CBSE Class 7 French Practice Worksheet Set 13

Q-1 Complétez avec l'article partitif:

Question a. Elle mange ______ viande.
Answer: Elle mange de la viande.
In simple words: 'Viande' is a feminine noun, so we use the partitive article 'de la'.

Exam Tip: Always check the gender and starting letter of the noun. Feminine singular nouns take 'de la'.

Question b. Vous prenez _______ desserts.
Answer: Vous prenez des desserts.
In simple words: 'Desserts' is plural, so we use the plural partitive article 'des'.

Exam Tip: Plural nouns always take 'des' regardless of gender.

Question c. Je veux ______ thé.
Answer: Je veux du thé.
In simple words: 'Thé' is a masculine singular noun, so we use the partitive article 'du'.

Exam Tip: Masculine singular nouns starting with a consonant take 'du'.

Question d. Elles veulent _________ gateaux.
Answer: Elles veulent des gâteaux.
In simple words: 'Gâteaux' is plural, so we use 'des'.

Exam Tip: Watch out for plural forms ending in '-x'. They take 'des'.

Question e. Il ne boit pas _____ café.
Answer: Il ne boit pas de café.
In simple words: In a negative sentence, partitive articles ('du', 'de la', 'des') change to 'de' (or 'd\'').

Exam Tip: Never use 'du' or 'des' after a negative verb (like 'ne... pas'); use 'de'.

Question f. Vous voulez _________ soupe?
Answer: Vous voulez de la soupe?
In simple words: 'Soupe' is a feminine singular noun, taking 'de la'.

Question g. Elles mangent _________ fromage.
Answer: Elles mangent du fromage.
In simple words: 'Fromage' is masculine singular, so we use 'du'.

Exam Tip: Associate common food items with their correct genders to get partitive articles right.

Q-2 Ecrivez les nombres ordinaux:

Question a. 62__________
Answer: soixante-deuxième
In simple words: To form ordinal numbers, add '-ième' to the cardinal number. Drop the final 'e' of 'deux' if necessary, but here 'deuxième' is standard.

Exam Tip: Remember that '1st' is 'premier/première', but all other numbers follow the standard rule of adding '-ième'.

Question b. 48_____________
Answer: quarante-huitième
In simple words: Forty-eighth in French is 'quarante-huitième'.

Exam Tip: Hyphenate all compound numbers in ordinals just like cardinals.

Question c. 20______________
Answer: vingtième
In simple words: Twentieth is 'vingtième'.

Exam Tip: Note the spelling change in 'vingt' where 'g' is pronounced and retained: 'vingtième'.

Question d. 59______________
Answer: cinquante-neuvième
In simple words: Fifty-ninth becomes 'cinquante-neuvième' (note 'f' changes to 'v' in 'neuvième').

Exam Tip: Pay attention to spelling irregularities like 'neuf' changing to 'neuvième'.

Question e. 1_______________
Answer: premier (or première)
In simple words: First is irregular: 'premier' for masculine and 'première' for feminine.

Exam Tip: 'Premier' is the only ordinal number that changes form based on gender.

Question f. 16_____________
Answer: seizième
In simple words: Sixteenth is 'seizième'.

Exam Tip: 'Seize' drops its final 'e' before adding '-ième'.

Question g. 8_______________
Answer: huitième
In simple words: Eighth is 'huitième'.

Exam Tip: Do not drop the 'h' of 'huit' when forming 'huitième'.

Question h. 5______________
Answer: cinquième

In simple words: Fifth is 'cinquième' (note the added 'u').
Exam Tip: Remember the 'u' in 'cinquième' to maintain the hard 'qu' sound.

Q-3 Mettez les phrases à la forme negative:

Question a. Tu aimes les sorbets.
Answer: Tu n'aimes pas les sorbets.
In simple words: Place 'ne' (or 'n\'') before the verb and 'pas' after it.

Exam Tip: 'Aimes' starts with a vowel, so 'ne' becomes 'n\''.

Question b. c'est un étudiant.
Answer: Ce n'est pas un étudiant.
In simple words: With the verb 'être' ('c\'est'), the negation is 'ne... pas' placed around 'est'. Also, indefinite articles ('un', 'une', 'des') do not change after 'être' in negative sentences.

Question c. Nous mangeons les repas.
Answer: Nous ne mangeons pas les repas.
In simple words: Surround the verb 'mangeons' with 'ne' and 'pas'.

Exam Tip: Keep direct definite articles ('les') unchanged in negation.

Question d. Ils veulent de la glace.
Answer: Ils ne veulent pas de glace.
In simple words: The partitive article 'de la' changes to 'de' in the negative sentence.

Exam Tip: Always change partitive articles to 'de' / 'd\'' after negative verbs.

Question e. Vous parlez français.
Answer: Vous ne parlez pas français.
In simple words: Place 'ne' before 'parlez' and 'pas' after it.

Exam Tip: Standard verbs follow the basic 'ne ... pas' sandwich rule.

Q-4 Complétez avec les adjectifs possessifs:

Question a. Nous parlons de __________ voyages.
Answer: Nous parlons de nos voyages.
In simple words: The subject is 'nous' and the noun 'voyages' is plural, so we use 'nos'.

Exam Tip: Possessive adjectives agree with the possessed noun in gender and number, and with the possessor in person.

Question b. Ils habitant dans ___________ maison.
Answer: Ils habitent dans leur maison.
In simple words: 'Ils' is plural, 'maison' is feminine singular, so we use 'leur'.

Question c. Vous portez __________ robe.
Answer: Vous portez votre robe.
In simple words: 'Vous' takes 'votre' for a singular noun ('robe').

Exam Tip: Use 'vos' if the noun ('robes') were plural.

