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French countries and prepositions worksheet answer key for French A1 (free PDF download)

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The problems are on the French Countries And Prepositions worksheet. Try them on your own first, then compare with the answers below.

Quick answer: In French, the preposition before a place depends on its type: à with cities (à Dakar), en with feminine countries or countries starting with a vowel (en Italie), au with masculine countries (au Canada) and aux with plural ones (aux États-Unis). This answer key corrects the 20 problems of the French A1 worksheet on French countries and prepositions, from cities with à to rewrite in the plural: 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 A1 worksheet on French countries and prepositions. Try the worksheet first, then compare, and reread the lesson if a rule is unclear.

Check the gender of the country first, then the preposition. Where the key gives two possible answers, accept either. For open writing items, compare with the model and check prepositions, nationality agreement and the absence of articles before languages.

Level: French A1 (CEFR beginner) · Standards: CEFR A1, Spoken production

French countries and prepositions: the answers explained

Problem 1 Cities with à

(a) à (b) à (c) à. Cities take à, never au.

Problem 2 Feminine countries with en

(a) en (b) en (c) en. La Tunisie, l’Allemagne, la Belgique.

Problem 3 Masculine countries with au

(a) au (b) au (c) au. Le Sénégal, le Danemark, le Japon.

Problem 4 Choose the preposition

(a) au (b) aux (c) en

Problem 5 Match country and nationality

1 — C; 2 — D; 3 — A; 4 — B.

Problem 6 Feminine forms

(a) brésilienne (b) allemande (c) japonaise (d) belge (no change)

Problem 7 Languages with parler

(a) parle (b) parlez (c) parlons

Problem 8 Label the map

Model: Manon habite à Montréal. Elle habite au Canada. Rui habite à Lisbonne. Il habite au Portugal. Fatou habite à Dakar. Elle habite au Sénégal.

Problem 9 Fill in with the right preposition

(a) aux (b) à (c) au (d) en

Problem 10 Say where you come from

(a) du Canada (b) de Suisse (c) des États-Unis

Problem 11 Complete the nationality

(a) italienne (b) belge (c) chinoise

Problem 12 Correct the mistake

(a) Je suis au Brésil. (b) Elle parle français. (c) Il habite en France.

Problem 13 Translate into French

(a) J’habite au Portugal. (b) Elle travaille à Montréal. (c) Il est du Maroc. (or Il vient du Maroc.) (d) Ils parlent espagnol.

Problem 14 Translate into English

(a) We come from Mali, but we live in Lille. (b) She speaks a little German. (c) They are from Algeria.

Problem 15 Coming back from

  1. Karim revient d’Algérie. (feminine country starting with a vowel)
  2. Nous rentrons du Japon. (masculine country)
  3. Elles arrivent de Lyon. (city, no article)
  4. Tu reviens des Philippines ? (plural country)

Problem 16 Read the profile

(a) In France, in Toulouse. (b) French, Bambara and a little English. (c) She is Portuguese and works in Luxembourg.

Problem 17 Prepare a conference badge

Model: Selma habite à Lagos. Elle vient du Nigeria. Elle est nigériane. Elle parle anglais, igbo et français. Check: à with the city, du with the country, no capital letters on languages.

Problem 18 Compare two people

Model: Aurélie vient de Rennes, mais elle habite à Lausanne. Elle parle français et allemand. Kofi vient d’Accra, mais il habite à Abidjan. Il parle anglais et français.

Problem 19 Write about your journey

Model: Je voudrais aller au Sénégal, en Italie et aux États-Unis. Je vais d’abord à Dakar. J’ai besoin de parler français. Check prepositions and gender.

Problem 20 Rewrite in the plural

Nous sommes tunisiens, nous habitons à Nice et nous parlons arabe et français.

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