TYPES OF QUESTIONS

 YES / NO QUESTIONS
They are questions that expect a “yes” IT IS USED TO ASK ABOUT PEOPLE.
WHO
or “no” answer. They start with the
auxiliary verb followed by the subject
and the main verb: WHAT
IT IS USED TO ASK ABOUT PEOPLE,
ANIMALS AND THINGS.
Are you a student?
Does she like sports?
IT IS USED TO ASK ABOUT PEOPLE,
Did they arrive on time? WHICH ANIMALS AND THINGS.
Have they finished the book?
Would you like some tea?
IT IS USED TO ASK ABOUT WHO THE
 WH- QUESTIONS WHOSE POSSESSOR OF SOMETHING IS.
They are questions people make to get
information about somebody or WHEN
IT IS USED TO ASK ABOUT TIME.
something. They start with the question
word followed by the auxiliary+the
subject+ the main verb, except for IT IS USED TO ASK ABOUT PLACE.
WHERE
subject questions which start with the
question word (who-which-whose- IT IS USED TO ASK ABOUT REASON.
what) followed by the verb. WHY
Who did they see?
Where have you been? IT IS USED TO ASK ABOUT PEOPLE,
What does she like? HOW EVENTS AND THE WAY THINGS
ARE DONE.
BUT
Who wrote the poem?
Whose sister went to the party?

1 Make “yes-no questions” to match the answers. 2 Fill in the blanks with the right question word.

1. _____________________________________________________ 1. _________ umbrella did you find? – Tina’s.

Yes, Tina is a shop-assistant in a department store in London.
2. _____________________________________________________
Yes, they often buy the newspaper every day.
3. _____________________________________________________
No, they won’t go to the beach if it rains.
4. _____________________________________________________
Yes, she has finished painting the room.
5. _____________________________________________________
No, I wouldn’t like to go to the cinema today.
6. _____________________________________________________
Yes, my father drove me to the station.
2. __________ has been to London? – My sister.
3. __________ are you going on holiday? –To Paris.
4. __________ long does the film last? –2 hours.
5. __________ was he born? – On 2nd July1998.
6. __________ didn’t you like the film? –It was boring.
7. __________ T-shirt would you like? – The blue one.
8. __________ is your mother making? – A cake.
9. __________ often does she play tennis? - Every day.
10. _________ of the three boy won the prize? – Peter.
11. _________ husband died in a car accident? – Mary’s.
12. _________ made you laugh? – A funny joke.

3 Ask questions to match the underlined words. Then match the

questions with the pictures.

1. He brushes his teeth three times a day.

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2. They went to the beach at the weekend.
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3. Bill climbed up the ladder to rescue the cat.
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4. They stayed in Venice for a week.
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5. Bill asked Mary out.
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6. The child and the dog were hiding under the table.
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7. He played football with his friends.
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8. They celebrated Sue’s birthday yesterday.
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9. Paul got up at 10 last Sunday.
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10. Ann read her son a nice tale.
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11. My sister listens to her mp3 player when she does her homework.
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12. When I was a child I used to have lunch at school.
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