QUESTION WORDS What are question words —

QUESTION WORDS

What are question words? - eg. : who, when, where, what…. . . …etc - We use them to ask questions. eg. : Who is your English teacher?

Quiz 1 Can you think of other question words? Ans. : which whose how whom

WHO - asks about PEOPLE. eg. : Who is your English teacher? Ans. : Ms Ho (people)

WHEN - asks about TIME. eg. : When do you usually get up? Ans. : At 7: 30 am (time)

WHAT - asks about THINGS. eg. : What did you buy? Ans. : a car. (thing)

WHERE - asks about PLACES. eg. : Where is my contact lens? Ans. : It’s on the floor. (Place)

WHICH - asks about PEOPLE or THINGS. (* We use it to identify something or somebody. ) eg. : Which building is the oldest? Ans. : The blue one. (not the green or the red ones)

HOW - in what way. eg. : How do you go to school? Ans. : By bus. (a way)

How many / How much - ask about the number or the amounts. eg. How many roses do you have? Ans. : Four (Tell the number) How much time do you have? Ans. : Two hours (Tell the amount of time)

How often /How many times - ask about frequency eg. : How often do you go to the library? How many times do you visit the library each week? Ans. : Once a week

QUIZ 2 Fill in the blanks with the correct question words. Where 1. _____ do you live? Ans. : I live in Ma On Shan. What 2. _____ are your hobbies? Ans. : Basketball & football.

Who 3. ____ is your favourite singer? Ans. : Andy Lau. When 4. ____ is your birthday? Ans. : 4 th April. 5. ____ class won the football match? Which Ans. : 1 A. 6. _______ do you solve your Math problems? How Ans. : I asked the teacher.

How much 7. _________ is the birthday cake? Ans. : $200. How often 8. ________ do you play football? Ans. : Twice a month. How many 9. _______ students are there in the club? Ans. : There are twenty students. How many times 10. _________ do you go shopping each week? Ans. : About three times a week.

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