Learn French: Tools – Picture-Word Match for Kids

Which French word goes with which picture? That is what your child works out here, by joining the matching pairs. On one side stand the hammers, saws and wrenches as drawings; opposite them their French names, pleasantly jumbled. Your child reads the French vocabulary, glances at the pictures, and then draws a line between a picture and its right word. With every connection they make, it sinks in a little more how the French name of a familiar thing looks and sounds. So their French vocabulary grows piece by piece, with no pressure and no rush. Let your child think and try in their own time; a line may always be drawn again. By the end, a line runs from every picture to the matching French word.

Read, think, connect: your child studies the hammers, saws and wrenches and reads the French words beside them. Then they draw a line from each picture to the matching word. That trains recognition of written French words, with no writing at all. Take your time together — what counts is the happy joining, with no clock and no contest. With every pair matched, the look of the French word grows more familiar, and your child moves step by step toward reading their first French vocabulary. French has a playful habit — some letters are written down but stay completely silent when you say the word.

Has your child had so much fun connecting? Then there is plenty more to discover! The matches about the zoo animals and the ones with supermarket things hold fresh pictures and new French words looking for their partners. And once your child is in the swing of it, a whole free collection built around the tools is ready to go — free to print or simply to play online. That way learning French stays varied and gives a little fresh pleasure each day, all at your child’s own pace. Have fun reading, thinking, and connecting together!