The problems are on the French Greetings worksheet. Try them on your own first, then compare with the answers below.
Quick answer: French greetings change with the time of day and the relationship: bonjour by day, bonsoir at night, salut with friends, au revoir to leave. This answer key corrects the 20 problems of the French 1 worksheet on French greetings, from greetings to English to restore the accents: the final answer in bold, the rule behind it, and a model answer for each writing task.
Here is the answer key of the French 1 worksheet on French greetings. Try the worksheet first, then compare, and reread the lesson if a rule is unclear.
Level: French 1 (high school, ACTFL Novice) · Standards: ACTFL Novice Mid, WL 1.1 Interpersonal, WL 1.2 Interpretive, WL 1.3 Presentational, WL 2.1 Cultural Practices
French greetings: the answers explained
Problem 1 Greetings to English
(a) Good evening; (b) See you tomorrow; (c) Hi / bye (casual); (d) Nice to meet you (said by a girl). The final e of enchantée marks a female speaker.
Problem 2 Tu or vous
(a) vous (teacher, respect); (b) tu (family); (c) vous (stranger); (d) vous (plural). Vous is always the plural form.
Problem 3 My name is
(a) Je m’appelle Sandrine. (b) Comment tu t’appelles ? (c) Moi, c’est Karim. The reflexive pronoun changes with the subject: me, te.
Problem 4 Question and answer
1-c, 2-a, 3-b. How are you? gets a feeling; how is it spelled? gets letters; what is your name? gets a name.
Problem 5 Which letter
(a) G; (b) Y; (c) W; (d) H. Do not confuse G (zhay) with J (zhee).
Problem 6 Name the accent
1 acute (accent aigu); 2 grave (accent grave); 3 circumflex; 4 cedilla; 5 diaeresis (tréma).
Problem 7 Classroom commands
1-d, 2-a, 3-c, 4-b. Écoutez = Listen, Levez la main = Raise your hand, Fermez la porte = Close the door, Lisez = Read.
Problem 8 Formal version
(a) Bonjour ! (b) Comment allez-vous ? (c) Comment vous appelez-vous ? The formal forms use vous.
Problem 9 Order the dialogue
b – d – c – a. Inès opens with her name, Malik answers with his, Inès asks how he is, and he replies.
Problem 10 Decode the names
(a) KADIR; (b) SOFIE; (c) JANE. The letter e is « uh » in French and the letter i is « ee ».
Problem 11 Fill the café dialogue
(a) Bonsoir; (b) vous; (c) s’appelle; (d) merci; (e) Au revoir. The dialogue is formal, so appelez-vous follows vous.
Problem 12 Right greeting
(a) Bonjour; (b) Bonne nuit; (c) Bonjour. Salut is too casual for a principal.
Problem 13 English to French
(a) Bonjour, je m’appelle Tess. (b) Enchantée. (c) À demain. (d) Je ne comprends pas.
Problem 14 Find the error
(a) Je m’appelle Awa. The reflexive pronoun is required. (b) Au revoir, Madame. (c) Bonjour, Monsieur Dupuis ! Salut is too casual for a teacher.
Problem 15 Say it in class
(a) Répétez, s’il vous plaît. (b) Qu’est-ce que ça veut dire ? (c) Comment ça s’écrit ? (d) Je ne comprends pas.
Problem 16 Hostel dialogue
(a) Evening (Clara says bonsoir). (b) Tu (Et toi ?). (c) So-so (comme ci, comme ça). (d) The É, with an acute accent.
Problem 17 Write a first meeting
Model answer: — Salut ! Je m’appelle Chloé. Et toi ? — Moi, c’est Dylan. Enchanté ! Ça va ? — Ça va bien, merci. À demain !
Check: a greeting, two names, a question about how the other is, a goodbye, tu used consistently, accents correct.
Problem 18 French to English dialogue
“Hello, ma’am! How are you?” — “Not bad, thanks. And you?” — “Very well. Goodbye, see you soon!” The vous questions are polite and addressed to an adult.
Problem 19 Write the full line
(a) Comment allez-vous, Madame ? (b) Comment ça s’écrit ? (c) Je ne comprends pas. Répétez, s’il vous plaît. Teacher requests use vous.
Problem 20 Restore the accents
Bonsoir, Hélène ! Ça va ? — Très bien, merci. À bientôt ! Accents: é, ç, è, à, ô.