Teaching guidelines +/- 15 minutes

  1. Partitive articles change according to the gender and number of the noun.
Article partitifDevant une consonneDevant une voyelle ou h muet (Before a vowel or mute h)
Masculin (Masculine)DuDe l'
Féminin (Feminine)De laDe l'

Exercise 1: Les articles partitifs: "Du, De l', De la"

Instruction: Fill in the correct word.

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de la, de l', du

1. Féminin:
L'épicier vend sauce.
(The grocer sells some sauce.)
2. Masculin:
J'ajoute sel au plat.
(I add some salt to the dish.)
3. Masculin:
Je prends âge tous les ans.
(I get older every year.)
4. Féminin:
Vous prenez huile pour cuisiner.
(You are taking some oil to cook with.)
5. Féminin:
Les filles font les course semaine.
(The girls do the week's shopping.)
6. Masculin:
Veux-tu fromage dans ton sandwich ?
(Do you want some cheese in your sandwich?)
7. Masculin:
Le client compare la taille paquet.
(The customer compares the size of the packet.)
8. Masculin:
Mon frère achète la viande boucher.
(My brother buys meat from the butcher.)

Exercise 2: Multiple Choice

Instruction: Choose the correct solution

1. Je voudrais acheter ___ pain à la boulangerie.

(I would like to buy ___ bread at the bakery.)

2. Il y a ___ viande fraîche à la boucherie.

(There is ___ fresh meat at the butcher's.)

3. Nous prenons ___ eau au supermarché.

(We take ___ water at the supermarket.)

4. Le client parle ___ vendeur au marché.

(The customer talks ___ seller at the market.)

5. Elle choisit ___ fruits à l'épicerie.

(She chooses ___ fruits at the grocery store.)

6. Je compare les prix ___ magasins du centre commercial.

(I compare prices ___ stores in the shopping center.)

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