Wh- Questions

NAME ___________________________

QUESTION WORD
QUESTION
ANSWER
________________________________________________________________________
Who = person
Who is your teacher?
My teacher is
Ms. Weiss.
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What = thing
Linda.

What is your name?

My name is

What is a giraffe?
A giraffe is an
animal.
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When = time
Use on for days and dates.
When is Christmas?
Its on December
25.
Use in for months and years.
When is your birthday?
Its in June.
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Why = reason
because hes

Why is Mr. Park absent?

Hes absent

sick.
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Where = place
Where is China?
Its in Asia.
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How = description, health

How is the weather?

Its warm today.
How is your mother?
Shes fine.
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Language Notes:
1. A wh- question asks for information.
2. The wh- word + is can form a contraction:
Wheres your father?
Hows the job?
Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with the correct question word.
Example: What________ is your name? My name is Lee.
1. ___________________ is Seoul?
2. ___________________ is your birthday?
3. ___________________ is your favorite singer?
4. ___________________ is a horse?
5. ___________________ are you late?
train.
6. ___________________ are your shoes?
7. ___________________ is your sister?
8. ___________________ is your homework?
9. ___________________ is New Years Eve?
10. __________________ are my books?

Its in Korea.
Its in January.
My favorite singer is Madonna.
A horse is an animal.
Im late because I missed the
They are outside.
Shes fine, thanks.
Its in my bag.
Its on December 31.
Theyre on your desk.

11. __________________ is he so tired?

busy.
12. _________________ is in your refrigerator?

He is tired because he is so
Some fruit and vegetables are in
there.

Wh- Questions with the Simple Present Tense

WHDO / DOES
SHORT
WORD DONT / DOESNT
SUBJECT
VERB COMPLIMENT
ANSWER
________________________________________________________________________
Does

My brother
he

works
work

in Washington.
for the government? No,

he
doesnt.
Where
Why

does
doesnt

he
he
They
they

work?
work
for the government?
have
a car.
have
an American car?
Yes,

Do
they do.
________________________________________________________________________

Language Note:
The correct word order for wh- questions is wh- word + do / does / dont / doesnt
+ subject + base form of verb + complement + ?
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Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with the missing words.
Example: Why _______do_____ you want to learn English?
1. When _______________ you do your homework?
2. Where _______________ she go on vacation each year?
3. _______________ do you live?
4. Where _______________ he work?
5. How many children ______________ she have?
6. Why _____________ they always come to school together?
7. Why _____________ you practice your English more often?
8. How often _______________ you brush your teeth?
9. What time ________________ you wake up?
10.______________ does she eat lunch with?

Exercise 2: Create wh- questions for the following underlined answers.

Example:
Q: Where do you go to school?_____
A: I go to school in London.

1. Q: _________________________________
A: I go shopping at Macys.
Wh- Questions with Prepositions
Verb
WH- WORD
DO / DOES
SUBJECT
(BASE FORM)
(PREPOSITION)
________________________________________________________________________
Where
does
your friend
come
What floor
do
you
live
________________________________________________________________________

from?
on?

Language Notes:
1. In formal writing, we put the prepositions before a question word. In
conversation, we usually put the preposition at the end of the question:
Formal: On what floor do you live?
Informal: What floor do you live on?
2. We use whom after a preposition. We often use who when the preposition
is at the end:
Formal: With whom do you live?
Informal: Who do you live with?
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Exercise 1: Label each sentence formal or informal.
Example: To whom do you speak every day? ______formal_____
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

What bus do you ride on? _____________________

On which train do you travel? ___________________
Who do you go to for help? ___________________
About whom do you think? __________________
What does he look at every day? _________________
At what station does he wait? __________________

Exercise 2: Unscramble the words below to form questions and add question
marks.
Example: you / from / come / where / do Where do you come from?_____
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

kind of music / what / do / you / listen to _____________________________________

you / what / do / eat / in the morning ________________________________________
where / he / sleep / at night / does __________________________________________
with / work / who / you / do _______________________________________________
over / why / come / he / doesnt ____________________________________________
do / who / you / with / talk ________________________________________________
she / come / does / where / from ___________________________________________
you / what / do / dream / about ____________________________________________

Yes / No Questions with Ever

MAIN
DO / DOES
SUBJECT
EVER
VERB
COMPLEMENT
SHORT ANSWER
________________________________________________________________________
Do
you
ever
celebrate Mothers day?
Yes, I
always do.
________________________________________________________________________
Does
your father
ever
cook
the meals?
No, he
never does.
________________________________________________________________________
BE
SUBJECT
EVER
COMPLEMENT
SHORT ANSWER
________________________________________________________________________
Is
Mothers day ever
on a Sunday?
Yes, it
always is.
Are
you
ever
bored in class?
No, I never
am.
________________________________________________________________________
Language Notes:
1. We use ever in a yes / no question when we want an answer that has a
frequency word.
2. In a short answer, the frequency word comes between the subject and the
verb.
________________________________________________________________________

Exercise 1: Rewrite each question with ever in the correct position.

Example: Do you celebrate your birthday? Do you ever celebrate your birthday?
1. Do you walk to school? __________________________________________________
2. Are you homesick? _____________________________________________________
3. Is your best friend busy? _________________________________________________
4. Does your family enjoy the beach? _________________________________________
5. Do you think about the environment? _______________________________________
6. Is school vacation in the spring? ___________________________________________
7. Are children in school on Sunday? _________________________________________
8. Are people polite in public? _______________________________________________
9. Do you eat dinner alone? _________________________________________________
10. Are you interested in movies? ____________________________________________
Exercise 2: Write short answers to the question above. Use frequency words in
your answers.
Example: Do you ever celebrate your birthday? Yes, I usually do.____
1. ______________________________

3. __________________________

2. ______________________________

4. __________________________

O WHY utilizado para fazer perguntas sobre a razo / o porque de alguma

coisa, exemplo:
Why is he running? (Por que ele est correndo?)
Why are you studying Enghish? (Por que voc esta estudando Ingls?)
O WHEN sempre usado quando nos referimos a tempo, por exemplo:
When is your birthday? (Quando o seu aniversrio?)
When are we going to the farm? (Quando ns vamos para fazenda?)
Whose

utilizado para fazer perguntas sobre a posse de algo = DE QUEM?

Whose is this wallet? (De quem esta carteira?)

Whose are those houses? (De quem so aquelas casas?)