Unit 7 - Question Words
Question Words
Unit 7 - Question Words
1.
Tyler, what's your telephone number?
It's 724-0458.
Do you have a mobile phone?
Sure, it's 018 234 8679. Do you have a mobile?
I don't have a mobile phone. I have an email address though.
Oh, OK. What's your email address?
It's sylvia@1-language.com.
Excellent, thanks!
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2.
Hey Tyler, what's the time?
Er, it's 12.18.
Tyler, when's your doctor's appointment?
It's at 12.30.
Tyler?
Yes?
You're late!
What?... Oh no!
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3.
So firstly, what's your name?
It's Sylvia Waters.
How do you spell that?
S-Y-L-V-I-A W-A-T-E-R-S
Thank you. And where do you live?
19 Rosewood Street, Toronto.
And what's your postal code?
It's M1C 2P3.
OK, thanks for your time, Hyun Ju.
OK, bye!
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Key Vocabulary
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telephone
number |
appointment |
Unit 7 Grammar
1. Question WordsQuestion words are used to ask what we are talking about.
Questions using question
words follow this order: Question word -
Auxiliary verb - Subject.
Here are some question words and example sentences:
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Question Word What Where Who Whose Why When Which How |
Usage To ask about the nature of things and substances. To ask about location. To ask about identity Top ask about posession To ask about reason and purpose To ask about time To ask about a set of choices. How has several usages, including asking about process and method. |
Example What color
do you like? Where are you? Who is he? Whose pen is this? Why are you happy? When do you get up? Which one do
you want? How do you make coffee? |
To make a question with question words in the Simple Present, you simply make a normal question, and then put a question word in front. For example:
With the verb "to
be":
- Statement: His name is Tyler.
- Question: Is his name Tyler?
- With a Question Word: What is his name?
With the verb "can":
- Statement: His name is Tyler.
- Question: Is his name Tyler?
- With a Question Word: What is his name?
With other verbs:
- Statement: I like flowers.
- Question: Do you like flowers?
- With a Question Word: Why do you like flowers?
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Grammar Exercises
Exercise 1
Add the correct question word: what, when, where, who, whose, why, which, how.
Example: ______ is it? - What is it?
1. is your name?
2. are you from?
3. are you today?
4. is he?
5. are you tired?
6. pen is this?
7. do you get up?
8. fruit do you like, oranges or lemons?
9. does David have?
10. old is she?
Answers
1. = "What";2. = "Where";
3. = "How";
4. = "Who";
5. = "Why";
6. = "Whose";
7. = "When";
8. = "Which";
9. = "What";
10. = "How";
Exercise 2
Complete the questions and answers..
Example: Whose pen is this? - It's my pen.
1. time is it?
7.30.
2. do you live?
I in New York.
3. car is this?
my car.
4. is John?
at home.
5. are you?
fine, thanks.
Answers
1. = "What";2. = "It's";
3. = "Where";
4. = "live";
5. = "Whose";
6. = "It's";
7. = "Where";
8. = "He's";
9. = "How";
10. = "I'm";