Exercise 1
Ask Joe questions. (Look at his answers before you write the questions.)
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(where / live?) ……………………. |
In Manchester. |
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(born there?) ……………………. |
No, I was born in London. |
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(married?) ……………………. |
Yes. |
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(how long / married?) ……………………. |
17 years. |
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(children?) ……………………. |
Yes, two boys. |
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(how old / they?) ……………………. |
12 and 15. |
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(what / do?) ……………………. |
I’m a journalist. |
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(what / wife / do?) ……………………. |
She’s a doctor. |
Answers
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1 Where do you live?
2 Were you born there?
3 Are you married?
4 How long have you been married?
5 Have you got (any) children? or Do you have (any) children?
6 How old are they?
7 What do you do?
8 What does your wife do?
Exercise 2
Make questions with who or what.
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Somebody hit me. |
Who ……………………. |
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I hit somebody. |
Who ……………………. |
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Somebody paid the bill. |
Who ……………………. |
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Something happened. |
What ……………………. |
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Diane said something. |
……………………. |
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This book belongs to somebody. |
……………………. |
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Somebody lives in that house. |
……………………. |
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I fell over something. |
……………………. |
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Something fell off the shelf. |
……………………. |
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This word means something. |
……………………. |
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I borrowed the money from somebody. |
……………………. |
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I’m worried about something. |
……………………. |
Answers
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1 Who hit you?
2 Who did you hit?
3 Who paid it? / Who paid the bill?
4 What happened?
5 What did she/Diane say?
6 Who does it I this book belong to?
7 Who lives in that house? / Who lives there?
8 What did you fall over?
9 What fell off the shelf?
10 What does it I this word mean?
11 Who did you borrow it from? / … borrow the money from?
12 What are you worried about?
Exercise 3
Put the words in brackets in the correct order. All the sentences are questions.
1 (when / was / built / this house) …………………….
2 (how / cheese / is / made) …………………….
3 (when / invented / the computer / was) …………………….
4 (why / Sue / working / isn’t / today) …………………….
5 (what time / coming / your friends / are) …………………….
6 (why / was / cancelled / the trip) …………………….
7 (where / your mother / was / born) …………………….
8 (why / you / to the party / didn’t / come) …………………….
9 (how / the accident / did / happen) …………………….
10 (why / this machine / doesn’t / work) …………………….
Answers
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1 When was this house built?
2 How is cheese made?
3 When was the computer invented?
4 Why isn’t Sue working today?
5 What time are your friends coming?
6 Why was the trip cancelled?
7 Where was your mother born?
8 Why didn’t you come to the party?
9 How did the accident happen?
10 Why doesn’t this machine work?
Exercise 4
Write negative questions from the words in brackets. In each situation you are surprised.
1 A: We won’t see Lisa this evening.
B: Why not? (she / not / come / out with us?) …………………….
2 A: I hope we don’t meet Luke tonight.
B: Why? (you / not / like / him?) …………………….
3 A: Don’t go and see that film.
B: Why not? (it / not / good?) …………………….
4 A: I’ll have to borrow some money.
B: Why? (you / not / have / any?) …………………….
Answers
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1 Isn’t she coming out with us?
2 Don’t you like him?
3 Isn’t it good?
4 Haven’t you got any? or Don’t you have any?