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  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 silent 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 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 use some oil for cooking.)
5. Féminin:
Les filles font les course ...semaine.
(The girls do the weekly shopping.)
6. Masculin:
Veux-tu ... fromage dans ton sandwich ?
(Do you want cheese in your sandwich?)
7. Masculin:
Le client compare la taille ... paquet.
(The customer compares the size of the package.)
8. Masculin:
Mon frère achète la viande ... boucher.
(My brother buys the meat from the butcher.)

Exercise 2: Translate and use in a sentence

Instruction: Pick a word, translated and use the word in a sentence or dialogue.

1

de l'


some

2

de la


of the

3

du


of the