Cognates
Latin Roots
Accents
Articles
Alphabet
100
A cognate is a _____________.
What is word?
100
In the word "absent" this is the latin root.
What is "ab"? Bonus: what does it mean?
100
I am a clever way to remember the French accents.
Who is "Monsieur Accent"?
100
The definite article is the word __________.
What is "the"
100
The French alphabet has this many letters.
What is 26?
200
To be a considered a cognate the word must have these characteristics...
What is similar spelling, meaning and pronunciation?
200
In the word "prepare",this is the Latin root.
What is "pre"?
200
If you put this accent on the letter "C" it makes it sound like an "S"
What is the cedille?
200
The indefinite article is the word __________.
What is "a/an"?
200
The French and English alphabet differ this way.
What is they are pronounced somewhat differently?
300
A cognate is considered to be from more than one of these.
What is a language?
300
In the word "segregate", this is the Latin root.
What is "se"? Bonus: what does it mean?
300
The French language uses ________ accent marks.
What is 5?
300
In French and Spanish there are ______ways to express "the".
What is 4? Bonus: name them
300
This letter isn't pronounced in French when it is the first letter of a word.
What is "h"?
400
For us to understand much of the french language we can use cognates. This is because about _______% of English is derived from the French.
What is 50%?
400
In the word "exile", this is the Latin root.
What is "ex"?
400
When you see an accent aigu on the letter e, you pronounce it like this.
What is a long "a"?
400
The noun chien (dog) is a masculine noun. This is how you would say "the dog" in French.
What is "le chien"?
400
This letter in French is called the "Greek I".
What is "y"?
500
La fragola, la fraise, la fresa are examples of this.
What is a cognate? Bonus: name the meaning and each language used in the words above.
500
In the word "postpone", this is the Latin root.
What is "post"?
500
This is the accent that if you don't use it, you may change the meaning of the word.
What is accent grave?
500
The French noun "eau" (water) is a feminine noun. This is the way you would say the water in French.
What is "l'eau"?
500
In French all of the punctuation marks are the same as English except ____________.
What is "the quotation marks"?
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