Question d. ____________ cahier est rouge.
Answer: Mon (or Ton / Son) cahier est rouge.
In simple words: 'Cahier' is masculine singular. Any singular possessive adjective like 'mon', 'ton', or 'son' fits grammatically.

Question e. ___________ école est grande.
Answer: Notre (or Ton / Son / Ma...) école est grande.
In simple words: 'École' starts with a vowel, so feminine nouns take masculine possessive forms ('mon', 'ton', 'son') if needed, or regular plural/singular forms like 'notre', 'votre', 'leur'. Let's use 'Notre' or 'Mon'.

Exam Tip: Feminine nouns starting with a vowel use 'mon', 'ton', 'son' instead of 'ma', 'ta', 'sa'.

Question f. ____________ appartements sont clairs.
Answer: Nos (or Vos / Leurs) appartements sont clairs.
In simple words: 'Appartements' is plural, so we use plural possessive adjectives like 'nos', 'vos', or 'leurs'.

Exam Tip: Plural possessed nouns take 'mes', 'tes', 'ses', 'nos', 'vos', or 'leurs'.

Question g. Mme. Lavigne porte ___________ jupe.
Answer: Mme. Lavigne porte sa jupe.
In simple words: Mme. Lavigne is 'elle' (third person singular), and 'jupe' is feminine singular, so we use 'sa'.

Exam Tip: Match 'son/sa/ses' with the gender of the possessed noun, not the gender of the owner.

Q-5 Complétez avec le verbe:

Question a. Nous _________ (manger) la glace.
Answer: Nous mangeons la glace.
In simple words: For '-ger' verbs with 'nous', add an extra 'e' before '-ons' to keep the soft 'g' sound.

Exam Tip: Spelling change alert: 'mangeons' retains the 'e' after 'g'.

Question b. Tu ___________ (voir) le chien.
Answer: Tu vois le chien.
In simple words: Conjugation of irregular verb 'voir' for 'tu' is 'vois'.

Exam Tip: Irregular verbs like 'voir' must be memorized: je vois, tu vois, il voit.

Question c. Il ____________ (lire) les livres.
Answer: Il lit les livres.
In simple words: Conjugation of 'lire' for 'il' is 'lit'.

Exam Tip: Regular '-re' verb patterns apply to 'lire' in singular forms (lis, lis, lit).

Question d. Paul et Sophie ____________ (attendre) devant le cinema.
Answer: Paul et Sophie attendent devant le cinéma.
In simple words: Paul and Sophie equal 'ils' (plural), so regular '-re' verbs take '-ent'.

Exam Tip: Plural subjects take the '-ent' ending in regular verbs.

Question e. Il __________ (sortir) de la classe.
Answer: Il sort de la classe.
In simple words: 'Sortir' is an irregular '-ir' verb. For 'il', it drops the final consonant to become 'sort'.

Exam Tip: Master stem-changing and irregular third-group verbs like sortir, partir, dormir.

Question f. Vous _____________ (écrire) une letter.
Answer: Vous écrivez une lettre.
In simple words: 'Écrire' conjugated with 'vous' is 'écrivez'.

Exam Tip: Note the spelling of 'écrivez' with a single 'v'.

Question g. M.Leroux _______________ (boire) du lait.
Answer: M. Leroux boit du lait.
In simple words: 'Boire' for 'il' (M. Leroux) is 'boit'.

Exam Tip: 'Boire' changes its stem in plural forms (buvons), but singular is 'bois, bois, boit'.

Question h. Vous _____________ (dire) bonjour.
Answer: Vous dites bonjour.
In simple words: 'Dire' with 'vous' is regular except for 'vous dites' (not *direz).

Question i. Tu _____________ (aimer) cette chemise.
Answer: Tu aimes cette chemise.
In simple words: 'Aimer' is a regular '-er' verb, taking '-es' with 'tu'.

Exam Tip: Regular '-er' verbs always take '-es' for the second person singular.

Q-6 Complétez les phrases en utilisant l'article partitif ou l'article define:

Question a. Je ne mange pas __________ viande mais je veux _____________ poulet.
Answer: Je ne mange pas de viande mais je veux du poulet.
In simple words: The first clause is negative, so 'de la' becomes 'de'. The second clause is affirmative with a masculine noun ('poulet'), so it uses 'du'.

Exam Tip: Always check if the specific clause containing the noun is negative or affirmative.

Question b. Nous prenons __________ eau.
Answer: Nous prenons de l' eau.
In simple words: 'Eau' is a feminine noun starting with a vowel, so the partitive article 'de la' contracts to 'de l\''.
Exam Tip: Vowel elision applies to partitive articles: 'de + le' = 'du', 'de + la' = 'de la', but 'de + l\'' = 'de l\''.

Question c. Il n'achête pas ____________ baguette et ____________ beurre.
Answer: Il n'achète pas de baguette et de beurre.
In simple words: The verb 'achète' is negated by 'n\'... pas', so both partitive articles change to 'de'.

Exam Tip: When multiple nouns are linked in a negation, the partitive article changes to 'de' for each noun.

Question d. Elle préfêre _____________ lait et ___________ coca.
Answer: Elle préfère le lait et le coca.
In simple words: Verbs of preference ('préférer', 'aimer', 'détester') take definite articles ('le', 'la', 'les') rather than partitive articles.

Exam Tip: Verbs of liking and preference always use definite articles instead of partitive articles.

Question e. Mon frère mange ___________ fromage.
Answer: Mon frère mange du fromage.
In simple words: 'Fromage' is masculine singular and the sentence is affirmative, so we use 'du'.

Exam Tip: Affirmative sentences with food consumption use partitive articles (du, de la, des).