Grammar snacks: Question words - exercises

DAVID MATEO SANGUINO ORTEGA

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

1. A: When are you going on holiday? B: Next Friday

2. A: Where are you going? B: Croatia

3. A: Who bought the tickets? B: My mum did.

4. A: How often do you go on holiday? B: Once

every two years.

5. A: Why don’t you go more often? B: Because we

don’t want to.

6. A: What do you do the other years? B: We relax in the

garden and visit friends.

7. A: How do you choose your holiday destination? B: We use the

internet.

8. A: And whose idea was it to go to Croatia? 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) - What did you have for lunch?
2. Where is that letter? (from) - Where is that letter from?

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

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

5. Who bought those boots? (you) - Who bought you those boots?

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

.
7. What did he in Germany? (do) - What did he do in Germany?

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

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

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

Who were you talking to?

2. are at they ? looking What

What are they looking at?

3. music ? down the you Could turn

Could you turn the music down?

4. is for What homework the today ?

What is the homework for today?

5. Who that photo ? took

Who took that photo?

6. match time doe ? the start What
s
What time does the match start?
7. you How clean often ? do teeth your

How often do you clean your teeth?

8. penguins bear Why don’t ? polar eat
s
Why don’t polar bears eat penguins?