WH-questions - Special Questions
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WH-Questions (Special Questions) – Exercises
These exercises focus on WH-Questions
Common WH-Words
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Question Word |
Meaning |
Example |
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what |
asks about things |
What is your favorite food? |
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where |
asks about place |
Where do you work? |
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when |
asks about time |
When does the class start? |
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why |
asks about reason |
Why are you tired? |
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who |
asks about people |
Who is your teacher? |
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which |
asks about choice |
Which jacket do you like? |
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how |
asks about method or condition |
How do you travel to work? |
Example sentences:
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What are you reading?
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Where is the nearest café?
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Why are they laughing?
Structure of WH-Questions
Usually the structure is:
Question word + auxiliary verb + subject + main verb
Examples:
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Where do you live?
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What are they watching?
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Why did she leave early?
Questions with the Verb Be
If the sentence uses am / is / are / was / were, the verb comes after the question word.
Structure: WH-word + be + subject
Examples:
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Where is your phone?
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Why are they late?
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When was the meeting?
Questions with Do / Does / Did
In Present Simple and Past Simple, we use do / does / did.
Examples:
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Where do you study?
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What does she want?
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Why did they leave?
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 often |
frequency |
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how long |
time |
Examples:
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How many students are in your class?
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How much coffee do you drink?
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How often do you exercise?
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How long does the movie last?
Subject Questions
Sometimes who or what is the subject. In this case, we do not use do/does/did.
Examples:
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Who called you yesterday?
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Who lives in that house?
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What happened here?
Everyday Examples
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What are you cooking?
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Where did you buy that bag?
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Why are they waiting outside?
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How do you make this cake?
WH-questions help us get detailed information in conversations.
