An excursion: 'tu as' and intonation questions | French

Starter quiz

Which of these words are nouns?
- peluche ✓
- stylo ✓
- écrire
- écouter
- bouteille ✓
What does the verb 'avoir' mean in English?
- to be, being
- to write, writing
- to listen, listening
- to have, having ✓
- to read, reading
What does the word 'quoi' mean in English?
- what ✓
- when
- who
- why
We can change a statement into an intonation question by ______ our voice at the end.
- 'raising' ✓
Match the French and English words.
- J'ai un chat.
  
  ⇔
  
  I have a cat. ✓
- Il a une orange.
  
  ⇔
  
  He has an orange. ✓
- Elle a un stylo.
  
  ⇔
  
  She has a pen. ✓
- J'ai un livre.
  
  ⇔
  
  I have a book. ✓
- Il a une peluche.
  
  ⇔
  
  He has a cuddly toy. ✓
- Elle a une bouteille.
  
  ⇔
  
  She has a bottle. ✓
'J'ai', 'il a' and 'elle a' are all forms of the verb ______ in French.
- 'avoir' ✓

Which of these words contain the [on] sound?
- chercher
- avoir
- passion ✓
- bonjour ✓
- balcon ✓
Match the nouns.
- un crayon
  
  ⇔
  
  a pencil ✓
- une gomme
  
  ⇔
  
  a rubber ✓
- une règle
  
  ⇔
  
  a ruler ✓
- un livre
  
  ⇔
  
  a book ✓
- un sac
  
  ⇔
  
  a bag ✓
- un cahier
  
  ⇔
  
  an exercise book ✓
Which of the following nouns are masculine?
- peluche
- jeu ✓
- stylo ✓
- orange
What does 'tu as' mean in English?
- I have
- you have ✓
- he has
- she has
True or false? To turn a statement into an intonation question you raise your voice at the end.
- True ✓
- False
Match the sentences.
- Tu as une photo ?
  
  ⇔
  
  Do you have a photo? ✓
- Tu as une gomme ?
  
  ⇔
  
  Do you have a rubber? ✓
- Tu as une banane ?
  
  ⇔
  
  Do you have a banana? ✓
- Tu as une règle ?
  
  ⇔
  
  Do you have a ruler? ✓
- Tu as un chat ?
  
  ⇔
  
  Do you have a cat? ✓
- Tu as un ballon ?
  
  ⇔
  
  Do you have a ball? ✓

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The sound-symbol correspondence [on] is a nasal sound, as in the word 'Non !'
Practising nouns helps us remember the word and the gender.
The verb 'avoir' means 'to have' in French. 'Tu as' means 'you have'.
French yes/no questions don't have a word for 'do'. Intonation can change the statement 'you have' into do you have?'.

We have to translate the word 'do' into French to ask the question 'do you have?'

There is no word for 'do' in French. We use intonation to change the statement 'you have' into the question 'do you have?'