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Year 11
Edexcel

Pourquoi voter ? Creating nouns by adding -teur or -ateur to the verb stem

Learning outcomes

I can use my knowledge of word families to expand my range of language when discussing people and their actions.

I can recognise, write and pronounce [eu/oeu] and [r].

New
New
Year 11
Edexcel

Pourquoi voter ? Creating nouns by adding -teur or -ateur to the verb stem

Learning outcomes

I can use my knowledge of word families to expand my range of language when discussing people and their actions.

I can recognise, write and pronounce [eu/oeu] and [r].

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Key learning points

  1. [eu] is pronounced closed as in 'deux' and [eu/œu] is pronounced open as in 'cœur', and [r] is pronounced as in 'rue'.
  2. An agent noun is a noun describing a person or object doing the action of a verb.
  3. Agent nouns can be created by adding -eur or -ateur to the verb stem e.g. consommer- consommateur.

Keywords

  • Agent noun - a noun describing a person or object doing the action of a verb

Common misconception

All agent nouns are formed by adding either -eur or -ateur to the stem of the verb.

Most agent nouns follow this rule but there are exceptions, for example éduquer - to educate, becomes éducateur - educator. A stem change is needed here.


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6 Questions

Q1.
Arrange the following words to create a grammatically correct sentence in French.
1 - le
2 - vote
3 - est
4 - important
Q2.
Match the word type
Correct Answer:original,adjective

adjective

Correct Answer:comédie,noun

noun

Correct Answer:rapidement,adverb

adverb

Correct Answer:tourner,verb

verb

Q3.
Which of the following is the correct stem of the verb présenter?
Correct answer: présent
présenter
présentons
présentera
Q4.
Write the noun form of the verb gérer. Use the pattern of adding -ion or -ation.
Correct Answer: gestion
Q5.
Which of these is an adjective that can be formed from the verb stem profiter?
profiter
profitant
Correct answer: profitable
profité
Q6.
Put the words in the correct order to form a grammatically correct sentence:
1 - il
2 - ne
3 - dit
4 - que
5 - la
6 - vérité

5 Questions

Q1.
Which of the following French words is an agent noun?
discussion
voter
démocratie
Correct answer: électeur
Q2.
The verb organiser (to organise) becomes organisateur (organiser). What suffix has been added to the verb stem to form this agent noun?
Correct Answer: -ateur, ateur
Q3.
Match the French verb on the left with its corresponding agent noun on the right.
Correct Answer:voter,voteur

voteur

Correct Answer:discuter,discuteur

discuteur

Correct Answer:élection,électeur

électeur

Correct Answer:offrir,offreur

offreur

Q4.
Which of the following pairs shows a French verb and its agent noun where the stem changes slightly before adding -eur or -ateur?
voter - voteur
offrir - offreur
organiser - organisateur
Correct answer: nager - nageur
Q5.
Which of these verbs forms an agent noun without simply adding -eur or -ateur to the visible stem?
noter- noteur
Correct answer: gérer - gestionnaire
présenter - présentateur
défendre - défenseur

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