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Double Consonants
Bonne, appelle, appartement, couramment: when to double and when not to.
One or two consonants? Learn the patterns of feminine endings (-onne, -enne, -elle), the words that double after a-, the false friends with English (adresse, appartement), the verbs appeler and jeter, m before b and p, -tion or -ssion, and adverbs in -amment and -emment.
Lessons
- 1
Double consonants in common words
Learn the patterns: -elle, -onne, -enne, -ette, and words that start with ap-, ac-, ef-.
- 2
Appeler, jeter and verbs that double
Know when appeler and jeter double their consonant, and when acheter takes an accent instead.
- 3
M before b and p, and -tion or -ssion
Write m before b and p, choose between -tion, -ssion and -sion, and spell common adverbs in -ment.
Final assessment
Ten questions drawn from the whole course. Score 70% or more to earn your certificate.
What you will be able to do
- 01Double feminine endings correctly
- 02Spell English look-alikes the French way
- 03Conjugate appeler, jeter and acheter
- 04Write adverbs in -amment / -emment
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