ONION

FOOD
L'oignon - onion

LEVEL: EASY

It is colour coded to represent the difference between masculine words (blue) and feminine words (red).

Each word is written twice to help the children remember the difference between LE, LA, L’ (the) and UN, UNE (a).

This a countable noun.

l'oignon the onion
les oignons the onions
un oignon an onion
des oignons some onions

beaucoup de lots of
De quelle couleur est l'oignon? What colour is the onion?
L'oignon est marron. The onion is brown.

Combien de .... y a-t-il? How many ... are there?
Il y en a ... There are ...

Combien de oignons y a-t-il? How many onions are there?
Il y en a sept. There are seven.

NB Don't forget the plural 's'.

la soupe à l'oignon - onion soup