'c' makes a soft sound (like 's') before 'e' or 'i': 'ici', 'ç' makes a soft sound before 'a', 'o' or 'u': 'français'

a BAGS adjective (beauty, age, good/bad or size) that goes before the noun: 'un vieux vélo'

an adjective that goes after the noun: 'un livre intéressant' (most adjectives in French)

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C1 - 1 Il n’y a pas de belle [plage].

C1 - 2 Et il n’y a pas de vieux [pont].

C1 - 3 Il n’y a pas de bonne [école].

C1 - 4 Il n’y a pas de beau [bâtiment] !

C1 - 5 Il n’y a pas de nouvelle [université].

C1 - 6 Et il n’y a pas de nouveau [magasin].

C1 - 7 Il n’y a pas de haute [église].

Describe people and places: using correct adjectival position

French

Describe places: common irregular and pre-nominal adjectives

Trip preparations

Paris

In this unit, pupils learn and practise the position of certain common adjectives before the noun. They practise irregular feminine forms of some high frequency adjectives.  Pupils also revisit ç and soft c and a range of other SSCs as they revisit high frequency vocabulary in describing places.

Paris and Nice: adjective placement

Put the words in order to form a sentence.

Exit Quiz

Which words make a hard [c] sound?