Silent e at the end of a word (silent final e).

A word that describes a verb or an adjective.

Preposition 'à' meaning 'to, at', combined with 'l'' to mean 'to the' and 'at the'.

Preposition 'à' meaning 'to, at', combined with 'les' to mean 'to the' and 'at the'.

A1 - a - aigre

A1 - a - degré

A1 - b - bouc

A1 - b - douce

A1 - c - defaut

A1 - c - il saute

A1 - d - outré

A1 - d - outre

A1 - e - encre

A1 - e - ancrer

A1 - f - global

A1 - f - aimable

A1 - g - outil

A1 - g - utile

C3 - 1 Tu vas à l’ [aéroport].

C3 - 2 Il va aux [iles].

C3 - 3 Je vais aux [États-Unis].

C3 - 4 Elle va à l’ [hôtel].

C3 - 5 Je vais aux [universités].

C3 - 6 Tu vas aux [hôtels].

C3 - 7 Il va à l [étranger].

C3 - 8 Elle va à l’ [ile].

Where people go: 'à l'' and 'aux'

French

Places in town: 'aller' 1st and 3rd persons singular, 'au' and 'à la'

Ask where: 'vas', intonation questions with 'où', 'comment', 'quand'

Ask about destinations: using reference materials

Un poème familial: read and read aloud

In this unit, pupils learn the highly frequent verb 'aller' in all forms. Talking of going to places, they learn the forms of 'à' meaning 'to'. Practice of intonation questions is expanded with the question words 'où', 'comment' and 'quand'.  Silent final e and é (-er, -ez) are revisited.

Places to go: singular 'aller'

Which of the following words has a SFe (Silent Final e) ?

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.

When the preposition 'à' is combined with 'les' it becomes...

masculine or feminine singular noun starting with a vowel or an h

To say 'to (the)' or 'at (the)' + noun in French, there are 4 options. Match the correct option to the correct type of noun.

Match the correct option for 'to (the)' or 'at (the)' with an appropriate noun.

Match the singular forms of the verb 'aller' in French to the English.

Complete the sentence. The e at the end of words in French is {{}}.

Which of the following nouns are masculine?

Which of the following mean 'to the' or 'at the' in French?

In which of these sentences is the s in 'vais' and 'vas' pronounced like the English z?

Starter Quiz

Match the singular forms of the verb 'aller' in French to the English.