Questions.

These questions start with these question words:

Who Used to identify a person. E.g. Who is she?

What Used to identify a thing E.g. What is it?

Used to tell two (or more)

Which things apart. E.g. Which leg hurts?

Where Used to identify a place. E.g. Where is Vancouver?

When Used to identify a time. E.g. When is your birthday?

Why Used to identify a reason. E.g. Why is she crying?

Whose Used to identify possession. E.g. Whose car is that?

What kind Used to identify a type/kind. E.g. What kind of dog do you have?

Used to explain a

How way/method. E.g. How did you make the cake?

 Used to explain length or E.g. How long is your hair? How long was

How long duration your holiday?

E.g. How far is your house from the

How far  Used to identify distance. station?

How  Used to identify quantity. E.g. How much money do you have?
 much/many/little/few

How often  Used to explain frequency. E.g. How often do you brush your teeth?

Exercise #1: Wh-Questions with Helping Verbs

The underlined word is what you want to know. Make a question to match the

answer.

What w ill he buy

1. Q:   ? A:  He will buy wine.

What is he playing

2. Q:   ? A:  He is playing tennis.

What does he teache

3. Q:   ? A:  He teaches French.

What should w e buy

4. Q:   ? A:  We should buy tickets.

Where has he visite

5. Q:   ? A:  He has visited Italy.

Who are they

6. Q:   ? A:  They are students.

When can she come

7. Q:   ? A:  She can come tomorrow.

What did you eat

8. Q:   ? A:  I ate a salad.

Exercise #2: Wh-Questions about Subjects and Objects

Write the correct question to ask about the underlined word.

Who said that

1. Q:   ? A:  Donald Trump said that.

w hat do you study

2. Q:   ? A:  I study English.
w hen is Christmas

3. Q:   ? A:  December 25th is Christmas.

 Where did they go

4. Q:   ? A:  They went to a party.

Who is coming

5. Q:   ? A:  My brother is coming.

Who did she call

6. Q:   ? A: She called her mother.

What w iill you go

1. Q:   ? A: I'm going downtown tomorrow.

Who does know the answ er

2. Q:   ? A: Nobody knows the answer.

What time the class starts

3. Q:   ? A: The class starts at 1 p.m.

What does mean huge

4. Q:   ? A: Huge means very big.

Why w as she crying

5. Q:   ? A:  She was crying because she fell down.

Remember the following:

 How is used in two ways: 1) To describe something's condition or

state. How is your health?  (It's good.) 2) To describe a method. How did
you make the cake? 
 Whose is used for possession. Whose website is this? (It's mine.)
 What kind is used to identify a type of something. What kind of movies
do you like? (I like action movies.)
 How far is used to explain distance. How far is the station from here? (2
kilometres.)
 How long is used to explain length or the length of time. How long is the
movie? (2 hours.)
 How much is used to identify the quantity of a non-countable
noun. How much  time  do we have? (We have 10 minutes.)
 How many is used to identify the quantity of a countable noun. How
many  children  are there? (There are eight children.)
 How often is used to explain frequency. How often do you brush your
teeth? (Twice a day.)
Now, try to make a question with the below answers using some of the above
Wh-Question words.

How many cars she has

1. Q:   ? A: She has two cars.

How long w as he at the librar

2. Q:   ? A: He was at the library for 3 hours.

Which hand do you w rite

3. Q:   ? A: I write with my right hand.

Who many people live there

4. Q:   ? A: Six people live there.

How did she call you

5. Q:   ? A: She called me in order to invite me.

How often does the trip take

6. Q:   ? A: The trip takes one day.

How much does it costs

7. Q:   ? A: It costs three dollars.

How w as their holiday

1. Q:   ? A: Their holiday was relaxing.

How often does she exercise

2. Q:   ? A: She exercises twice a week.

What kind of music do you like

3. Q:   ? A: I like rock music.
When can w e meet

4. Q:   ? A: We can meet on Wednesday.

How do you go to school

5. Q:   ? A: I go to school by bus.

Whose is the bag on the table

6. Q:   ? A: John's bag is on the table.

How did he do on the test

7. Q:   ? A: He did poorly on the test.

6. Whose bag is on the table.