How to learn English question words? You need to do a lot of exercise! I suggest several question word exercises in English language, which will help you to fix the topic. Check out also.
The first of the proposed exercises for English question words are suitable for children who are just starting to learn English, then the complexity of the exercises increases.
Question word exercises for kids.
The following exercises are suitable for children - students in grades 3-4.
Exercise 1. Match the question words to the answers.
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a) Twelve years old c) Because I like them. |
Exercise 2. Insert question words: what, where or when.
- _____ does Molly get up? - At 10 o "clock.
- _____ does Molly have lunch? - At school.
- _____ does Molly read in the morning? – A book.
- _____ do Molly's parents get home? - At 6 o "clock.
- _____ does Molly's family have dinner? – At home.
- _____ does Molly do after dinner? – She brushes her teeth.
Exercise 3. Ask questions with who, what, how, where, when or why
- _______ is your name?
- _______ do you spell your name?
- _______ are you from?
- _______ do you live?
- _______ old are you?
- _______ is your birthday?
- _______ tall are you?
- _______ kind of films do you like?
- _______ is your favorite singer?
- _______ is your favorite TV programme?
Exercise 4. Look at these answers Find one answer for each question word.
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b) My friend's f) Because it's late |
English question words. Exercises for 5th grade.
The next few question word exercises will be useful for 5th grade students.
Exercise 5. Insert question words.
- ______ is Molly thinking about?
- ______ don't you wear this funny sweater?
- ______ does your boyfriend go on Mondays?
- ______ didn't you come to school yesterday?
- ______ is Susan wearing?
- ______ do you think of Fred?
- ______ often does Derek go running?
- ______ don't we go fishing this afternoon?
- ______ much are these pants?
- ______ tall is Rachel?
- ______ are they from?
- ______ far is your school from our house?
Exercise 6. Choose and write.
How old, When, How often, How tall, How many
- _____ is your mum "s birthday? - It" s on the 21 st of May.
- _____ should you eat fruits and vegetables? – Every day
- _____ is your dad? - He "s 1m 95cm tall.
- _____ is your dad? - He's 30 years old.
- _____ apples do you eat every day? – Two.
Exercise 7
- _____ did your mum make? A cake.
- _____ did you decorate the Christmas tree? With ornaments.
- _____ do you play jokes?- On April 1st
- _____ presents did you get? five.
- _____ do you celebrate New Year? At home.
- _____ do you like parties?-Because they "re fun.
- _____ were you on your last birthday? Nine.
Exercise 8. Insert question words.
- _____ was your holiday like? – It was fantastic!
- _____ did you go there? – Last month.
- _____ did you go there with? – With my friends.
- _____ did you like best in the camp? – The picnics in the woods.
- _____ did you like the picnics? –Because they were fun.
Exercise 9. Choose and write.
What? Where? When? Who? Why?
- ____ lives at the seaside? – Mary's grandad
- ____he go fishing? – In the morning
- ____does he collect shells? – On the beach.
- ____did Mary "s grandad find on the beach? – A bottle with a strange message
- ____does Mary visit her grandad? Because she loves him.
Exercise 10. Write in how many, where, what, when or how old.
- ________is your school number? – Number 96
- _______ is your school? – 45 years old.
- ________lessons do you have on Friday? – Five.
- ________ is your last lesson on Monday? – English.
- ________do you play sports games? In the gym.
- _______ children are there in your class? -26.
Exercise 11. Write in what, where, when, who or why
- _______ did Pete do yesterday? – To the amusement park
- _______ did he go there? – In the afternoon.
- _______ did he go there with? - With Molly.
- _______ did he have lunch? -At home.
- _______ did he get home? - At 4 o "clock.
- _______ did he like best? – He liked the ponies very much.
- _______ did he like them? Because they were fast.
Question word exercises. More difficult exercises.
The following exercises for English question words are somewhat more difficult than the previous ones. In any case, you can check yourself by referring to the answers at the end of the article.
Exercise 12. Which question word is used to put the question to the italic type word or expression?
who, how, what, where, when, why, whom, with whom
- Jill phoned Amanda.
- Jane likes spaghetti so much.
- We can start working on Monday .
- The last test was the easiest.
- Janet met her friend at a party.
- Molly doesn't want to dance with Greg.
