correct Answer:un médecin,a doctor
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a doctor

Correct Answer:une femme,a woman
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a woman

Q3.
Match the French articles to the correct English translations.
Correct Answer:un,a (masculine)
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a (masculine)

Correct Answer:une,a (feminine)
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a (feminine)

Correct Answer:le,the (masculine)
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the (masculine)

Correct Answer:la,the (feminine)
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the (feminine)

Q4.
What does 'voici' mean in English?
but
Correct answer: here is
often
very
Q5.
'J'ai', 'tu as', 'il a' and 'elle a' all come from the verb , meaning 'to have, having'.
Correct Answer: avoir, avior, 'avoir', 'avior'
Q6.
True or false? 'Le' is the singular masculine definite article and 'la' is the feminine definite article.
Correct Answer: true, vrai, treu

6 Questions

Q1.
Select the sentences with liaison.
C'est bon.
Correct answer: C'est un animal.
Les filles sont calmes.
Correct answer: Les ordinateurs sont rapides.
Q2.
Match the four different definite articles in French to the correct English translations.
Correct Answer:le,the (masculine singular)
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the (masculine singular)

Correct Answer:la,the (feminine singular)
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the (feminine singular)

Correct Answer:l',the (before a vowel or 'h')
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the (before a vowel or 'h')

Correct Answer:les,the (plural)
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the (plural)

Q3.
What does the question word 'qui ?' mean?
What?
When?
Where?
Correct answer: Who?
Why?
Q4.
Match the definite articles to the correct nouns.
Correct Answer:le,professeur
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professeur

Correct Answer:la,chanteuse
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chanteuse

Correct Answer:les,portables
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portables

Correct Answer:l',ami
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ami

Q5.
True or false? The following sentence is grammatically correct: 'Les garçon sont intelligents.'
Correct Answer: false, flase, faux
Q6.
Fill in the gap in the following sentence: 'Les chiens sont contents et homme est calme.' (The dogs are pleased and the man is calm.)
Correct Answer: l'

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