Wh-question

The structure you must remember

about Wh- question with auxiliary
verbs such as DO or DOES is the
next:

The structure you must

remember about Wh- question
with verb TO BE such as IS,
ARE, AM is the next:

WH- + Auxiliary + Subject +

Verb?

WH- + To be + Subject +
complement?

What

does

she

1. Make questions according to highlighted

answer and using the wh- in brackets:
Example:
A: Where do you study?
B: I study in Glasgow. (Where)

a) A: _________________________
B: Lucy likes chocolate. (What)
b) A: _________________________
B: He is late because of the traffic. (Why)
c) A: _________________________
B: They play tennis only on Sundays. (When)
d) A: _________________________
B: I go by taxi to work. (How)
e) A: _________________________
B: We eat in a luxury restaurant. (Where)
WHO, can be used as an object or subject
question.
E.g. Lucy
meets
Javier
Subject
Object
Subject question (no auxiliary or to be is
needed):
Who meet Javier?
Object question (need auxiliary or to be):

Why

are

you

2. Create question with each sentence.

Suzy studies Math very hard on Friday

1

1.
2.
3.
4.

What does Suzy do?

What does Suzy study?
How does Suzy study?
When does Suzy study?

a) John is tall and he is only 13.

1

b) My mother reads an interesting book at night.

1

c) Timmy goes to the bus station very happy in the morning.

1

d) We listen to classical music because it is relaxing.

1

e) They sometimes visit their parents in Paris in April.

2

3. Write subject question (S) or object

question (O) next to the sentence.
a) Who is knocking the door?
______
b) Who do you want to see?
______
c) Who want see?
______
d) Who cooks dinner every day?
______
e) Who do you talk to?
______

4. Read the story and make question.

Francis gets up at 5.45 am but he is always in a hurry, he has breakfast standing up, and after
taking a quick shower, he leaves home at 7.00 am running to work, whereas Erika gets up 15
minutes later and she prepares the orange juice for Francis and their children and the lunch
boxes, has breakfast sitting down in the dining room with her children, takes a shower and goes to
work
calmly at 7.00 am. too.
a) ________________________?
Francis.
Remember the Wh- question:
b) ________________________?
c) ________________________?
Answer key
d) ________________________?
e) ________________________?
1.juice.
a) What does Lucy like?
Why is he late?
f)b)
________________________?
c)
When
do they play tennis?
g) ________________________?
d) How do you go to work?
h)________________________?
e) Where do we eat?

5.45 am.
Always.
Standing up.
Erika prepares the orange
Erikas husband.
Sitting down.
In the living room.

What ---------------- Things

What time ----------Time
Where
---------------- Place
Who ---------------- Person
Why ---------------- Reason
How ---------------- Manner
How often ----------- Frequency
How

2. a) How is John? How old is he?

b) What does my mother do? What does she read? When does she read an interesting book?
c) What does Timmy do? Where does he go? How does he go to the bus station? When does
he go?
d) What do you do? What do you listen to? Why do you listen to classical music? How is the
classic music?
e) What do they do? How often do they visit their parents? Who do they visit? Where do they
visit their parents?
When do they visit their parents?
3. a)Object
b) Object
c) Subject
d) Subject
e) Object
4. a) Who gets up at 5.45 am?
b) What time does Francis get up?
c) How often is he in a hurry?
d) How does he have breakfast?
e) Who prepares orange juice?
f) Who does Erika prepare orange juice to?
g) How does she have breakfast?
h) Where does she have breakfast?