Spelling and Grammar

Question 1

Question 1 : What is the correct spelling?

Réponses possibles :

Apparently
Apparantly
Apparrently
Aparently

Answer

Apparemment s'écrit avec deux P et un seul M. C'est une erreur très courante.

Question 2

Question 2 : What is the plural of "œil" (eye) in French?

Réponses possibles :

Yeux
Œils
Yeuxs
Œilles

Answer

Œil becomes yeux in the plural, a transformation inherited from Latin "oculus" (plural "oculi"). Exception: "des œils-de-bœuf" is used for round windows.

Question 3

Question 3 : How is "demi" (half) agreed in "une heure et demie" (an hour and a half)?

Réponses possibles :

Une heure et demie

Question 4

Question 4 : Which French sentence is correct?

Réponses possibles :

Whatever you say, I'm leaving
Quoi-qu'il en soit
Whatever he does, he succeeds
Whatever he does, he succeeds

Answer

"Quoique" in one word means "although". "Quoi que" in two words means "whatever".

Question 5

Question 5 : What is the past participle of the French verb "résoudre" (to solve)?

Réponses possibles :

Résolu
Résolvé
Résous
Résout

Answer

Résoudre gives "résolu" as its past participle. "Résous" is the present tense form (je/tu résous).

Question 6

Question 6 : How do you write the number 80 in French?

Réponses possibles :

Quatre-vingts
Quatre-vingt
Quatrevingt
Quatres-vingts

Answer

Quatre-vingts takes an S when not followed by another number (quatre-vingt-trois).

Question 7

Question 7 : What is the correct spelling of the word meaning "happening at the right time"?

Réponses possibles :

Opportune
Opportunm
Opportunne
Oportune

Answer

Opportun s'écrit avec deux P et un seul N. L'adjectif vient du latin "opportunus".

Question 8

Question 8 : "Après qu'il..." - which grammatical mood is used in French?

Réponses possibles :

Indicative (qu'il est parti)
Conditional (qu'il serait parti)
Imperative
Subjunctive (qu'il soit parti)

Answer

"Après que" is followed by the indicative because the action is completed. "Avant que" uses the subjunctive.

Question 9

Question 9 : What is the feminine form of "ambassadeur" (ambassador) in French?

Réponses possibles :

Ambassadrice
Ambassadeure
Ambassador (invariable)
Ambassadeuse

Answer

Ambassadrice is the feminine of ambassadeur. The term applies to both the function and the spouse.

Question 10

Question 10 : How is "les yeux marron" (brown eyes) written in French?

Réponses possibles :

Les yeux marron
Les yeux marronnés
Les yeux marrons
Les yeux de marron

Answer

Color adjectives derived from nouns (marron, orange, crème) are invariable in French.

Accepted Answer

Placed after the noun, "demi" agrees in gender but never in number.

Question 4 : Which French sentence is correct?

Question 5 : What is the past participle of the French verb "résoudre" (to solve)?

Question 6 : How do you write the number 80 in French?

Question 7 : What is the correct spelling of the word meaning "happening at the right time"?

Question 8 : "Après qu'il..." - which grammatical mood is used in French?

Question 9 : What is the feminine form of "ambassadeur" (ambassador) in French?

Question 10 : How is "les yeux marron" (brown eyes) written in French?

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Les 10 questions du quiz

Question 1 : What is the correct spelling?

Question 2 : What is the plural of "œil" (eye) in French?

Question 3 : How is "demi" (half) agreed in "une heure et demie" (an hour and a half)?

Question 4 : Which French sentence is correct?

Question 5 : What is the past participle of the French verb "résoudre" (to solve)?

Question 6 : How do you write the number 80 in French?

Question 7 : What is the correct spelling of the word meaning "happening at the right time"?

Question 8 : "Après qu'il..." - which grammatical mood is used in French?

Question 9 : What is the feminine form of "ambassadeur" (ambassador) in French?

Question 10 : How is "les yeux marron" (brown eyes) written in French?

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