Wh- Questions

NAME ___________________________

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

What is your name?

My name is Linda.
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

Why is Mr. Park absent?

Hes absent because hes

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?
6. ___________________ are your shoes?

Its in Korea.
Its in January.
My favorite singer is Madonna.
A horse is an animal.
Im late because I missed the train.
They are outside.

7. ___________________ is your sister?

8. ___________________ is your homework?
9. ___________________ is New Years Eve?
10. __________________ are my books?
11. __________________ is he so tired?
12. _________________ is in your refrigerator?

Shes fine, thanks.

Its in my bag.
Its on December 31.
Theyre on your desk.
He is tired because he is so busy.
Some fruit and vegetables are in
there.

Wh- Questions with the Simple Present Tense

WHDO / DOES
SHORT
WORD DONT / DOESNT SUBJECT
VERB COMPLIMENT
ANSWER
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My brother
he

works in Washington.
Does
work for the government? No, he
doesnt.
Where
does
he
work?
Why
doesnt
he
work for the government?
They
have
a car.
Do
they
have an American car? Yes, they do.
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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)
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Where
does
your friend
come
from?
What floor
do
you
live
on?
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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. kind of music / what / do / you / listen to _____________________________________

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

Yes / No Questions with Ever

MAIN
DO / DOES SUBJECT EVER
VERB
COMPLEMENT
SHORT ANSWER
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Do
you
ever
celebrate Mothers day?
Yes, I always do.
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Does
your father
ever
cook
the meals?
No, he never does.
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BE
SUBJECT
EVER
COMPLEMENT
SHORT ANSWER
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Is
Mothers day ever
on a Sunday?
Yes, it always is.
Are
you
ever
bored in class?
No, I never am.
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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.
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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. ______________________________
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3.

2. ______________________________
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4.