French GCSE
Consonant substitutions
What Consonant substitutions means in French GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Consonant substitutions
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Reference: AQA
French words ending in que match English words ending in 'c', 'ck', 'ch', 'k', or 'cal', and French words ending in f match English words ending in 've'.
Topics that use Consonant substitutions
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- Adjective agreement
- Articles and determiners
- Definite articles
- Grammatical markers
- Impersonal expressions
- Listening comprehension strategies
- Phonetics and pronunciation
- Plurality in spoken French
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