Study Hub

Study Guides

This pupil-friendly study guide includes a unit summary, clear notes, common mistakes, and quick questions with answers.

Back to Study HubBrowse Year 7 French Guides

Year 7 - French

Information questions: inversion questions with question words

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

Unit Summary

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.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to use inversion to ask information questions.

Key Notes

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

Vocabulary To Learn

  • [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 Mistakes To Avoid

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

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.

The SSC (sound-symbol correspondence) [ai] is pronounced as in 'vrai'. The question word 'quel' (meaning which) matches the gender of the noun: 'quel' (m) and 'quelle' (f).

2. Define this key language word and use it in context. '[ai]'

SSC (sound-symbol correspondence) pronounced as in 'vrai'. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.

3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.

Mistake: Like other question words in French, 'quel' does not change based on the gender of the noun. Correction: Unlike other question words in French, 'quel' does change based on the gender of the noun, it becomes 'quelle' in the feminine form.

More Lessons In This Unit

Browse all guides in the Year 7 French guide library.