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WH- questions

Do you remember your Wh- words?

If you do, just go to Exercise 1.

If you don't, then let's recap them!    Wh-words

 

Exercise 1: Write the correct WH- word 

Someone   ►

A Place    ► 

An Object   ► 

A possessor    ► 

A moment    ► 

A reason    ► 

Choice between two    ► 

A way (une manière)    ► 

Uncountable quantity    ► 

Countable quantity    ► 

Age    ► 

Someone's size    ► 

A frequency    ► 

A distance    ► 

A length    ► 

A height    ► 

A price    ► 

 

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Exercise 2: Word order: In all questions, there is a specific order to the grammatical elements that you have to respect.

Here are the elements, write them down into the correct order. 

Subject   /    (Wh-)    /    (Complement)   /    ?    /     (Verb)   /   Aux

 

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Questions on the subjects    

Who is talking to me?   Qui me parle ?

Who drives so fast?     Qui conduit aussi vite ?

In these examples, the question is on the subject so the verbs must be in the singular just like in French.

 

 

Exercise 3: Ask questions about the underlined words

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I went to London.

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He is ill.

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I was talking to Tom.

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There are 3 restaurants in town.

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This is £12.

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She is going to the supermarket because she needs some milk.

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Exercise 4: Ask questions about the underlined words

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He goes to the theatre once a week.

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I played football for 2 hours.

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He will come to visit us for Christmas.

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John plays chess.

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I’ve been to the supermarket.

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I came in Jenny’s car.

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Exercise 5: Ask questions about the underlined words

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Big Ben is a little less than 100 meters high.

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I would like a drop of milk.

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She is borrowing a pencil from her friend.

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I think I’m going to buy the blue one. 

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His sister was 35 years old when she divorced.

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They have been playing table-tennis for ten years.

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