KS4 · French · Year 11
Une démocratie : creating nouns by adding -ion or -ation to the verb stem
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Your learning goal
I can recognise new nouns by relating them to known verbs and can begin to use both to understand political contexts.
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Une démocratie : creating nouns by adding -ion or -ation to the verb stem: slides adapted from the imported teaching text; recall questions created from its keywords, learning points and common mistakes. Self-check practice, with no automatic grading or XP. Answers stay on this page and are cleared when you leave.
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I can recognise new nouns by relating them to known verbs and can begin to use both to understand political contexts.
Key learning points
- Adverbs can sometimes be created from adjectives, and nouns and adjectives can sometimes be created from verb stems.
- [i] is pronounced as in 'midi', [on] is pronounced as in 'non !' and [tion] is pronounced as in 'attention !'.
- Nouns can sometimes be created by adding -ion or -ation to the verb stem, e.g. 'manifester' - 'manifestation'.
Words to know
- verb stem
- part of the verb that appears in all forms
Common mistakes
Some nouns ending in -ion or -ation are masculine.
Every noun ending in -ion and -ation is feminine. There are no exceptions.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Some of the seats of power in France are named in Learning Cycle 1. Teachers may wish to show students photos of the buildings mentioned: Palais de l'Élysée; Palais Matignon (residence of the premier ministre); Assemblée nationale; Sénat (Palais du Luxembourg).