Grade 3 · French Immersion · Unit 5 of 7
Les pluriels en -x
Bateaux et chevaux
What your child practises
Plural spellings: -eau/-eu/-ou nouns add an x, and -al nouns become -aux.
Nova Scotia Curriculum learning outcome: Français arts langagiers 3e année · writing in French with correct spelling, grammar and punctuation
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
Un genou, des ___
🦵- genoux
- genous
- genou
genoux
Hint: Many words that end in -eau, -eu or -ou add an “x” in the plural (un bateau → des bateaux). Words ending in -al change to -aux (un cheval → des chevaux).
Question 2
Un chapeau, deux ___
🎩- chapeaux
- chapeaus
- chapeau
chapeaux
Hint: Many words that end in -eau, -eu or -ou add an “x” in the plural (un bateau → des bateaux). Words ending in -al change to -aux (un cheval → des chevaux).
Question 3
Un chou, des ___
🥬- chou
- chous
- choux
choux
Hint: Many words that end in -eau, -eu or -ou add an “x” in the plural (un bateau → des bateaux). Words ending in -al change to -aux (un cheval → des chevaux).
Question 4
Un manteau, des ___
🧥- manteau
- manteaus
- manteaux
manteaux
Hint: Many words that end in -eau, -eu or -ou add an “x” in the plural (un bateau → des bateaux). Words ending in -al change to -aux (un cheval → des chevaux).
Question 5
Un hibou, des ___
🦉- hibou
- hiboux
- hibous
hiboux
Hint: Many words that end in -eau, -eu or -ou add an “x” in the plural (un bateau → des bateaux). Words ending in -al change to -aux (un cheval → des chevaux).
Question 6
Un jeu, des ___
🎲- jeux
- jeu
- jeus
jeux
Hint: Many words that end in -eau, -eu or -ou add an “x” in the plural (un bateau → des bateaux). Words ending in -al change to -aux (un cheval → des chevaux).