- Megan's worried about the test.
- We have seen this cartoon five times.
- My boyfriend's family has got a flat on the seventy-fifth floor.
- It isn't hot in England in the winter.
- Ann's cousins are going to the concert tonight.
- Jannat was upset because she wasn't invited to the concert.
- I"d like to listen to the radio.
- They went on an excursion by train.
- Molly borrowed money from my sisters.
Exercise 13
- ________ Sally doing?
- ________are Greg's hobbies?
- ________your phone number?
- ________do you think of Molly's new dress?
- ________in the news today?
- ________does Janet's sister look like?
- ________Nickolas playing with?
- ________silver used for?
- ________ the man in black doing?
Exercise 14. Ask questions with what, who or which.
- _______ kind of books do you like?
- _______ hand do you write with?
- _______ is your favorite actor?
- _______ actor do you prefer – Al Pacino or Jack Nicholson?
Exercise 15 Use question words.
- _____ kind of car have you got?
- _____ is your favorite sport?
- _____ ocean is bigger-the Atlantic or the Pacific?
- _____ book is this? Is it yours?
- _____ are you from? Are you English?
- _____ do you usually have your summer holiday? Do you have it in August?
- _____ are you in bed? Are you ill?
- _____ do you go to work? Do you go by car?
- _____ is your friend? Is he over 21?
- _____ are you? Are you over 1 meter 80?
- _____ children have you got?
- _____ were your shoes? Were they expensive?
- _____ do you go to the cinema? Do you go more than once a week?
- _____ have you lived in this town? Have you been here for a very long time?
Exercise 16 Insert question words.
- _______ do you go to work? – By train
- _______ do you start work? – At 8.30
- _______ coffee do you drink every day? – Not very much
- _______ do you usually have lunch? – In a cafe
- _______ do you go out in the evenings? – Once or twice a week.
- _______ sleep do you have a night? – 9 hours
- _______ do you usually go to bed? – At about 11.00
Exercise 17
How, when, where, how long, what, who
- _____ did you go on your last holiday? – To Greece
- _____ did you go there? – Last June
- _____ in Greece did you go? – To Crete.
- _____ did you go with? – I went with some friends.
- _____ did you go there? – We went by plane.
- _____ did you stay in Crete? – At a hotel
- _____ was the hotel like? – It was very good.
- _____ did you stay there? – For two weeks
- _____ was the weather like? – It was hot.
Answers to exercises for English question words:
1-c, 2-f, 3-g, 4-e, 5-d, 6-b, 7-h, 8-a
1 when, 2 where, 3 what, 4 when, 5 where, 6 what
1 what, 2 how, 3 where, 4 where, 5 how, 6 when, 7 how, 8 what, 9 who, 10 what
1-d, 2-c, 3-b, 4-g, 5-e, 6-a, 7-f
1 what, 2 why, 3 where, 4 why, 5 what, 6 what, 7 how, 8 why, 9 how, 10 how, 11 where, 12 how
1 when, 2 how often, 3 how tall, 4 how old, 5 how many
1 what, 2 how, 3 when, 4 how many, 5 where, 6 why, 7 how old
1 what 2 when, 3 who, 4 what, 5 why
1 who, 2 when, 3 where, 4 what, 5 why
1 what, 2 how old, 3 how much, 4 what, 5 where, 6 how many
1 where, 2 when, 3 who, 4 where, 5 when, 6 what/who, 7 why
1 whom, 2 who, 3 when, 4 what, 5 where, 6 with whom, 7 what, 8 how many, 9 where, 10 when, 11 where, 12 why, 13 what, 14 how, 15 whom
1 what's, 2 what, 3 what's, 4 what, 5 what's, 6 what, 7 what's, 8 what's, 9 what's
1 what, 2 which, 3 who, 4 which
1 What, 2 what, 3 which, 4 whose, 5 where, 6 when, 7 why, 8 how, 9 how old, 10 how tall, 11 how many, 12 how much, 13 how often, 14 how long
1 how, 2 when, 3 how much, 4 where, 5 how often, 6 how much, 7 when
1 where, 2 when, 3 where, 4 who, 5 how, 6 where, 7 what, 8 how long, 9 what
.Interrogative words in English (Question Words)- these are interrogative pronouns and adverbs, which are always placed at the very beginning of the question before auxiliary verb.
