OBJECT / IDEA/ ACTION

Normally asks about things.

Example: What is your job?

   

 

 

 

PLACE

Asks about place? 

Example: Where is the school?

WHERE?

 

 

 

 

REASON 

Asks about reason.

Example: Why are you sad?

WHY?

 

 

 

 

PERSON 

Asks about the subject (person) 

Example: Who is that boy?

WHO?

 

 

 

 

TIME 

Asks about time. 

Example: When is your birthday?

WHEN?

 

 

 

 

MANNER

 Asks in what way

 Example: how did it happen?

HOW?

PRACTICE

• Fill in the blanks with: What, how, when or where.

_________ is your name?• _________ old are you?• _________ is your birthday?• _________ is your telephone number?• _________ is your address?• _________ is your favourite football team?• _________ is your school?• _________ many brothers and sisters have you got?• _________ do you live?• _________ do you go to Paris?

• Ask questions for the underlined Word/ expression:

1. _____________________? In the morning I drink

milk.2. _____________________? She goes to school every

day.3. _____________________? At lunch time I eat soup.4. _____________________? Mary lives in Lisbon.5. _____________________? We went to Paris in

August.

6. _____________________? We got there by bus.7. _____________________? I waited 10 minutes to

see him.8. _____________________? We stayed in London

for a week.9. _____________________? We didn´t visit that

museum because we were in a hurry.10. _____________________? She studies in her

bedroom.11. _____________________? He is my English

teacher.

Answers

• WHAT is your name?• HOW old are you?• WHEN is your birthday?• WHAT is your telephone number?• WHAT is your address?• WHICH is your favourite football team?• WHERE is your school?• HOW many brothers and sisters have you got?• WHERE do you live?

• 1. What do you drink in the morning? In the morning I drink milk.

• 2. When does she go to school? She goes to school every day.

• 3. What do you eat at lunch time? At lunch time I eat soup.

• 4. Where does Mary live? Mary lives in Lisbon.

• 5. When did you go to Paris? We went to Paris in August.

• 6. How did you get there? We got there by bus.

• 7. How long did you wait to see him? I waited 10 minutes to see him.

• 8. How long did you stay in London? We stayed in London for a week.

• 9. Why didn’t you visit that museum? We didn´t visit that museum because we were in a hurry.

• 10. Where does she study? She studies in her bedroom.

• 11. Who is he? He is my English teacher.