Question Words
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Question Words – Exercises
These exercises focus on Question Words
Common Question Words
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Word |
Meaning |
Example |
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who |
asks about a person |
Who is your teacher? |
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what |
asks about a thing |
What is that? |
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where |
asks about a place |
Where is my bag? |
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when |
asks about time |
When is your birthday? |
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why |
asks about reason |
Why are you late? |
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which |
asks about a choice |
Which dress do you like? |
|
whose |
asks about possession |
Whose phone is this? |
|
how |
asks about method or condition |
How do you travel to work? |
Examples of Question Words
Who
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Who is that man?
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Who is calling you?
What
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What are you eating?
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What is your favorite game?
Where
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Where is the bathroom?
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Where do they study?
When
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When does the movie start?
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When do you wake up?
Why
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Why are you laughing?
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Why is she sad?
Using Which
We use which when we choose from a small group.
Examples:
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Which color do you want: red or blue?
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Which cake is yours?
Using Whose
Whose asks about ownership.
Examples:
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Whose shoes are these?
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Whose jacket is on the chair?
Questions with How
We often use how with other words.
Examples:
|
Question |
Meaning |
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how many |
number of things |
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how much |
amount |
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how old |
age |
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how often |
frequency |
Examples:
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How many apples do you have?
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How much water do you drink?
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How old is your sister?
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How often do you play football?
Question words help us ask about people, places, time, reasons, and things.
