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Grade 3 · French Immersion · Unit 5 of 7

Les pluriels en -x

Bateaux et chevaux

What your child practises

Plural spellings: -eau/-eu/-ou nouns add an x, and -al nouns become -aux.

BC Curriculum learning standard: Spelling conventions: plural nouns ending in “x”

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    Un genou, des ___

    🦵
    • genoux
    • genous
    • genou
    Show answer

    genoux

    Hint: Many words that end in -eau, -eu or -ou add an “x” in the plural (un bateau → des bateaux). Words ending in -al change to -aux (un cheval → des chevaux).

  2. Question 2

    Un chapeau, deux ___

    🎩
    • chapeaux
    • chapeaus
    • chapeau
    Show answer

    chapeaux

    Hint: Many words that end in -eau, -eu or -ou add an “x” in the plural (un bateau → des bateaux). Words ending in -al change to -aux (un cheval → des chevaux).

  3. Question 3

    Un chou, des ___

    🥬
    • chou
    • chous
    • choux
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    choux

    Hint: Many words that end in -eau, -eu or -ou add an “x” in the plural (un bateau → des bateaux). Words ending in -al change to -aux (un cheval → des chevaux).

  4. Question 4

    Un manteau, des ___

    🧥
    • manteau
    • manteaus
    • manteaux
    Show answer

    manteaux

    Hint: Many words that end in -eau, -eu or -ou add an “x” in the plural (un bateau → des bateaux). Words ending in -al change to -aux (un cheval → des chevaux).

  5. Question 5

    Un hibou, des ___

    🦉
    • hibou
    • hiboux
    • hibous
    Show answer

    hiboux

    Hint: Many words that end in -eau, -eu or -ou add an “x” in the plural (un bateau → des bateaux). Words ending in -al change to -aux (un cheval → des chevaux).

  6. Question 6

    Un jeu, des ___

    🎲
    • jeux
    • jeu
    • jeus
    Show answer

    jeux

    Hint: Many words that end in -eau, -eu or -ou add an “x” in the plural (un bateau → des bateaux). Words ending in -al change to -aux (un cheval → des chevaux).

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