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Grade 7 · Core French · Unit 5 of 8

Cognates and strategies

Words that look alike

What your child practises

Using cognates and context to understand new French words, and watching out for false friends such as librairie.

Ontario Curriculum expectation: C1, C2 · reading comprehension, and the purpose, form and style of French texts

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

    Which strategy helps when you listen to French?

    • Cover your ears
    • Wait for someone to speak English
    • Listen for words you know and watch gestures
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    Listen for words you know and watch gestures

    Hint: Cognates are words that look alike in English and French: animal, hôpital, restaurant. Beware of faux amis (false friends) that look alike but mean something different.

  2. Question 2

    What does «la bibliothèque» mean?

    • the bookstore
    • the library
    • the notebook
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    the library

    Hint: Cognates are words that look alike in English and French: animal, hôpital, restaurant. Beware of faux amis (false friends) that look alike but mean something different.

  3. Question 3

    What does «la monnaie» mean? (a faux ami)

    • the moon
    • a monkey
    • change, or coins
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    change, or coins

    Hint: “La monnaie” is the small change in your pocket, not the word for all money.

  4. Question 4

    Which French word is a cognate of «family»?

    • frère
    • ami
    • famille
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    famille

    Hint: Cognates are words that look alike in English and French: animal, hôpital, restaurant. Beware of faux amis (false friends) that look alike but mean something different.

  5. Question 5

    You see «cinéma» on a sign. What is it?

    • a circus
    • a movie theatre
    • a market
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    a movie theatre

    Hint: Cognates are words that look alike in English and French: animal, hôpital, restaurant. Beware of faux amis (false friends) that look alike but mean something different.

  6. Question 6

    What does «la veste» mean? (a faux ami)

    • the vest
    • the jacket
    • the west
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    the jacket

    Hint: A vest is “un gilet”. “La veste” is a jacket.

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