Key learning points

1. The SSCs (sound-symbol correspondences) [au], [eau] and [o] make the same sound.
2. To refer to a masculine noun use the indefinite article un. To refer to a feminine noun use the indefinite article une.
3. To refer to a plural noun use the indefinite article 'des' (some). It does not change based on the gender of the noun.
4. Adjective agreement is the change of spelling of an adjective based on the gender and number of the noun it describes.
5. We often add an 'e' to make an adjective feminine and an 's' to make it plural. Add an 'es' to make it feminine plural.

Keywords

• [(e)au], [o] - pronounced as in 'gauche' and 'photo'

• Des - plural indefinite article meaning some

• Indefinite article - the ‘a’, ‘an’ or some that comes before a noun (a tree, an elephant, some books)

• Adjective agreement - when the ending of an adjective matches the noun it describes in gender and number

• Plural adjective - an adjective in its plural form: deux livres intéressants

Common misconception