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 7:30am (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? How much time do you have? Ans. : Four(Tell the number) 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? Ans. : Once a week How many times do you visit the library each week?
QUIZ 2 Fill in the blanks with the correct question words. 1. _________ do you live? Ans. : I live in Ma On Shan. Where 2. _________ are your hobbies? Ans. : Basketball & football. What
3. ________ is your favourite singer? Ans.: Andy Lau. Who 4. ________ is your birthday? Ans.: 4th April. When 5. ________ class won the football match? Ans.: 1A. Which 6. _______ do you solve your Math problems? Ans.: I asked the teacher. How
7.__________________ is the birthday cake? Ans.: $200. How much 8._______________ do you play football? Ans.: Twice a month. How often 9._____________ students are there in the club? Ans.: There are twenty students. How many 10._________________ do you go shopping each week? Ans.: About three times a week. How many times
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