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A2 Lesson 1 of 3 · Silent Letters

Finding the silent final letter

Use the feminine or a related word to find the silent letter: grand → grande, lait → laitier.

12 min · 8 activities

In this lesson you will

  • Use the feminine to find the letter
  • Use a word of the same family
  • Write common words with silent endings
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Lesson summary

The key points to remember, for revision.

  • 1Feminine test: grand(e), petit(e), gris(e), long(ue).
  • 2Family test: lait → laitier, chant → chanter, bord → border, rang → ranger.
  • 3When no test works, learn the word: le temps, le corps, le poids.
  • 4Sirop d’érable = maple syrup.

Key vocabulary

le champfield
l’érable (m.)maple
le retarddelay
le rangrow, rank