Interrogative words create so-called " special questions that cannot be answered with yes or no. Without question words If you don't ask a question, you won't get the information you need.
List of question words in English with translation and examples:
— What?
1) What? In direct questions to an inanimate subject or object.
What will it be? - What will it be? (to subject)
What did you say? - What you said? (to supplement)
2) Who? (about people by profession and character)
What are you yourself? - Who are you? (the nature)
What are you? - Who you are? (by profession)
3) Which?
What films does Molly like? - What kind of movies does Molly like?
question word what included in the following interrogative phrases:
What kind..? | what kind of music do you like? |
What type..? | What type of guys do you prefer? |
What sort..? | What sort of questions did you want to ask? |
What time..? | What time is it now? |
What color..? | What color are your socks today? |
What…for..? | What did you do that for? |
What…about..? | What is this article about? |
What…like..? | What does your new car look like? |
What…like as..? | What is she like as an actress? |
What…with..? | What do you eat with? Fork or chopsticks? |
What about? | What about a cup of coffee? |
What of it? | I skipped 3 days and what of it? |
— When?- When?
When are you going to start? - When are you going to start?
Why?- Why?
why are you so pale? - Why are you so pale?
— Where?
1) Where?
Where are the pistols? - Where are the pistols?
2) Where?
Where shall we go? - Where will we go?
3) Where?
Where is Greg from? - Where is Greg from?
— Who?- Who?
Who is the third one who is third?
question word who has the form of indirect case - whom. Whom is translated as whom? / by whom? /to whom? and is often used with prepositions.
whom was Greg reassuring? - Who did Greg convince?
By whom was this done? - Who made it?
— Whose?- Whose?
Whose bag is this? - Whose portfolio is this?
— How?- How?
how could you do that? - How could you do it?
There are many interrogative phrases how. Check out the table:
How long..? | how long did you stay there? |
How many..? | How many students are there in this class? |
How much..? | how much time do we have? |
How often..? | How often do you go to the gym? |
How old..? | how old are you? |
How tall..? | how tall is your brother? He can definitely be good at basketball. |
How deep..? | how deep is your love? |
How wide..? | How wide is this river? Can we swim across it? |
How fast..? | how fast can Usain Bolt run? |
How come..? | how come I didn't see you at the party? |
How about..? | How about going to the club tonight? |
— Which?- Which?
Which do you like green or black? - Which one do you like - green or black.
How much orhow many?
How much is used before uncountable nouns, and how many is used before countable ones.
how much money does Molly earn? - How much money does Molly make?
How many days a week does Molly work? - How many days a week does Molly work?
What or which?
In the meaning of which, both words are used - what and which. The difference between them is as follows: what - which / which of a large, unlimited number. Which - which / which of a specific set of items, often two.
What books do you like? - What books do you like?
Which book will you buy - the one about love or this about spacecraft? - Which book will you buy - about love or about spaceships.
There are several question words that are used extremely rarely:
Wherefore have we sinned? — What have we done wrong?
Wherefore are you scurrying? - Why are you in a hurry?
Whatever are you doing What are you doing?
Whither is God taking you? - And where is God taking you?
Whence this contradiction? - Why such a contradiction?
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In this lesson, we practice all types of questions in english, that is, we perform exercises. We repeat at the same time. And at the end we sum up and close the topic "Interrogative sentences in English".
Questions in English
Exercises for all types of questions: general, alternative, special, subject, disjunctive
Exercise (introductory).
1. It's my mother's birthday next week. (Who, Whose, Whom)
2.My best friend lives in Green Street. (Whom, Whose, Who)
3. Mrs. Smith is in her office.(When, Where, How)
4. I've got two bottles of milk at home. (How many, how much, what)
5. Mr. Black usually walks his dog early in the morning.(Where, When, How often)
6. -… don't you use a dictionary when you translate from Russian into English?
— I know English well.(how, what, why)
7. You've got a fine collection of coins. …
coin do you like best? (What, Which, Whose)
8. I see a little girl in the yard. (Who, What, Which)
9. — … does Eddy do for living? — He's a businessman.(how, where, What)
10. …is the weather today? — It is sunny.(What, How, Which)
Question words (review)
Exercise 1. Choose a question word.
