French Relative Pronouns Practice Cards (20 PDF)

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Twenty fill-in-the-blank practice cards ask students to complete French sentences with the correct relative pronoun — ce que, ce qui, or ce dont — depending on each sentence's grammatical structure, such as 'N'oublie pas ___ je t'ai dit hier soir' (ce que) or 'Ce truc? C'est ___ je me sers pour couper des légumes' (ce dont). The same 20 cards are provided in two layouts, a five-page grid of four cards per page and a 20-page one-card-per-page version, so teachers can choose a printable card-sort format or a slide-by-slide distance-learning format. A complete answer key, titled 'Corrigé,' gives the fully written French sentence plus an English translation for every card, letting students verify their choice of pronoun and its meaning. The set is copyrighted by Love Learning Languages. Students who need extra practice with clauses introduced by ‘que’ more broadly can turn to la subordonnée complétive, which explains and drills that related sentence structure.

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Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

Choose the correct French relative pronoun (ce que, ce qui, or ce dont) based on a sentence's grammatical structure
Translate completed French sentences using relative pronouns into natural English

Teaching tips

Introduce the grammatical rule for each pronoun (ce qui as subject, ce que as object, ce dont after de) before assigning the cards, since the cards themselves test application rather than teach the rule.
Use the one-card-per-page version for a distance-learning slideshow and the grid version for in-person printable card sorts.
Have students check their completed sentence against both the French answer and its English translation in the Corrigé to confirm they understood the meaning, not just the grammar.

Skills covered

Relative pronoun selection — students choose between ce que, ce qui, and ce dont to correctly complete 20 different French sentences.
Sentence translation — students use the answer key's English translations to confirm the meaning of each completed sentence.

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How does a student know whether to use ce qui, ce que, or ce dont in a given blank?

The choice depends on the grammatical role of the missing word in the clause that follows: ce qui is used when it is the subject of that clause, ce que when it is the direct object, and ce dont when the following verb or expression requires 'de.'

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ce que
ce qui
ce dont
French relative pronouns

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