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Information questions: inversion questions with question words

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I can use inversion to ask information questions.

I can recognise and pronounce the SSC [ai].

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Information questions: inversion questions with question words

Learning outcomes

I can use inversion to ask information questions.

I can recognise and pronounce the SSC [ai].

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Key learning points

  1. The SSC (sound-symbol correspondence) [ai] is pronounced as in 'vrai'.
  2. The question word 'quel' (meaning which) matches the gender of the noun: 'quel' (m) and 'quelle' (f).
  3. To form a yes/no question in French, we can use inversion; swap the verb and the pronoun: comprends-tu ?
  4. To form an information question in French, we can use inversion with a question word: combien comprends-tu ?

Keywords

  • [ai] - SSC (sound-symbol correspondence) pronounced as in ‘vrai’

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

  • Quel, quelle - question word meaning ‘which’ in the masculine then feminine form

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

Common misconception

Like other question words in French, 'quel' does not change based on the gender of the noun.

Unlike other question words in French, 'quel' does change based on the gender of the noun, it becomes 'quelle' in the feminine form.


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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the French and English.
Correct Answer:arriver,to arrive, arriving
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to arrive, arriving

Correct Answer:changer,to change, changing
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to change, changing

Correct Answer:créer,to create, creating
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to create, creating

Correct Answer:gagner,to win, winning
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to win, winning

Correct Answer:habiter,to live, living
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to live, living

Q2.
Le verbe 'faire'. Match the French and the English.
Correct Answer:je fais,I do
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I do

Correct Answer:tu fais,you do (sing)
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you do (sing)

Correct Answer:elle fait,she does
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she does

Correct Answer:nous faisons,we do
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we do

Correct Answer:vous faites,you do (pl)
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you do (pl)

Correct Answer:ils font,they do (m)
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they do (m)

Q3.
What is a closed question?
Correct answer: Any question which can be answered with only yes or no.
Any question with raised intonation at the end.
Any question which can be answered with anything other than yes or no.
An exclamation.
Q4.
What is an information question?
Any question which can be answered with only yes or no.
Any question with raised intonation at the end.
Correct answer: Any question which can be answered with anything other than yes or no.
An exclamation.
Q5.
Change this statement into a question using inversion: 'tu comprends la question.'
Correct Answer: Comprends-tu la question ?
Q6.
Translate into English: 'A-t-elle un chien ?'
Correct Answer: Does she have a dog?

6 Questions

Q1.
Which words have the [ai] sound?
Correct answer: raison
animal
Correct answer: naissance
train
Correct answer: mauvais
Q2.
Match the French and the English.
Correct Answer:les maths,maths
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maths

Correct Answer:la musique,music
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music

Correct Answer:les sciences,science
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science

Correct Answer:la langue,language
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language

Correct Answer:la matière,subject
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subject

Correct Answer:parce que,because
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because

Q3.
Choose the correct question word: 'Comment vas-tu ?'
why
when
Correct answer: how
what
where
Q4.
Change 'quel' to its feminine form.
Correct Answer: quelle
Q5.
This is Antoine DuPont. Answer for him: 'quel est ton prénom ?'
An image in a quiz
Correct Answer: Antoine
Q6.
Put the words in order to form an information question.
1 - quand
2 - vas
3 - -
4 - tu
5 - sortir
6 - ?

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