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Grade 9 · Core French · Unit 2 of 11

Asking questions

Intonation, est-ce que, inversion

What your child practises

Three ways to ask questions (intonation, est-ce que, inversion) and question words.

Ontario Curriculum expectation: B1, B2 · speaking to communicate and to interact in French

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    Which question asks for a person?

    • Qui a gagné?
    • Où a-t-il gagné?
    • Quand a-t-il gagné?
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    Qui a gagné?

    Hint: Three ways to ask a yes-or-no question: raise your voice (Tu as faim?), use Est-ce que (Est-ce que tu as faim?), or invert the verb and the pronoun (As-tu faim?).

  2. Question 2

    Change «Tu aimes le chocolat.» into a question with inversion.

    • Est-ce aimes-tu le chocolat?
    • Tu aimes-tu le chocolat?
    • Aimes-tu le chocolat?
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    Aimes-tu le chocolat?

    Hint: Three ways to ask a yes-or-no question: raise your voice (Tu as faim?), use Est-ce que (Est-ce que tu as faim?), or invert the verb and the pronoun (As-tu faim?).

  3. Question 3

    Change «Ils jouent au soccer.» into a question with inversion.

    • Est-ce jouent-ils au soccer?
    • Jouent-ils au soccer?
    • Ils jouent-ils au soccer?
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    Jouent-ils au soccer?

    Hint: Three ways to ask a yes-or-no question: raise your voice (Tu as faim?), use Est-ce que (Est-ce que tu as faim?), or invert the verb and the pronoun (As-tu faim?).

  4. Question 4

    Complète : ___ coûte ce livre? — Dix dollars.

    • Quand
    • Combien
    • Qui
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    Combien

    Hint: Three ways to ask a yes-or-no question: raise your voice (Tu as faim?), use Est-ce que (Est-ce que tu as faim?), or invert the verb and the pronoun (As-tu faim?).

  5. Question 5

    Which question is asked only with intonation?

    • Est-ce que tu as faim?
    • Tu as faim?
    • As-tu faim?
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    Tu as faim?

    Hint: Three ways to ask a yes-or-no question: raise your voice (Tu as faim?), use Est-ce que (Est-ce que tu as faim?), or invert the verb and the pronoun (As-tu faim?).

  6. Question 6

    Complète : ___ est-ce que tu ris? — Parce que c'est drôle.

    • Pourquoi
    • Combien
    • Où
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    Pourquoi

    Hint: Three ways to ask a yes-or-no question: raise your voice (Tu as faim?), use Est-ce que (Est-ce que tu as faim?), or invert the verb and the pronoun (As-tu faim?).

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