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Karibu! Level 2 - Lesson 1: Common Swahili Questions

Homework Worksheet - Lesson 1

Jaza na Jifunze! (Fill In and Learn!)

👤 Chris 📅 04 / 06 / 2026 🎯 A2 Lower Intermediate

Habari Chris! This week you practise the seven Swahili question words. Most go at the END of a sentence, except kwa nini? (why?) which goes at the START. Read each English question, then type your answer in Swahili. Your work auto-saves on this device. Tap Check after each section for instant feedback.

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SECTION 1 - Match the Question Word

Match each Swahili question word to its English meaning. Pick the correct letter from the dropdown.

Choose from:

SECTION 2 - Choose the Right Question Word

Word bank

nani · kwa nini · nini · gani · lini · wapi · vipi

Type the correct Swahili question word into the gap.

SECTION 3 - Translate into Swahili

Build a Swahili question. Most question words go at the END of the sentence.

SECTION 4 - Question & Answer Pairs

Write a sensible Swahili answer to each question. Your answer should start with the hinted opener.

SECTION 5 - Unscramble the Question!

Re-arrange the scrambled Swahili words into a correct question.

SECTION 6 - Free Writing (Andika!)

Imagine you are interviewing a new Swahili friend. Write 5 questions using 5 DIFFERENT question words.

Hint - use one of each

Nani? · Wapi? · Lini? · Gani? · Kwa nini?

Target: 5 questions · 0 words

BONUS - Kazi ya Nyumbani

Optional - for extra confidence

1. Say one Swahili question OUT LOUD each morning this week (greet yourself with Habari ya leo?).

2. Ask a friend the 5 questions you wrote in Section 6 - in person or by voice note.

3. Watch a short BBC Swahili news clip (bbcswahili.com) and listen for nini?, wapi?, lini?.

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Keep going, Chris!

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