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? It’s on December 25.
Use in for months and years. When is your birthday? It’s in June.
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Why = reason Why is Mr. Park absent?

He’s absent because he’s
sick.
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Where = place Where is China? It’s in Asia.

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How = description, health How is the weather? It’s warm today.

How is your mother? She’s fine.
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Language Notes:
1. A wh- question asks for information.
2. The wh- word + is can form a contraction:
Where’s your father?
How’s 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? It’s in Korea.

2. ___________________ is your birthday? It’s in January.
3. ___________________ is your favorite singer? My favorite singer is Madonna.
4. ___________________ is a horse? A horse is an animal.
5. ___________________ are you late? I’m late because I missed the train.
6. ___________________ are your shoes? They are outside.
7. ___________________ is your sister? She’s fine, thanks.
8. ___________________ is your homework? It’s in my bag.
9. ___________________ is New Year’s Eve? It’s on December 31.
10. __________________ are my books? They’re on your desk.
11. __________________ is he so tired? He is tired because he is so busy.
12. _________________ is in your refrigerator? Some fruit and vegetables are in
there.
Wh- Questions with the Simple Present Tense

WH- DO / DOES SHORT

WORD DON’T / DOESN’T SUBJECT VERB COMPLIMENT ANSWER
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My brother
works in Washington.
Does he work for the government? No, he
doesn’t.
Where does he work?
Why doesn’t 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 / don’t / doesn’t +
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 Macy’s.
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. What bus do you ride on? _____________________

2. On which train do you travel? ___________________
3. Who do you go to for help? ___________________
4. About whom do you think? __________________
5. What does he look at every day? _________________
6. 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 / doesn’t ____________________________________________
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 Mother’s 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 Mother’s 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. ______________________________ 3. __________________________

2. ______________________________ 4. __________________________