Grammar snacks: Question words - exercises

Watch the video and read the conversation

between Sophie and Neema. Then do these
exercises to check your question words.
You can watch the video at: http://bit.ly/10yt68N

1. Check your grammar: gap fill – question words

Complete the gaps with a word from the box.

What Where How How often

When Why Who whose

A: ____________________ are you going on holiday?

1.
B: Next Friday

A: ____________________ are you going?

2.
B: Croatia

A: ____________________ bought the tickets?

3.
B: My mum did.

A: ____________________ do you go on holiday?

4.
B: Once every two years.

A: ____________________ don’t you go more often?

5.
B: Because we don’t want to.

A: ____________________ do you do the other years?

6.
B: We relax in the garden and visit friends.

A: ____________________ do you choose your holiday destination?

7.
B: We use the internet.

A: And ____________________ idea was it to go to Croatia?

8.
B: Our neighbours recommended it.

2. Check your grammar: rewrite sentences – question words

Write the questions adding the word in brackets. Don't forget to change capital letters if necessary.

1. What you have for lunch? (did)

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2. Where is that letter? (from)

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3. She always sing in the shower? (does)

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4. When we go and visit Gran? (can)

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5. Who bought those boots? (you)

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6. How do you go to the cinema? (often)

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7. What did he in Germany? (do)

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8. You like another piece of cake? (would)

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9. Who are you going to the party? (with)

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3. Check your grammar: word 2 word – question words

Write the words in the correct order to make sentences.

1. to Who were you ? talking

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2. are at they ? looking What

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3. music ? down the you Could turn

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4. is for What homework the today ?

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5. Who that photo ? took

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6. match time does ? the start What

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7. you How clean often ? do teeth your

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8. penguins bears Why don’t ? polar eat

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