In my last post, I looked at the most commonly occurring verbs, nouns, adjectives, prepositions, conjunctions and adverbs in Spanish, and thought about the words on each list that we are teaching in KS2 or that we should teach in KS2.
For French, I have consulted this list of the top 100 words in French, and the webpage also includes the top 25 of various word classes.
Verbs
The first 21 of these French verbs are in the top 100 words. I have also added on the end aimer, which is not on of the 25, but which is very frequently used in KS2 and elsewhere. Would we also want to add penser or croire for giving opinions and jouer for talking about sports and music?
KS2
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curriculum area
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1.
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être to be
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yes
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description, identification Qu'est-ce que c'est?)
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2.
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avoir to have
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yes
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age, possession, family, pets, money, physical description
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3.
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pouvoir can, to be able
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yes
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classroom instructions and language
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4.
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faire to do, make
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yes
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household chores, sports
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5.
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mettre to put, place
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6.
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dire to say
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7.
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devoir to have to, owe
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8.
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prendre to take
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9.
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donner to give
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10.
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aller to go
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yes
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places in town, transports, holidays
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11.
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vouloir to want
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yes
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food, shopping, classroom equipment
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12.
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savoir to know
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13.
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falloir to take, require, need
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14.
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voir to see
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15.
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demander to ask for
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16.
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trouver to find
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17.
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rendre to render, return, yield, give up
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18.
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venir to come
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19.
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passer to pass
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20.
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comprendre to understand
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21.
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rester to stay
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22.
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tenir to hold
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23.
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porter to wear, carry
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yes
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clothes
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24.
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parler to speak
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yes
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countries and their languages
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25.
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montrer to show
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aimer to like
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yes
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opinions
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Determiners
I have added onto the end of this list the determiners to go with le, un and mon.
KS2?
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1.
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le the
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yes
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2.
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de some, any
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yes
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3.
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un a, an, one
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yes
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4.
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ce this, that
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5.
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tout all, very
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6.
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son his, her, its
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yes
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7.
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autre other
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8.
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leur them, their, theirs
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9.
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deux two
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yes
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10.
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premier first
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yes
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11.
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mon my
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yes
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12.
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aucun none, either, neither, not any
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13.
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quelque some
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14.
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notre our
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15.
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certain certain
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16.
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trois three
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yes
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17.
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tel such
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18.
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quel which, what
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yes
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19.
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chaque each
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20.
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plusieurs several
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21.
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votre your
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22.
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quatre four
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yes
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23.
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cinq five
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yes
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24.
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ton your
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yes
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25.
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dix ten
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yes
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la the
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yes
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les the
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yes
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une a, one
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yes
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des some
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yes
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ma my
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yes
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mes my
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yes
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Conjunctions
There are only 23 conjunctions in the top 5000 French words. Again I have added to the list some which are used commonly in the classroom, not only in KS2.
KS2?
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1.
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et and
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yes
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2.
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que that, which, who, whom
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3.
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mais but
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yes
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4.
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comme like, as
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5.
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ou or
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yes
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6.
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si if, whether
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7.
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aussi too, also, as
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yes
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8.
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quand when
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yes
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9.
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donc so, then, therefore, thus
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10.
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soit either ... or
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11.
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car because
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yes
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12.
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pourquoi why
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13.
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ni nor
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14.
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comment how
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15.
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lorsque when
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16.
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or now
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17.
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cependant however
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yes
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18.
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puisque since
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19.
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toutefois however
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20.
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combien how much, how many
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yes
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21.
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sinon otherwise, or else
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22.
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néanmoins nevertheless
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23.
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quoique although, though
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qui who, which
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yes
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parce que because
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yes
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Prepositions
KS2?
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1.
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de of, from, some, any
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yes
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2.
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à to, at, in
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yes
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3.
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en in, by
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yes
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4.
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pour for, in order to
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5.
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dans in, into, from
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yes
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6.
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sur on, upon
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7.
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par by
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8.
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avec with
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yes
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9.
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avant before
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10.
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entre between
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11.
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moins less
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12.
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sans without
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13.
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après after
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14.
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pendant during
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15.
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depuis since, for
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16.
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contre against
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17.
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sous under
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18.
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jusque to, up to, until
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19.
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vers toward
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20.
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dès from, as soon
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21.
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devant in front, ahead
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22.
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chez at, with
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yes
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23.
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près near, nearby, close by
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24.
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selon according to
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25.
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parmi among
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Adverbs
(Although I take issue with the description of some of these words as adverbs.)
KS2?
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1.
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ne not
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yes
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2.
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pas not
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yes
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3.
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plus then
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4.
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tout there
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5.
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mais still, yet
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yes
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6.
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comme so, therefore
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7.
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si only
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8.
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y here, there
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9.
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avant more
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10.
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même same, even, self
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11.
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aussi too, also, as
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yes
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12.
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bien well
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yes
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13.
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où where
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14.
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encore again, yet
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15.
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déjà already
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16.
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grand great, big, tall
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yes
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17.
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moins less
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yes
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18.
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très very
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yes
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19.
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quelque some
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20.
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non no, not
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yes
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21.
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alors then, so
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22.
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après after
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23.
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peu little
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24.
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bon good
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yes
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25.
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depuis since, for
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Pronouns
I am surprised that je is only in at no.9.
KS2?
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1.
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le him, her, it, them
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2.
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un a, an, one
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yes
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3.
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en in, by
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yes
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4.
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que that, which, who, whom
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5.
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ce this, that
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6.
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il he, it
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yes
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7.
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qui who, whom
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yes
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8.
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se oneself, himself, herself, itself, themselves
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9.
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je I
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yes
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10.
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tout all
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11.
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autre other
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12.
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on one, we
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yes
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13.
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nous we, us
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yes
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14.
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leur them, their, theirs
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15.
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y there
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16.
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elle she, her
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yes
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17.
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même same, even, self
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18.
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celui that, the one, he, him
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19.
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où where
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yes
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20.
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vous you
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yes
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21.
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cela that, it
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22.
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me me, to me, myself
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yes
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23.
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aucun none, either, neither, not any
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24.
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lui him, her
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25.
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dont whose, of which
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Again, all thoughts welcome via the comments.
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