French Family Members

French Family Members

Read the information slides and complete the questions to consolidate your knowledge of family members in French and the 3 words for 'my'.

You already know some words for family members in French.

Multiple Choice

soeur

• brother

• uncle

• sister

• aunt

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tante

• brother

• uncle

• sister

• aunt

Multiple Choice

frère

• brother

• uncle

• sister

• aunt

French has 3 words for 'my'

• mon

• ma

• mes

MON

is used to say 'my' when you are speaking about masculine people or things.

A clue is that 'mon' sounds a bit like man.

MA

is used to say 'my' when you are speaking about feminine people or things.

MES

is used to say 'my' when you are speaking about more than one person or thing ( plural).

So the clue here is, if you see a 'S' at the end of the English word you will use MES

Multiple Choice

Which word is used for masculine people and things

• mon

• ma

• mes

Multiple Choice

Which word is used for feminine people and things

• mon

• ma

• mes

Multiple Choice

Which word is used for masculine people and things

• mon

• ma

• mes

Multiple Choice

Which word is used for plural people and things

• mon

• ma

• mes

Multiple Choice

What version of 'my' would you use for.... SISTER

• mon

• ma

• mes

Multiple Choice

What version of 'my' would you use for.... UNCLE

• mon

• ma

• mes

Multiple Choice

What version of 'my' would you use for.... BROTHER

• mon

• ma

• mes

Multiple Choice

What version of 'my' would you use for.... MOTHER

• mon

• ma

• mes

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What version of 'my' would you use for.... GRANDMOTHER

• mon

• ma

• mes

MON

mon père = my dad
mon frère = my brother
mon demi-frère= my half brother
mon oncle = my uncle
mon grand-père = my grandad

MA

ma mère = my mum
ma soeur = my sister
ma demi-soeur = my step sister
ma tante = my aunt
ma grand-mère = my grandmother

MES

mes frères = my brothers

mes soeurs = my sisters
mes cousins = my cousins
mes tantes = my aunts
mes oncles = my uncles

MES

mes frères = my brothers

mes soeurs = my sisters
mes cousins = my cousins
mes tantes = my aunts
mes oncles = my uncles

Multiple Choice

My sister = ___ soeur

• mon

• ma

• mes

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My cousins = ___ cousins

• mon

• ma

• mes

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My brothers = ___ frères

• mon

• ma

• mes

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my dad = ___ père

• mon

• ma

• mes

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my step sister = __ demi-soeur

• mon

• ma

• mes

Ma famille

Ma soeur s'appelle Lucie = My sister is called Lucie
J'ai une soeur qui s'appelle Lucie = I have a sister who is called Lucie

Ma famille

Ma soeur s'appelle Lucie = My sister is called Lucie
J'ai une soeur qui s'appelle Lucie = I have a sister who is called Lucie

Multiple Choice

What did 'qui' mean in the previous slide?

• in

• who

• is

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What did 'j'ai' mean in the previous slide?

• I have

• who

• my

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What did ' s'appelle ' mean?

• who

• my

• is called

Ma famille

Je fais partie d'une grande famille. Il y a sept personnes dans la famille. Il y a moi, mes parents et mes trois soeurs. = I make part of a big family. There are seven people in my family. There is me, my parents and my three sisters.

Multiple Choice

In the slide before, what did 'dans' mean?

• who

• I have

• three

• in

Multiple Choice

In the slide before, what did 'moi' mean?

• me

• there is/are

• seven

• in

Multiple Choice

In the slide before, what did 'il y a' mean?

• part of

• there is/are

• parents

• big

Multiple Choice

What did 'qui' mean in the previous slide?

• in

• who

• is

Multiple Choice

What version of 'my' would you use for.... MOTHER

• mon

• ma

• mes

Well done