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Study GuideFrench II–Everyday Words and Phrases1.False Friends: French Words in DisguiseFaux amis,or false friends, can trick you into making mistakes because they look like certain Englishwords, but have an entirely different meaning in French. In many instances, despite having the sameor similar spellings, the words in English and French can even be different parts of speech. Beware ofthe trickyfaux amisin Table 1.

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Study Guide(The part of speech is indicated by “n” [noun], “pron” [pronoun], “v” [verb], “adv” [adverb], “a”[adjective], “conj” [conjunction], or “prep” [preposition].)2.Circumflex and Acute AccentsA circumflex accent (ˆ) or the acute accent onégenerally take the place of an‐sthat appeared in theword in old French. This clue will make it easier for you to determine the meaning of many words andperhaps avoid the use of a dictionary. Fill in the definitions of the words that are left.

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Study Guide3.Reviewing NumbersThe Frenchcardinal numbers,those used for counting, require you to use math skills once you getpast 69. The number 70 is formed by adding 60 + 10, 71 is 60 + 11, and so on until 80 is reached. Thenumber 80 is 4 × 20, while 81 is 4 × 20 + 1, and so on through the number 99.Consult Table 1 for a list of French cardinal numbers that you should know.