Gap-fill
French A1 gap-fill: breakfast for two different tastes
A short French story with gaps: Paul and Mia want very different breakfasts. Fill in du, de la, des, le, la and simple adjectives, then check.
- A1
- 14 gaps
- Translation included
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In short
This story practises the partitive (du, de la, des), the negative pas de, articles after aimer, and adjective agreement (un café noir, une tartine grillée). Fill each gap with one or two words.
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| Use | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| some (masc.) | du | du pain |
| some (fem.) | de la | de la confiture |
| some (plural) | des | des fruits |
| not any | pas de | pas de sucre |
| liking in general | le / la / les | j'aime le thé |
Deux petits-déjeuners
Le dimanche, Paul et Mia prennent le petit-déjeuner ensemble, mais ils n'aiment pas (article) mêmes choses. Paul adore (article) salé. Il mange (some, plural) œufs et (some) fromage.
Mia préfère (article) sucré. Elle prend (some) brioche avec (some) confiture de fraises. Elle boit un chocolat (hot) dans un grand bol.
Paul boit un café (black), sans lait et sans sucre. « Tu ne veux pas (any) sucre ? » demande Mia. « Non, merci. Je n'aime pas (article) café sucré. »
Pour finir, ils partagent (some, plural) fruits : des fraises (fresh, fem. plural) et une banane (ripe, fem.).
Read it in English
On Sundays, Paul and Mia have breakfast together, but they don't like the same things. Paul loves savoury food. He eats eggs and cheese.
Mia prefers sweet things. She has brioche with strawberry jam. She drinks a hot chocolate from a big bowl.
Paul drinks black coffee, without milk or sugar. "Don't you want any sugar?" asks Mia. "No, thanks. I don't like sweetened coffee."
To finish, they share some fruit: fresh strawberries and a ripe banana.
Why these answers
- Le salé and le sucré are general categories, so they take le after adorer and préférer.
- Fraîches agrees with fraises (feminine plural); frais becomes fraîche in the feminine.
- After ne… pas, du / de la / des all become de: pas de sucre.
- Colour and taste adjectives follow the noun: un café noir, une banane mûre.