Module 3 of the free French course (CEFR A2, first half), lesson 14 of 30: . On this page: 7 words with their genders and respellings, the rule, a watch-out line and the audio — the study notes behind the workbook's lesson 14.
| French | English | Say it |
|---|---|---|
| plus… que | more… than | PLEW … kuh |
| moins… que | less… than | MWA(n) … kuh |
| le cheval est plus grand que la souris | the horse is bigger than the mouse | luh shuh-vahl eh plew grah(n) kuh lah soo-REE |
| plus rapide | faster | plew rah-PEED |
| rapide | fast | rah-PEED |
| lent | slow (m) | lah(n) |
| lente | slow (f) | lah(n)t |
Respellings follow the course’s say-it key; the stressed syllable is in capitals. Print this lesson’s flashcards (PDF) — the words on the front, the English and respelling on the back.
Each word is read twice — say it back in the gap. Computer-generated voice; credits on the course page.
Compare anything with plus… que (more… than) and moins… que (less… than): Le cheval est plus grand que la souris.
The adjective still agrees with the FIRST thing: La maison est plus grande que le garage.
The adjective agrees with the FIRST thing compared: la maison est plus grande que le garage — grande for maison, whatever the garage is.
This free course is the reading half. The writing half — write-in lessons, daily practice pages with built-in review, self-checks and a full answer key — is the companion workbook series, The French Ladder: one workbook per module, fifteen in all, released band by band with the Basic band (Modules 1–5) first.
Turn this lesson’s words into flashcards, then space your reviews — the two habits the research behind our study guides backs hardest.
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