Year 8

What is it like? Describing things (Part 1/4)

Year 8

What is it like? Describing things (Part 1/4)

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, wewill talk about how to make masculine nouns plural, focusing on the regular noun endings -s and -x.

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10 Questions

Q1.
How do you say 'you' (plural)?

nous
tu
Correct answer: vous

Q2.
What does 'définir' mean?

to be definite
Correct answer: to define
to design

Q3.
How do you say 'you are going to listen'?

je vais écouter
on va écouter
Correct answer: vous allez écouter

Q4.
Which of these is a synonym of 'une semaine'?

Correct answer: sept jours
un mois
une année

Q5.
Which of these means 'to ask for'?

Correct answer: demander
donner
répondre

Q6.
What does 'elle prépare' mean?

she is going to prepare
she prepared
Correct answer: she prepares

Q7.
What does 'vous aimez' mean?

he likes
we like
Correct answer: you like

Q8.
How do you say 'I don't eat meat'?

je mange pas de la viande
je ne mange de la viande
Correct answer: je ne mange pas de la viande

Q9.
How do you say 'you want to win'?

tu dois gagner
tu veux gagné
Correct answer: tu veux gagner

Q10.
Which of these means 'to drink'?

Correct answer: boire
bois
boit

12 Questions

Q1.
What is a 'journal' in English?

animal
hospital
Correct answer: newspaper

Q2.
What does 'hôpital' mean in English?

animal
Correct answer: hospital
house

Q3.
Which of these nouns are in the plural form?

bateau
couteau
Correct answer: jardins

Q4.
What is the feminine plural of 'heureux'?

heureuse
Correct answer: heureuses
heureuxes

Q5.
What is the singular form of 'canaux'?

Correct answer: canal
canals
caneux

Q6.
What is the plural form of 'morceau'?

morcaux
morceaus
Correct answer: morceaux

Q7.
How do you say 'a local bird' in French?

des oiseaux locaux
un local oiseau
Correct answer: un oiseau local

Q8.
Which is the correct plural form (in French) of 'social networks'?

réseaux sociales
Correct answer: réseaux sociaux
réseaux socieux

Q9.
What does 'soupiraux' mean, in English?

Correct answer: basements
coats
networks

Q10.
Translate into English: il y a des gâteaux

Correct answer: There are some cakes
There are some cats
There is a cake

Q11.
Which of these is a masculine singular noun meaning 'picture'?

table
Correct answer: tableau
tableaux

Q12.
Translate: There aren't any coats

il n'y a pas de manteaus
Correct answer: il n'y a pas de manteaux
il y a un manteau