Fractions – exercises

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Exercises

Write out the fractions.

  1. 1/16 →  use ordinal numbers to express denominators higher than 5
  2. 1/2 →  denominators below 5 have an irregular form
  3. 2/3 →  denominators below 5 have an irregular form|when the numerator is higher than 1 and the denominator is higher than 2, the denominator is plural
  4. 6/100 →  use ordinal numbers to express denominators higher than 5|when the numerator is higher than 1 and the denominator is higher than 5, the denominator is plural
  5. 1/4 →  denominators below 5 have an irregular form

Choose the correct form of demi.

  1. trois heures et when demi comes after a noun it agrees in terms of gender but not in terms of number|after a feminine noun (heures), we use the feminine form (demie)
  2. une -heurewhen demi comes before the noun it does not change its form
  3. deux -litres de laitwhen demi comes before the noun it does not change its form
  4. une heure et when demi comes after a noun it agrees in terms of gender but not in terms of number|after a feminine noun (heures), we use the feminine form (demie)
  5. un kilo et when demi comes after a noun it agrees in terms of gender but not in terms of number|after a masculine noun (kilo), we use the masculine form (demi)

Choose the best option.