1. ……….. did you spend your summer holidays? — In the country.
2. ……….. is your new ball? — It's red and white.
3. ……….. did you go there in June? Because my parents had their holidays in June.
4. ………… was with you? — My grandparents were.
5. ……….. did they make friends? — When they were ten.
6. ………… do you go to the mountains? We go there every summer.
7. ………… can you play the game? — Very well.
8. ………… do little children like to do? - They like to play hide-and-seek.
9. ………… do you have parties? — Once a month.
ten. …………. do you spell your last name? B-E-L-O-V.
Before doing exercises on questions in English, let's remember that all verbs in English are divided into 3 groups:
- semantic action verbs: run, read, dance, etc.
Semantic action verbs non-self-sufficient and cannot be rearranged! They always stand in their place (after D.L.).(cm. ) - auxiliary verbs: do (does), have (has), had, did, will, be (am is are; was were).
They help to build an interrogative as well as a negative sentence. - modal verbs: can (could), must, should, may, need.
These verbs are independent and do not need an auxiliary verb when constructing a question and a negation.
Recall that the main rule of the question is PERMUTATION. The exception is a question to the subject. Feel free to rearrange auxiliary verbs: have (has), had, be (am, is, are; was, were), will and modal: can (could), must, should, may, need.
If there is nothing to rearrange in a sentence, ADD did (Past Simple) or do (does) (Present Simple).
Let's get to the exercises.
General question (repetition exercises)
Exercise 2.
1. ………………………………………………………………………………………
- Yes,…………….. (It is usually cold in winter.)
2. -………………………………………………………………………………’…’……
— Yes,…………….. (It was very cold there.)
3. ……………………………………………………………………………………..,
— Yes,…………….. (He has got a question.)
4. -………………………………………………………………………………..:…..,
— Yes,…………….. (He had a problem.)
5. -………………………………………………………………………………………
— Yes,…………….. (There is a cloud in the sky.)
6. -………………………………………………………………………………………
— Yes,…………….. (There was a lot of snow in the forest.)
7. -………………………………………………………………………………………
— No,…………….. (The weather isn’t fine today.)
8. -………………………………………………………………………………………
— No,…………….. (The weather doesn’t change quickly.)
9. -………………………………………………………………………………………
— No,…………….. (The weather didn’t change.)
10.-………………………………………………………………………………………
— No,…………….. (They don’t go camping in summer.)
Sometimes the auxiliary verb is "hides". Find it and ask a question.
Exercise 3 Ask a general question and answer it.
1. ……………………………………….
— Yes,…………….. (He’s in the swimming pool.)
2. -……………………………………….
— Yes,…………….. (He’s gone to the swimming pool.)
3. ……………………………………….
— Yes,…………….. (He’s got a new computer game.)
4. -…………………………………….
— Yes,…………….. (He’s cold.)
5. -…………………………………….
— Yes,…………….. (He’s been to Spain.)
6. -…………………………………….
— Yes,…………….. (He’s visiting Spain.)
7. -…………………………………….
— Yes,…………….. (She’s written the exercise.)
8. -……………………………………..
— Yes,…………….. (She’s writing the exercise.)
9. -……………………………………..
— Yes,…………….. (She’s gone to school.)
10.-………………………………………
— Yes,…………….. (She’s at school.)
Alternative question in English. Exercises
Exercise 4
- He is in the swimming pool (in the kindergarten).
- He has gone to the swimming pool (to the library).
- He has got a new computer game (a new book).
- He's cold (hot).
- He has been to Spain (to Italy).
- He is visiting Spain (Germany).
- She has written the exercise (the story).
- She is writing the exercise (the translation).
- She has gone to school (to work).
- She is at school (at the spottersground).6* * *
Exercise 5 Ask an alternative question.
- They play tennis every Sunday.
- She swam in the river in summer.
- The boys will ride bicycles this evening.
- The children are making noise.
- He has spent his time very well.
Special question in English. Exercises
Exercise 6 Ask a special question to the highlighted word using the question words Where, When, What, How many, Why, etc.
l. They finished their work at 5 o'clock.
2. It rained yesterday.
3. It will snow next month.
4. He has always wanted to visit that museum.
5.There are mushrooms in the forest in summer.
