SSCs (sound-symbol correspondences) which are pronounced the same, as in 'paire' and 'père'

changing a statement into a question by simply raising one's voice at the end

when the subject pronoun and the verb switch place to form a question

question starting with a wh- word that has more information in the answer than yes/no

question words meaning 'what'; 'quoi' is used with intonation, 'que' is used with inversion

C1 Shy'm

C1 Pierre Gasly

Different types of questions

French

In this unit, pupils use singular forms of common irregular -re and -ir verbs whilst forming inversion questions with 'tu' and il,elle'. They also practise inversion questions with two-verb structures and with five different question words.  SSCs ain,in and ai are revisited.

School life: inversion questions and singular common  -RE & -IR verbs

Which SSC makes the same sound as the SSC [ai]?

Add the correct form of 'what' in French: {{}} fais-tu le weekend ?

Add the correct form of 'what' in French: Tu fais {{}} le weekend ?

Choose the correct word: 'Tu préfères quelle {{}} ?'

Change this intonation question to an inversion question: 'Tu aimes le chocolat ?'

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Different types of questions

Lesson outcome

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.