Grades 1–3
French Family Words Match
Draw a line from each French family word to its English meaning, from la mère to l’oncle.
French worksheet · My family
French Family Word Search
Find eleven French family words. They go across, down and diagonally.
- Grade level
- Grades 2–5
- Time
- About 20 minutes
- Topic
- My family
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Naming family members, Choosing mon, ma or mes, Reading a short text about a family
What kids do
Printed on the sheet:
- In a French word search the letters have no accents: mère is hidden as MERE, and œ as OE.
- A F T M K E N U I W L O mère
- D N A A R G S O E U R O père
- M R R K B W Y A N H A E frère
Words on this sheet
sœuroncletantecousinbébéfamillepapamaman
Teacher tip
Remind kids that sœur is hidden as SOEUR. Spotting the OE is part of the fun.
How to use it
- Sort the family words into le and la before kids write.
- Read the passage out loud once, then let kids reread it with a partner.
- Say every French word out loud and have kids echo it before they read or write it.
Watch for
Using ma before a vowel. Before a vowel it is mon: mon amie.
Talk about it
- Which word means grandma?
- Does this word look like an English word you know?
Take it further
Make a class book of family pages with a French label for every person and pet.
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Draw and Label My Family
Draw the people and pets in your family and label each one in French with the word bank.
Grades 3–5
Mon, Ma or Mes?
Circle mon, ma or mes for each family word. The word for “my” matches the word after it.
Grades 3–5
Read About a French Family
Read Chloé’s short text about her family in French and answer the questions in English.
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