Grades 2–5
French Food Word Search
Find twelve French food words. They go across, down and diagonally.
French worksheet · Food and drinks
Le, La or Les? Food Words
Sort twelve food words into le, la and les. Les is for more than one.
- Grade level
- Grades 2–4
- Time
- About 15 minutes
- Topic
- Food and drinks
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Naming fruit and foods, Saying j’aime and je n’aime pas, Reading prices in euros, Choosing le, la or les
What kids do
Printed on the sheet:
- Le goes with a masculine word, la with a feminine word and les with more than one thing.
- Write each food word under le, la or les.
Words on this sheet
pizzalelales
Teacher tip
Point out that les words end in -s here. That clue sorts the third column quickly.
How to use it
- Take a class vote: hands up for j’aime, hands down for je n’aime pas.
- Read the café prices out loud: un euro cinquante.
- Say every French word out loud and have kids echo it before they read or write it.
Watch for
Leaving out the n’ in je n’aime pas. Both parts of ne…pas are needed in writing.
Talk about it
- What would you order at the café?
- Does this word look like an English word you know?
Take it further
Set up a pretend café with paper menus and let kids order in French.
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