Year 9

Describe people and things (Part 2/2)

Year 9

Describe people and things (Part 2/2)

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will look at the position of irregular adjectives in sentences. We will use this grammar to describe people and things.

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11 Questions

Q1.
Which is the correct translation of: a new park

Correct answer: un nouveau parc
un nouveaux parc
un nouvelle parc
une nouvelle parc

Q2.
What does 'une vieille église' mean?

a beautiful church
a big church
a new church
Correct answer: an old church

Q3.
Translate: a beautiful house

un beaux maison
un maison beau
Correct answer: une belle maison
une maison belle

Q4.
Which is the correct translation for: an old building

un vieille batiment
un vielles bâtiment
Correct answer: un vieux bâtiment
une vieux bâtiment

Q5.
Which is the masculine plural version of 'beautiful'?

beau
Correct answer: beaux
belle
belles

The next 5 questions cover some very common words you will need in French in KS3. These words are very important because they give away or subtly change the meaning of a sentence. Select the correct meaning for each word. When you get your score, check your answers and write down any of these words that you didn't know.

Q7.
nouveau

navy
new (f)
Correct answer: new (m)

Q8.
haut

Correct answer: high (m)
near
short (m)

Q9.
sous

in
on
Correct answer: under

Q10.
quel

Correct answer: which (m)
who
why

Q11.
belle

ball
Correct answer: beautiful (f)
wicked

11 Questions

Q1.
Which of these is the correct translation for: an old church

un église vieux
un vieux église
une église vieille
Correct answer: une vieille église

Q2.
Translate: a small house

un petit maison
un petits maison
une maison belle
Correct answer: une petite maison

Q3.
Which is the correct translation for: two old buildings

deux vieilles batiment
Correct answer: deux vieux bâtiments
deux vieuxs bâtiments
un vielles bâtiment

Q4.
Translate: a good book

Correct answer: un bon livre
un bonne livre
un livre bon
une bonne cahier

Q5.
Translate: une nouvelle maison

a big house
Correct answer: a new house
a new mansion
a tall building

The next 5 questions cover some very common words you will need in French in KS3. These words are very important because they give away or subtly change the meaning of a sentence. Select the correct meaning for each word. When you get your score, check your answers and write down any of these words that you didn't know.

Q7.
belle

ball
Correct answer: beautiful (f)
wicked

Q8.
nouveau

navy
new (f)
Correct answer: new (m)

Q9.
sous

in
on
Correct answer: under

Q10.
haut

Correct answer: high (m)
near
short (m)

Q11.
quel

Correct answer: which (m)
who
why