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French vocabulary practice: 12 drills with audio

Short answer: each drill tests eight words from one topic guide in 16 questions: recall the French word, recognise it by ear, use it in a sentence, and say what it means. New rounds reshuffle the mix, and missed answers go into a review list. It takes about five minutes, every answer plays aloud, and every sentence is glossed word by word. Thirteen right is a pass.

1RecallEnglish → French
2HearPick the word you heard
3UseComplete a sentence
Preview a drill · tap a topic
Core vocabularyA1 · 8 words
Question 9: Ma maison est très grande. “My house is very big.”
Start the drill →Read the guide first
The drills

All twelve drills, in a sensible order

Work down the list: the A1 topics come first and give you the words the later drills build on. Each row links to the drill and to the guide it tests.

#TopicLevelSample wordsGuide
01Core vocabulary drill →A1la maison, l’eau, le jourCore vocabulary
02Family drill →A1la mère, le père, le frèreFamily
03The home drill →A1la cuisine, la chambre, le salonThe home
04Time and dates drill →A1l’heure, midi, le matinTime and dates
05Weather drill →A1la pluie, le soleil, la neigeWeather
06The city drill →A1la gare, la rue, la boulangerieThe city
07Clothes drill →A1la chemise, le pantalon, la robeClothes
08Shopping drill →A1le prix, la caisse, un kiloShopping
09Health drill →A2le médecin, la pharmacie, la têteHealth
10Work drill →A2le travail, le bureau, le collègueWork
11Emotions drill →A2content, triste, fâchéEmotions
12Nature drill →A2la forêt, la mer, la montagneNature
Check your progress

Seven checkpoints along the course

Each checkpoint has eight questions on one block of guides. Every answer comes with the rule, a word-by-word gloss and a link to the guide to review; seven out of eight means you are ready to move on. After checkpoint 07, try a DELF or DALF mock.

  1. 01Sounds and spellingA1
  2. 02FoundationsA1
  3. 03Everyday lifeA1–A2
  4. 04The past and pronounsA2
  5. 05Building sentencesB1
  6. 06Advanced grammarB1–B2
  7. 07Style and cultureB2–C1
Beyond vocabulary

Speaking, writing, listening and exams

Once the words come quickly, put them to work with longer practice.

SpeakSpeaking practice →Shadowing, role plays and timed answers.WriteWriting practice →Emails, opinions and corrected models.ListenListening →Train your ear on real-speed French.ExamsDELF and DALF →How the exams work, level by level.