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French questions worksheet with answers for French 1 (free PDF download)

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Quick answer: French has four ways to ask a yes/no question: raise your voice (Tu parles français ?), add est-ce que, invert the verb and pronoun (Parles-tu français ?), or add n'est-ce pas. For French 1 students practising French questions, this worksheet gives 20 problems from easy to hard: add est-ce que, match the question words and pick the question word. The answer key is on a separate page, and the worksheet is a free printable PDF.

These twenty problems start with est-ce que and the meaning of the question words, then move to inversion, the letter -t-, question words with est-ce que, and n’est-ce pas. A festival card and a list of answers give real information to question.

The worksheet fits French 1 at the ACTFL Novice Mid level. It trains interpersonal conversation, reading and short written questions, and the last five problems ask for translation, a reading text, error correction and open writing.

Level: French 1 (high school, ACTFL Novice) · Standards: ACTFL Novice Mid, WL 1.1 Interpersonal, WL 1.2 Interpretive, WL 1.3 Presentational

Problem 1 Add est-ce que ★★★

Rewrite each question with est-ce que or est-ce qu’.

  1. Tu aimes la pizza ?
  2. Vous habitez à Tahiti ?
  3. Il joue au foot ?
  4. Elles chantent ?

Problem 2 Match the question words ★★★

Match: 1 où, 2 quand, 3 comment, 4 pourquoi, 5 qui, 6 combien. Meanings: (a) who (b) when (c) how much (d) where (e) why (f) how.

Problem 3 Pick the question word ★★★

Complete with où, quand, combien, pourquoi or qui.

  1. ___ habites-tu ?
  2. ___ est-ce que le film commence ?
  3. ___ de cousins as-tu ?
  4. ___ est-ce que tu es en retard ?
  5. ___ chante ?

Problem 4 Ask with your voice ★★★

Translate into French and ask the question by intonation.

  1. Do you speak German? (tu)
  2. Does she sing?
  3. Do they live in Nantes?
  4. Do you play tennis? (vous)

Problem 5 Est-ce que or est-ce qu’ ★★★

Write que or qu’ to complete est-ce ___.

  1. Est-ce ___ tu danses ?
  2. Est-ce ___ il habite ici ?
  3. Est-ce ___ elles jouent ?
  4. Est-ce ___ nous parlons trop ?
  5. Est-ce ___ on écoute ?

Problem 6 Festival card ★★★

Look at the card. Complete each question with où, quand or combien.

Festival card: jazz festival in Lausanne, Saturday, ticket 12 eurosFESTIVAL DE JAZZLieu : LausanneDate : samediBillet : 12 €
Card for the jazz festival.
  1. ___ est le festival ?
  2. ___ est le festival ?
  3. ___ coûte le billet ?

Problem 7 Use inversion ★★★

Rewrite each question with inversion.

  1. Tu parles français ?
  2. Vous habitez à Liège ?
  3. Elles jouent au volley ?
  4. Il aime nager ?
  5. Elle chante ?

Problem 8 The letter -t- ★★★

Write -t- if it is needed, or X if not.

  1. Aime___-elle la musique ?
  2. Parlez___-vous anglais ?
  3. Joue___-il au hockey ?
  4. Chantes___-tu ?
  5. Habitent___-ils ici ?

Problem 9 Question word + est-ce que ★★★

Build a question with the question word and est-ce que.

  1. où / tu habites
  2. quand / le film commence
  3. pourquoi / elle étudie le français
  4. combien de frères / tu as

Problem 10 Awa’s answers ★★★

Look at Awa’s answers. Write one question for each answer with the word in parentheses.

Three answers from Awa: I live in Dakar; because I love languages; I have three brothersJ’habite à Dakar.Parce que j’adore les langues.J’ai trois frères.Quellesquestions ?
Awa’s three answers.
  1. (où)
  2. (pourquoi)
  3. (combien de frères)

Problem 11 Add n’est-ce pas ★★★

Turn each statement into a question with n’est-ce pas.

  1. Tu aimes le jazz.
  2. Vous habitez à Nantes.
  3. Elle est canadienne.

Problem 12 Translate into French ★★★

Translate into French.

  1. Where do you live? (tu)
  2. When does the game start?
  3. How many brothers do you have? (tu)
  4. Why are you sad? (tu)

Problem 13 Polite or friendly ★★★

Choose the best question for each situation: (a) Tu parles anglais ? (b) Parlez-vous anglais ?

  1. An older stranger at a train station in Lyon.
  2. Your cousin, in a text message.
  3. The mayor of a small town you are visiting.

Problem 14 Qui or quoi ★★★

Complete with qui or quoi.

  1. ___ chante ?
  2. Tu regardes ___ ?
  3. Tu parles à ___ ?
  4. Tu écoutes ___ ?

Problem 15 Translate into English ★★★

Translate into English.

  1. Pourquoi est-ce que vous étudiez le français ?
  2. Combien de langues parles-tu ?
  3. Qui joue de la guitare dans le groupe ?
  4. Quand est-ce que tu regardes le match ?

Problem 16 Longer translation ★★★

Translate into French.

  1. Why don’t you like to sing in front of the class?
  2. How many students in your school speak Spanish?
  3. You live in Québec, don’t you?

Problem 17 Nadia’s host family ★★★

Read the text, then answer in French with a full sentence.

Nadia arrive à Montréal pour un échange. La famille d’accueil pose des questions. « Tu habites où, en France ? — À Bordeaux. — Pourquoi est-ce que tu étudies l’anglais ? — Parce que j’adore voyager. — Tu joues au hockey ? — Non, mais je nage beaucoup. »

  1. Où habite Nadia ?
  2. Pourquoi étudie-t-elle l’anglais ?
  3. Est-ce qu’elle joue au hockey ?
  4. Est-ce que Nadia nage ?

Problem 18 Five errors ★★★

Correct each question.

  1. Est-ce que parles-tu italien ?
  2. Aime-il la pizza ?
  3. Combien frères as-tu ?
  4. Est-ce que il joue au foot ?
  5. Ou habites-tu ?

Problem 19 Questions for a new classmate ★★★

Write five questions for a new classmate from Dakar. Use at least three different question styles and three different question words.

Problem 20 At the airport ★★★

You meet an exchange student at the airport in Paris. Write a dialogue of six lines in which you ask where she lives, how many brothers and sisters she has, and why she studies English. Use vous for the first question and tu after she offers to use tu.

See the French Questions worksheet answer key

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