6. There will be no leaves in the trees in autumn.
7. He has translated two texts.
8. He had translated three poems by that time.
9. He is always late because he doesn't want to get up early.
10. He's in Germany now.
Interrogative pronouns are often called Wh-words, and special questions Wh-questions. In English it sounds like this: Ask Wh-question.
Exercise 7 Ask Wh-questions.
1. He saw a little bird in the garden.
2. He found the ball in the garden.
3. She wants to know her name.
4. He was at home because he was ill.
5. There are three mushrooms under the tree.
6. There is a mushroom under the tree.
7. She collected shells when she was a schoolgirl.
8. His plane leaves at 5.30.
9. They left Moscow two days ago.
10. They will go to the stadium four times a month.
General and special questions are set in the same way. The only difference is that a question word appears in the special question.
Exercise 8
If necessary, repeat the vocabulary on the topic "Camping"
1. The campers sleep in the tree houses.
a. Do ________________?
b. Where ________________?
2. They are vegetarians.
a. Are ________________?
b. Why ___________________ ?
3. He is making a fire at the moment.
a. Is _________________?
b. What ___________________?
4. It is getting cold at night.
a. Is ________________?
b. When _________________?
5. The tent has got a big sleeping area.
a. Has_________________ ?
b. What ___________________?
6. The camper cannot make phone calls.
a. Can _________________ ?
b. Why ____________________?
7. They decided to go fishing.
a. Did __________________ ?
b. Why ____________________ ?
8. He was fighting the bear, while the people were crying for help.
a. Was _________________ ?
b. What _______he ___________while the people were crying for help?
(What did he do until….?)
Exercise 9 Ask general and special questions to sentences.
1. There is an apple tree near the playground.
a. ……………………………………. near the playground?
b. ……………………………………..
2. They will be busy tomorrow because they will have a test soon.
a. …………………………………….. tomorrow?
b. ………………………………………
3. There will be a new bookshop near the stadium.
a……………………………………….. near the stadium?
b…………………………………………
4. That tree fell down yesterday.
a………………………………………… yesterday?
b…………………………………………
5. He became a doctor in 1981.
a……………………………………….. in 1981?
b…………………………………………
6. The lesson began two minutes ago.
a. ………………………………………… two minutes ago?
b. …………………………………………
7. It snowed almost every day.
a. ………………………………………… almost every day?
b. ………………………………………….
8. He spends his holidays in the country.
a……………………………………………. his holidays in the country?
b…………………………………………….
Let's remember that the same auxiliary verbs are used in the construction of negative sentences. Just add a NOT particle to them.
Exercise 10 Make these sentences negative.
1. It's cold today.
2. There's wind today.
3. They'll be ready soon.
4. I'll be busy tomorrow.
5. We can meet them.
6. I got wet.
7. He's got a question.
8. I've got an umbrella.
9. They wear raincoats.
10. The sun shines brightly.
3). old, how, you, are?-
I. Make up questions and suggestions.
one). Do, like, you, fairy tales? -
2). your, is, birthday, When? -
3). old, how, you, are?-
4). you, what, season, do, like?-
5). funny, can, write, you, postcards?-
6). my, in, are, bag, the, in, books.-
7). write, Tom, doesn't, letters, the. -
eight). gets, the, postman, letter.-
nine). swim, I, the, in, summer, river, in.-
ten). the, park, in, I, my, ride, on, bike, Sundays.
II. Choose question words. (What, where, when, who, why, how many)
one). …do you swim? – In the river. 6). … is he? – My brother.
2). … are you? – In the park. 7). … is Ann's birthday? – In May.
3). … films do you like? – Funny films. eight). … can play tennis? – Bob can.
4). …do you live? – In London. nine). … are you? – Fine, thanks.
5). …do they go to the zoo? - On Sundays. ten)…. pens do you have? – Ten.
6). … send the letter? – Miss Chatter. 12). …would you like? – Sweets.
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3). old, how, you, are?-
I. Make up questions and suggestions.
one). Do, like, you, fairy tales? -
2). your, is, birthday, When? -
3). old, how, you, are?-
4). you, what, season, do, like?-
5). funny, can, write, you, postcards?-
6). my, in, are, bag, the, in, books.-
7). write, Tom, doesn't, letters, the. -
eight). gets, the, postman, letter.-
nine). swim, I, the, in, summer, river, in.-
ten). the, park, in, I, my, ride, on, bike, Sundays.
