Exclamations: quel, que, comme in French: A2 flashcards

Question 1

Rule: How do you make an exclamation with a noun?

Accepted Answer

quel / quelle / quels / quelles (what, what a) + noun, agreeing with the noun. No article.
The exclamation already expresses “so” or “such”, so words like « très » are left out.
C'est une très bonne idée. → Quelle bonne idée ! (It's a very good idea. → What a good idea!)
Quel beau temps ! (What lovely weather!)

Question 2

Complete with quel, quelle, quels or quelles: ___ chance !

Accepted Answer

Quelle chance ! / (What luck!)

Question 3

Complete with quel, quelle, quels or quelles: ___ belles fleurs !

Accepted Answer

Quelles belles fleurs ! / (What beautiful flowers!)

Question 4

Complete with quel, quelle, quels or quelles: ___ temps horrible !

Accepted Answer

Quel temps horrible ! / (What horrible weather!)

Question 5

Complete with quel, quelle, quels or quelles: ___ beaux enfants !

Accepted Answer

Quels beaux enfants ! / (What beautiful children!)

Question 6

Complete with quel, quelle, quels or quelles: ___ surprise !

Accepted Answer

Quelle surprise ! / (What a surprise!)

Question 7

Rewrite as an exclamation with « quel »: C'est un très beau jardin.

Accepted Answer

Quel beau jardin ! / (It's a very beautiful garden. → What a beautiful garden!)

Question 8

Rewrite as an exclamation with « quel »: C'est une idée très intéressante.

Accepted Answer

Quelle idée intéressante ! / (It's a very interesting idea. → What an interesting idea!)

Question 9

Rule: How do you make an exclamation with a whole sentence?

Accepted Answer

« que » or « comme » (how, so) + subject + verb. « que » becomes « qu' » before a vowel.
These exclamations already express “so”, so « très » is often unnecessary.
Que c'est beau ! (It's so beautiful!)
Comme il fait chaud ! (It's so hot!)

Question 10

Rewrite as an exclamation with « comme »: Il est très gentil.

Accepted Answer

Comme il est gentil ! / (He's very kind. → He's so kind!)

Question 11

Rewrite as an exclamation with « que »: C'est très loin.

Accepted Answer

Que c'est loin ! / (It's very far. → It's so far!)

Question 12

Rewrite as an exclamation with « comme »: Tu parles très bien français.

Accepted Answer

Comme tu parles bien français ! / (You speak French very well. → You speak French so well!)

Question 13

Rewrite as an exclamation with « que »: Elle est très élégante.

Accepted Answer

Qu'elle est élégante ! / (She's very elegant. → She's so elegant!)

Question 14

Rule: Which form of exclamation is very common in everyday speech?

Accepted Answer

« qu'est-ce que » (how, so) + subject + verb. / Qu'est-ce que c'est bon ! (It's so good!)

Question 15

Rewrite as an exclamation with « qu'est-ce que »: Il fait très froid.

Accepted Answer

Qu'est-ce qu'il fait froid ! / (It's very cold. → It's so cold!)

Question 16

Rewrite as an exclamation with « qu'est-ce que »: Vous êtes très gentils.

Accepted Answer

Qu'est-ce que vous êtes gentils ! / (You're very kind. → You're so kind!)

Question 17

Rewrite as an exclamation with « que »: Ce gâteau est très bon.

Accepted Answer

Que ce gâteau est bon ! / (This cake is very good. → This cake is so good!)

Exclamations: quel, que, comme in French A2

The rules

How do you make an exclamation with a noun?

How do you make an exclamation with a whole sentence?

Which form of exclamation is very common in everyday speech?

Common mistakes

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