Ask and Answer - Question Words
Ask questions using the words below, and give true answers
Take one word from each column, ask your partner - and answer their questions truthfully.
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What
When
Where
Why
How
How often
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do you
did you
are you
will you
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get up
have breakfast
buy these shoes
travel abroad
be your favourite city
do yesterday
do tomorrow
eat for breakfast
have for dinner
go on holiday
play sport
get to school
chat online
surf the Net
afraid of
Rule: Question Words ShowHide
Which word asks about what?
- What – a thing or an action: What is Emma reading? – A book.
- Who – a person: Who is that boy? – My brother.
- Whose – the owner: Whose cat is that? – It's mine.
- Where – a place: Where do koalas live? – In Australia.
- When – a time: When do kangaroos sleep? – During the day.
- Why – a reason: Why are you hungry? – Because I didn't have breakfast.
- How – the way: How do you go to school? – By bus.
How + another word
- How old are you? – I'm 11.
- How tall are you? – I'm 1.50 m.
- How often do you swim? – Every Saturday.
Word order
Question word + do / does / did / is / are / have + person + verb:
Where have they been?
What did you buy?
When Who asks about the person who does the action, there is no do or does: Who has eaten all the sandwiches? Who lives here?
Games on Question Words
Ready-made games on this topic. Open one on the board and play in teams.
