ASKING QUESTIONS (Basic) (EXERCISE B18E45)

There are many ways to ask questions in English. It's important to understand the situation when deciding how to ask questions. Is the question you want to ask a polite request? Would you like to confirm information you already know? Are you gathering details about a subject? The 7 key question words in English are: What, Where, Why, When, Which, Who and How.

1. Translate the following words into your native language:

(A) What - ­­­­­­­­­­________________       (B) When - ____________   (C) How - _____________

(D) Where - _______________       (E) Which - ____________   (F) Why - _____________

(G) Who - _________________

2. Answer questions about you:

(A) What is your surname? ____________________________________________________

(B) What is your first name? __________________________________________________

(C) Where are you from? ____________________________________________________

(D) What is your job? _______________________________________________________

(E) Why are you studying English? ______________________________________________

(F) Which season do you like best? ______________________________________________

(H) When did you learn to drive? ________________________________________________

(I) Who is your favorite singer? _________________________________________________

(J) How long have you been working for your company? _____________________________

(K)  When did you last go to a restaurant? __________________________________________

3. Match a question in A with an answer in B:

A		B
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (i) (J) (K) (L)	Where are you from? How old are you? How are you? What is your job? Which football team do you support? Where did you buy your hat? When did you arrive? Why are you here? Who is the oldest? What is the time? How do I get to the airport? Which is larger? Curitiba or Rio?	__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __	In Shopping Muller Paula Fine, thank you! Tuesday I am an accountant. Six o’clock. Take Expressway 16. Twenty. To pick up Mrs. Smith. Rio. Londrina. United

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ASKING QUESTIONS

1. Translate the following words into your native language:

(A) What - ­­­­­­­­­­________________       (B) When - ____________   (C) How - _____________

(D) Where - _______________       (E) Which - ____________   (F) Why - _____________

(G) Who - _________________

2. Answer questions about you: (Example Answers)

(A) What is your surname?      O’Neil.

(B) What is your first name?   Gerard.

(C) Where are you from?        Blenheim, New Zealand.

(D) What is your job?        I am an English teacher.

(E) Why are you studying English?     I need to know English for my job.

(F) Which season do you like best?   Spring.

(H) When did learn to drive?         When I was 15 years old.

(I) Who is your favorite singer?   Madonna

(J) How long have you been working for your company?      For five years.

(L)   When did you last go to a restaurant?     Two weeks ago.

3. Match a question in A with an answer in B:

A		B
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (i) (J) (K) (L)	Where are you from? How old are you? How are you? What is your job? Which football team do you support? Where did you buy your hat? When did you arrive? Why are you here? Who is the oldest? What is the time? How do I get to the airport? Which is larger? Curitiba or Rio?	(f) (i) (c) (g) (d) (j) (k) (b) (h) (l) (a) (e)	In Shopping Muller Paula Fine, thank you! Tuesday I am an accountant. Six o’clock. Take Expressway 16. Twenty. To pick up Mrs. Smith. Rio. Londrina. United.

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