The problems are on the French Numbers 0-100 worksheet. Try them on your own first, then compare with the answers below.
Quick answer: French numbers from 0 to 100 are regular up to 69. This answer key corrects the 20 problems of the French 1 worksheet on French numbers 0-100, from digits to words to fix the numbers: 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 numbers 0-100. 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
French numbers 0-100: the answers explained
Problem 1 Digits to words
(a) trois; (b) huit; (c) douze; (d) seize. Numbers up to 16 are unique words.
Problem 2 Words to digits
(a) 14; (b) 17; (c) 13; (d) 11.
Problem 3 The tens
(a) 30; (b) 40; (c) 50; (d) 60.
Problem 4 Age with avoir
(a) J’ai treize ans. (b) Tu as seize ans. (c) Elle a quatorze ans. Avoir is conjugated j’ai, tu as, il/elle a.
Problem 5 Number series
(a) vingt (count by fives); (b) dix; (c) quarante; (d) quatre-vingt-dix (steps of ten).
Problem 6 Twenties to forties
(a) vingt et un; (b) vingt-deux; (c) trente et un; (d) quarante-cinq. Only the unit 1 takes et.
Problem 7 Scoreboard
(a) quatorze; (b) neuf; (c) vingt et un; (d) dix-sept.
Problem 8 Listen for the z
(a) yes; (b) no; (c) yes; (d) no; (e) yes; (f) no. Liaison only happens before a vowel sound.
Problem 9 The seventies
(a) soixante-dix; (b) soixante et onze; (c) soixante-douze; (d) soixante-dix-sept.
Problem 10 Eighties and nineties
(a) quatre-vingts; (b) quatre-vingt-un; (c) quatre-vingt-cinq; (d) quatre-vingt-dix; (e) quatre-vingt-onze; (f) quatre-vingt-dix-neuf. The s of vingts drops when a number follows; 81 and 91 take no et.
Problem 11 Words to digits again
(a) 75; (b) 92; (c) 71; (d) 80; (e) 83.
Problem 12 English to French ages
(a) J’ai quinze ans. (b) Il a dix-sept ans. (c) Elle a seize ans. (d) Quel âge as-tu ? (also Tu as quel âge ?)
Problem 13 Correct the age
(a) J’ai seize ans. Age uses avoir. (b) Il a quatre-vingts ans. Vingts keeps its s when nothing follows it inside the number. (c) Elle a soixante-dix ans. No et with 70.
Problem 14 Phone number aloud
zéro six, douze, trente-quatre, cinquante-huit, soixante et onze. The pairs are read as whole numbers, and 71 takes et.
Problem 15 Spoken to digits
07 95 78 24 41. Each spoken number is one pair of digits.
Problem 16 Theater club form
(a) Adjoua, by two years (16 and 14). (b) 07. (c) zéro six, quarante-huit, soixante-douze, quatre-vingt-onze, quinze.
Problem 17 Introduce a friend
Model answer: Voici Camille. Elle a seize ans. Son numéro est le zéro sept, vingt-six, quatre-vingt-trois, soixante et un, quatorze. Elle est de Nantes.
Check: avoir used for age (a or ai), the word ans, a phone number of five spoken pairs, no être with age.
Problem 18 Translate the dialogue
“How old are you?” — “I’m fifteen, and you?” — “I’m sixteen. What is your number?” — “It’s zero six, eighty-one, twenty-three, forty-four, fifty-nine.”
Problem 19 Number sums
(a) quatre-vingt-sept (87); (b) cinquante-sept (57); (c) quatre-vingts (80); (d) cinquante-huit (58).
Problem 20 Fix the numbers
(a) vingt et un; (b) trente et un; (c) soixante et onze; (d) quatre-vingt-deux. The pattern is et for 1 and 71, and no s on vingt before another number.