Question Words

Reference

Common mistakes

1. Where you live? → Where do you live?
   Need auxiliary "do"
2. How many money? → How much money?
   money = uncountable → much
3. What is mean "huge"? → What does "huge" mean?
   Need does + base verb
4. When you started? → When did you start?
   did + base verb (not past)

Question Words — Exercises

Choose the correct question word

1. _____ is your name? — My name is Tom. (What / Where / Who)
2. _____ do you live? — In London. (Where / When / Who)
3. _____ is your birthday? — In June. (When / Where / How)
4. _____ is that woman? — She's my teacher. (Who / What / Which)
5. _____ are you late? — Because I missed the bus. (Why / How / When)
6. _____ do you go to school? — By bus. (How / What / Where)
7. _____ brothers have you got? — I have two. (How many / How much)
8. _____ old are you? — I'm fifteen. (How / What)
9. _____ colour do you prefer? — Blue. (Which / What)
10. _____ does it cost? — Five euros. (How much / How many)

Write the question word

1. _____ is he? — He's my brother. (person) 
2. _____ do you come from? — Spain. (place) 
3. _____ do you eat? — Pasta. (thing) 
4. _____ do you study? — Because I want a good job. (reason) 

Question Words — Answer Key

Choose the correct question word

1. What — What asks about things or information.
2. Where — Where asks about place or location.
3. When — When asks about time.
4. Who — Who asks about people.
5. Why — Why asks for a reason.
6. How — How asks about manner or method.
7. How many — How many = countable quantity.
8. How — How old = fixed expression for age.
9. Which — Which = choose from a limited set of options.
10. How much — How much = uncountable quantity or price.

Write the question word

1. Who
2. Where
3. What
4. Why