II. Choose question words. (What, where, when, who, why, how many)
one). …do you swim? – In the river. 6). … is he? – My brother.
2). … are you? – In the park. 7). … is Ann's birthday? – In May.
3). … films do you like? – Funny films. eight). … can play tennis? – Bob can.
4). …do you live? – In London. nine). … are you? – Fine, thanks.
5). …do they go to the zoo? - On Sundays. ten)…. pens do you have? – Ten.
6). … send the letter? – Miss Chatter. 12). …would you like? – Sweets.
There are several types of questions in English. One of these types, the general question, we have already learned to ask and answer. A general question is a question that begins with a verb and an auxiliary verb and requires a yes or no answer. Today we will consider a special question (special question), which begins with a question word, meaning it asks for specific information.
Dictionary of question words (listen)
Read carefully the list of question words in English and try to guess which one is the most frequently used.
What what, what
Who who
When when
Where where, where, from where
why why
how as
How much/how much how many
Whose whose
Which which one of
The use of question words in speech
The most common question word in English used to ask questions is the word what. First of all, because it has two meanings - what, what, that is, to questions with this interrogative word, we can give two types of different information, both an object and a sign of an object. We are already familiar with the most frequently asked questions.
What is your name? What is your name?
What is your surname? What is your last name?
What is your address? What is your address?
What is your hobby? What is your hobby?
If we want to request information about a person, then we should use a question word who.
Who is this man? Who is this man?
Who did you meet yesterday? Who did you meet yesterday?
We ask for time information using a question word. when.
When do you usually get up? When do you usually get up?
When were you born? When were you born?
We learn information about a place using a question word. where, which has as many as three meanings: where, where, where from.
Where are you from? Where you're from?
Where were you born? Where you were born?
When asking for a reason or purpose, we use a question word why.
Why do you like reading books? Why do you like to read books?
Why did you go there? Why did you go there?
With a question word how we are trying to find out how this or that action (mode of action) took place or through what.
How do you get to work? How do you get to work?
How do you speak English? How do you speak English?
Also, the question word how is part of two other question words how many/how much(how many).
However, how many is used with countable items (which can be counted), while how much used with uncountable items (which cannot be counted). In English, uncountable nouns are those that denote liquid, bulk products, various substances, and some others, For example, time (time), money (money), furniture (furniture), advice (advice), news (news), weather (weather).
How many apples do you eat a week? How many apples a week do you eat?
As you can see, question words what and which there is the same meaning - which one. However, the use of these words varies depending on the context. question word which is used in the meaning - which, which of, that is, we mean a certain circle of people or objects from which we make a choice.
Which bag do you like? What bag do you like?
As for the construction of a special question, this principle does not differ from the principle of constructing a general question.
Only in this case the first place will be taken by the interrogative word, and then, according to the rule, the verb or auxiliary verb and the subject, expressed by a proper name, pronoun or noun, follow. The intonation pattern of a special question sometimes causes bewilderment among people who study English. The intonation of a special question coincides with the intonation of a regular declarative sentence, that is, at the end of the question there should be a descending tone (the voice falls down).
Tasks for the lesson
Exercise 1. Ask questions to the underlined parts of the sentence.
1. His favorite color is blue.
2. This man is my uncle.
3. We get up at 7 a.m. every day.
4. They come from Spain.
5. He is looking for a part-time job because he needs money.
6. I go to work by car.
7. My brother spends 2 hours a day riding a bike.
8. This dress is hers.
9. I like these red shoes very much.
Exercise 2. Answer the questions.
1. What is your favorite sport?
2. Who is this old man?
3. When do you usually clean your flat/house?
4. Where do you come from?
5. Why are you learning English?
6. How do you get to work?
7. How much time a day do you spend at work?
8. Whose laptop is this?
9. Which film do you fancy watching?
Exercise 1.
1. What is his favorite color?
2. Who is this man?
3. When do you get up every day?
4. Where do they come from?
5. Why is he looking for a part-time job?
6. How do you go to work?
7. How much time a day does your brother spend riding a bike?
8. Whose is this dress?
9. Which shoes do you like?