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Nouns - Useful to Know 01

Build GCSE French with useful everyday nouns you can reuse across topics. Strengthen spelling and articles so you can speak and write more smoothly in any exam theme.

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Fascinating Fact:

“La plupart” means most, and it is often followed by “de” before a noun.

In GCSE Fast French, “useful to know” nouns are the words that appear in lots of contexts, such as everyday life, school, travel, and technology. Learning them well helps you understand exam texts faster and build your own sentences with fewer gaps.

Key Terms

  • Mot clé: A key word you can reuse in many topics, helping you understand and communicate more easily.
  • Déterminant: A word that comes before a noun, such as an article, showing meaning and grammar.
  • Champ lexical: A group of related words for one theme, like school, home, travel, or hobbies.

Frequently Asked Questions (Click to see answers)

What does “la plupart” mean in French and how do I use it?

“La plupart” means “most”. It is commonly followed by de plus a noun, for example “la plupart des élèves”, and the verb is usually plural because it refers to a group.

What are “useful to know” nouns in GCSE French?

They are high-frequency nouns that work in many themes, like time, place, people, and everyday objects. Knowing them helps you understand reading and listening tasks and makes writing easier.

How can I remember French nouns and articles more reliably?

Learn each noun with its article, then practise it in short sentences. Testing yourself often, and correcting mistakes straight away, helps your memory and reduces errors in exams.

Try These Related Quizzes

In each question you will be given a word or words in English. All you have to do is choose the French equivalent from the four choices offered.
1 .
Thing
Le risque
La chose
Les soldes
La tâche
Le risque = risk
Les soldes = sales
La tâche = task
2 .
Type / kind
L’établissement
L’espèce
L’ado
L’apprenti
L’établissement = establishment
L’ado = adolescent
L’apprenti = apprentice
3 .
Silk
L’or
Le verre
La soie
L’argent
L’or = gold
Le verre = glass
L’argent = silver / money
4 .
A-level
Le conseiller d’orientation
Le baccalauréat
L’année sabbatique
Le besoin
Le conseiller d’orientation = careers adviser
L’année sabbatique = gap year
Le besoin = need
5 .
Piece
Le demi
La moitié
Le nombre
Le morceau
Le demi = half
La moitié = half
Le nombre = number
6 .
Place
Le pourboire
La tournée
Le lieu
Le tournoi
Le pourboire = tip
La tournée = tour
Le tournoi = tournament
7 .
Test
L’épreuve
La licence
L’avion
Le choix
La licence = degree
L’avion = plane
Le choix = choice
8 .
Wave
La marée
Le trou
Le bateau
La vague
La marée = tide
Le trou = hole
Le bateau = boat
9 .
Wood
Le cuir
Le fer
Le bois
La laine
Le cuir = leather
Le fer = iron
La laine = wool
10 .
Slice
La tranche
Le paquet
La boîte
La bouteille
Le paquet = packet
La boîte = box / tin / can
La bouteille = bottle
You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - French nouns and articles

Author:  Graeme Haw
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