Questions 1

Exercise 1 

Ask Joe questions. (Look at his answers before you write the questions.)

1)

(where / live?) ________

In Manchester.

2)

(born there?) ________

No, I was born in London.

3)

(married?) ________

Yes.

4)

(how long / married?) ________

17 years.

5)

(children?) ________

Yes, two boys.

6)

(how old / they?) ________

12 and 15.

7)

(what / do?) ________

I’m a journalist.

8)

(what / wife / do?) ________

She’s a doctor.

Show answers

1)

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 .

1)

Somebody hit me.

Who ________

2)

I hit somebody.

Who ________

3)

Somebody paid the bill.

Who ________

4)

Something happened.

What ________

5)

Diane said something.

________

6)

This book belongs to somebody.

________

7)

Somebody lives in that house.

________

8)

I fell over something.

________

9)

Something fell off the shelf.

________

10)

This word means something.

________

11)

I borrowed the money from somebody.

________

12)

I'm worried about something.

________

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2)

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) ________

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3)

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?) ________

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4)

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?

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