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French market vocabulary quantities worksheet answer key for French A1 (free PDF download)

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Quick answer: At a French market you name the amount, then de, then the food, with no article: un kilo de tomates, une douzaine d'œufs. This answer key corrects the 20 problems of the French A1 worksheet on French market vocabulary quantities, from de or d’? to shopping list for six: 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 market vocabulary quantities. Try the worksheet first, then compare, and reread the lesson if a rule is unclear.

Check every answer against the model, then reread the rule if you missed an article after de. Open writing has a model answer and a short list of points to verify. Several correct versions are possible when the product or the sentence changes.

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

French market vocabulary quantities: the answers explained

Problem 1 De or d’?

De becomes d’ before a vowel: 1. de, 2. d’, 3. de, 4. d’, 5. de.

Problem 2 Match the amounts

A dozen is twelve and half a dozen is six. A livre at a market is half a kilo. une douzaine = (d); une demi-douzaine = (c); une livre = (a); un kilo = (b).

Problem 3 Choose the right word

After a quantity word, use de, or d’ before a vowel. 1. de; 2. de; 3. d’.

Problem 4 Prices in words

Say euros, then the cents. 1. trois euros cinquante; 2. un euro vingt; 3. douze euros quatre-vingt-dix; 4. deux euros cinq.

Problem 5 Translate into English

1. I would like a tray of raspberries. 2. Half a dozen eggs, please. 3. That comes to five euros ten.

Problem 6 Name the amount

Choose the unit that fits the product. 1. une botte; 2. une douzaine; 3. un kilo; 4. une barquette.

Problem 7 Du, de la, de l’ or des?

Fromage is masculine, confiture feminine, ail starts with a vowel, champignons is plural. 1. du; 2. de la; 3. de l’; 4. des.

Problem 8 Read the price board

Read the unit on the board. 1. Un kilo de poires coûte deux euros quatre-vingts. 2. Les cerises coûtent sept euros le kilo. 3. Le persil coûte un euro.

Problem 9 Prendre and vouloir

Prendre: je prends, elle prend, nous prenons. Vouloir: vous voulez, ils veulent. 1. prends; 2. prend; 3. prenons; 4. voulez; 5. veulent.

Problem 10 Translate into French

1. Un kilo d’oignons, s’il vous plaît. 2. Combien coûtent les cerises ? 3. Une demi-douzaine d’œufs et un peu d’ail.

Check: de or d’ after each quantity, no article after de.

Problem 11 Put the words in order

1. Je voudrais un kilo de pommes. 2. Combien ça coûte ? 3. Et avec ça ? 4. Je prends une douzaine d’œufs.

Problem 12 Correct the mistake

The article disappears after the quantity, and de elides before a vowel. 1. Je voudrais un kilo de poires. 2. Elle achète une douzaine d’œufs. 3. Nous prenons un peu d’ail. 4. Une barquette de fraises, s’il vous plaît.

Problem 13 Choose the best reply

Match each question to a sensible reply. 1. (b); 2. (a); 3. (b).

Problem 14 Make it negative

After a negation, du, de la and des become de or d’. 1. Je ne prends pas de fromage. 2. Elle n’achète pas de confiture. 3. Nous ne voulons pas de tomates.

Problem 15 Check the receipt

3,20 + 4,50 + 3,60 = 11,30. 20 − 11,30 = 8,70. 1. onze euros trente; 2. huit euros soixante-dix.

Problem 16 Reading: Awa at the market

Total: 3 + 1,50 + 2 = 6,50 €, and 10 − 6,50 = 3,50 €. 1. On Saturday morning. 2. 6.50 euros. 3. 3.50 euros.

Problem 17 Be more polite

1. Je voudrais un kilo de pommes, s’il vous plaît. 2. Je voudrais un peu de fromage, s’il vous plaît. 3. Je voudrais une douzaine d’œufs, s’il vous plaît.

Problem 18 Translate into English

1. “What would you like, ma’am?” “Half a kilo of cherries and two kilos of potatoes, please.” 2. “How much is it?” “That comes to 9.60 euros. Don’t you have change?” “No, I only have a twenty-euro note.”

Problem 19 Write a dialogue

Model: — Bonjour, madame. — Bonjour ! Vous désirez ? — Je voudrais un kilo de poires. — Et avec ça ? — Une botte de radis. Combien ça coûte ? — Ça fait quatre euros dix. — Voilà, merci. Au revoir !

Check: greeting, two quantities with de, price question, thanks.

Problem 20 Shopping list for six

Model: deux kilos de tomates, une douzaine d’œufs, une livre de cerises, une botte de basilic, un peu de fromage de chèvre.

Check: every item has a quantity word, de or d’, and no article after it.

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